Oh I just love how dopey your dog is hahaha! Thanks for the video, I am just learning a little about how jade behaves for an unrelated project to this sort of thing. Your commentary was super helpful for me learning a bit more about the stone. Cheers mate!
Thanks. As far as the jade goes, I'm doing okay on my supply. Put it on eBay you should get someone who will snap it up pretty quick. Leave a link to it in the comments and I will share it with my peeps. All the best, Michael
What can i use to cut a jade bangle ( circle) bracelet in half? My wrist is too big to get my hand thru it. Its 64mm diameter. I have dremel tools and " diamond wheel" disc attachments, but no string saws. I Also have hacksaws with coarse, medium and fine teeth. Hand Sandpapering grit, from 80 up to 400, and whetstones up to 10k grit.
grinding and polishing, but how to CUT a large stone to smaller, workable pieces? there is a skill involved I'm sure, esp. where you have inclusions and things to watch out for. I'm thinking of getting a large slab
Hey Paul, Good question. I would recommend a Lortone with a 10 to 12 inch blade slab saw. As for the blade I would recommend something like a Green Lancer crinkled rim diamond saw blade. These are also good for jaspers and agates pretty much your tough stones. Here is a link to a saw lortone.com/products/model-ls12 As for inclusions and other stone cutting curve balls that might have to be another video. What kind of stone would you like to see me cut? I will try to put the video together for ya. I wish I could cut saws using esp. LOL Hope this helps. 😀
Hi, my name is Marty and I have started a channel on here called Marty's Rocks and I'm trying to be part of the lapidary section but have no idea how or what I'm doing. Anything you can do to help would appreciate it. Thank you
Hello Marty, Happy to help. It looks like you are doing the right things as far as using an educational component to your videos. How to's are great to get interest and subscribers. Here are a few things that will help with your channel. I always uses a tool called tubebuddy. it helps you add the right keyword tags to your video. It also tells you the volume of people that are actively searching for your type of video. In your description try to use at least 300 words describing what your video is about. Be sure to use the keywords in your description. When shooting your video's have a darker background and two lights on your subject matter. This will sometimes be you and sometimes it will be your stones. If you find that you are getting glair from the lights you can defuse the with a white sheet . Hang the sheet about a 2 or 3 feet from the light. This will reduce shadows and glair. I could real nerd out on this subject but I wont:) Find the top video on your subject and try to use the good elements of the video in your video. Overall, Good information is king. Keep teaching people about your passion and people will want to be part of your channel. It took about a year before my channel started to grow and that is about the time I started doing what I described above. Also I would love to see you guys pulling some cool stuff out of the ground on a rock hunting trip. Hope this helps, You are off to a good start don't forget to give me a shout out when you hit the big time with UA-cam :) All the best, Michael
@@GotchaRocksJewelryDIY Thank you for the advice! Greatly appreciated. Think I will have a good backdrop in the next video plus I will do all the things you have recommended. HUGE help! Thank you, Marty
@@GotchaRocksJewelryDIY Great Help Thank You! The Sheets Really Makes Sense I have been wondering for years how to get the glare off the rocks I shoot! Thank You!
Hello Jedidya, If you are looking for a smaller machine there is a tabletop grinder and polisher that may fix the bill. This is my affiliate link if you want to check it out. amzn.to/3gRWcgh This is a nice machine and it takes all the features of a larger lapidary machine and packs it in a small unit. Let me know what you think. Some of my students just love this one. All the best, Michael
Oh I just love how dopey your dog is hahaha! Thanks for the video, I am just learning a little about how jade behaves for an unrelated project to this sort of thing. Your commentary was super helpful for me learning a bit more about the stone. Cheers mate!
Foxy was a funny dog. She had no teeth but still thought she was fierce when she wasn’t sleeping. Lol. Glad the video helped.
Jade is a very tough rock Diamond is the hardest and can cut Jade but Jade can crush Diamonds very tough rock. Thank you for the tips
Yes jade is, It sort of sounds like a game of rock, paper, scissors. :)
Thanks Michael!
You're welcome. Let me know if you have any questions. I really struggled with the polishing aspect of Jade. Anywho, thanks for the comment. 😀
Hi
Very helpful! If you need any california jade i have a literal ton-! Let me know
Thanks. I will consider that. Do you have a link to any pics?😀
First off all great video !!!! Thank you for that, now I have a question, I posses around 1.5 kg of jade would you be interessted to buy?
Thanks. As far as the jade goes, I'm doing okay on my supply. Put it on eBay you should get someone who will snap it up pretty quick. Leave a link to it in the comments and I will share it with my peeps.
All the best, Michael
Thanks alot michael, I love lapidary but still learning haha.
What can i use to cut a jade bangle ( circle) bracelet
in half? My wrist is too big to get my hand thru it. Its 64mm diameter. I have dremel tools and " diamond wheel" disc attachments, but no string saws. I Also have hacksaws with coarse, medium and fine teeth. Hand Sandpapering grit, from 80 up to 400, and whetstones up to 10k grit.
Can you tell me how I can polish a 4 fr x 2 ft headstone? Thank you
grinding and polishing, but how to CUT a large stone to smaller, workable pieces? there is a skill involved I'm sure, esp. where you have inclusions and things to watch out for. I'm thinking of getting a large slab
Hey Paul, Good question. I would recommend a Lortone with a 10 to 12 inch blade slab saw. As for the blade I would recommend something like a Green Lancer crinkled rim diamond saw blade. These are also good for jaspers and agates pretty much your tough stones. Here is a link to a saw lortone.com/products/model-ls12
As for inclusions and other stone cutting curve balls that might have to be another video. What kind of stone would you like to see me cut? I will try to put the video together for ya.
I wish I could cut saws using esp. LOL Hope this helps.
😀
great work!
Is it possible to send you a piece to be polished? and pay for the labor of course.
When do you apply Zam and where on the jade directly or on the wheel. BBc I didn’t see it?
on the wheel!
Thanks, good video and tips, ill get some zam for my jade. Do you use dopsticks at other times ?
Gems by mbk Thank you. I do use a dipstick for smaller stones and inlay work. What other stones are you cutting?
@@GotchaRocksJewelryDIY tigereye, sodalite, turquoise, variscite, and agate.
I'm just using my grandma's computer, and it is so so so so so so so so so cool, and my name is jade isn't that cool?
Hey mate, could you comment on the speed of the machine in the video above? rpm?
Hello Anthony, This machine runs at about 1800 RPMs. Much slower than a tile saw for instance. Thanks for the comment. All the best, Michael
I need jade cut
Could you advise where to get the machine you use?
Thank you!
I now use a CabKing machine which I sell on my website. However if you like the one I’m using I believe it is made by Lortone.
What type of jade, and where is it from??? BC nephrite is my nemesis.
why?
Undercutting, AKA orange peel.
Hi, my name is Marty and I have started a channel on here called Marty's Rocks and I'm trying to be part of the lapidary section but have no idea how or what I'm doing. Anything you can do to help would appreciate it. Thank you
Hello Marty, Happy to help. It looks like you are doing the right things as far as using an educational component to your videos. How to's are great to get interest and subscribers. Here are a few things that will help with your channel.
I always uses a tool called tubebuddy. it helps you add the right keyword tags to your video. It also tells you the volume of people that are actively searching for your type of video.
In your description try to use at least 300 words describing what your video is about. Be sure to use the keywords in your description.
When shooting your video's have a darker background and two lights on your subject matter. This will sometimes be you and sometimes it will be your stones. If you find that you are getting glair from the lights you can defuse the with a white sheet . Hang the sheet about a 2 or 3 feet from the light. This will reduce shadows and glair. I could real nerd out on this subject but I wont:)
Find the top video on your subject and try to use the good elements of the video in your video.
Overall, Good information is king. Keep teaching people about your passion and people will want to be part of your channel. It took about a year before my channel started to grow and that is about the time I started doing what I described above.
Also I would love to see you guys pulling some cool stuff out of the ground on a rock hunting trip.
Hope this helps, You are off to a good start don't forget to give me a shout out when you hit the big time with UA-cam :)
All the best, Michael
@@GotchaRocksJewelryDIY Thank you for the advice! Greatly appreciated. Think I will have a good backdrop in the next video plus I will do all the things you have recommended. HUGE help!
Thank you,
Marty
@@GotchaRocksJewelryDIY Great Help Thank You! The Sheets Really Makes Sense I have been wondering for years how to get the glare off the rocks I shoot! Thank You!
Hi, is there a good smaller machine for grinding and polish stones that you could recommend?
Hello Jedidya, If you are looking for a smaller machine there is a tabletop grinder and polisher that may fix the bill. This is my affiliate link if you want to check it out. amzn.to/3gRWcgh This is a nice machine and it takes all the features of a larger lapidary machine and packs it in a small unit. Let me know what you think. Some of my students just love this one. All the best, Michael
Gotcha Rocks It’s the kind of machine that I was looking for 🤗 I think I will give it a try, I keep the link for a next purchase thank you!
@@jedidyab.6930 Glad it helped. Thank you so much for supporting the channel. You rock! :)
Gotcha Rocks Learning a lot thanks to your channel 🤗 thank you!
Hahaha, was already here!
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