How To Polish a Rock With A Foredom
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- Опубліковано 5 лют 2025
- #howto #diy #polish #hobby #dremel
Today, I am demonstrating what you can do with a foredom while sanding/polishing a Moroccan agatized pinecone.
I did not use any additional equipment for this video.
Not everyone can afford the cost or the space for large equipment, so I tracked down the affiliate links for all the products that I used in this video.
I hope this helps :)
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Felt tips:
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Nova Points:
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Water Pump:
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Nozzle for water pump:
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(You may need two of them and a "T" in order to make a similar set up to mine)
Shamwow:
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Polishing Compound:
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NOTE: If you plan on using the foredom for working with metals too...make sure to get stages 1 through 3 as well.
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Gordon Glass Cerium Oxide:
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Textile Spot Cleaning Gun:
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UVBeast 365 nm Longwave
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255 nm Shortwave (not sponsored and not an affiliate link)
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Yay! I've been waiting for this video. Fun seeing the Foredom being used on the fossilized pine cones! Nova points did a great job. Excellent shine, Kyle!
Wow, the Foredom is awesome! I definitely like it. I didn't know they were so handy. Yes, for space saving. Thanks for sharing Kyle.
That turned out so much better than I thought it would. Foredom did a great job on it. Nice little tutorial Kyle.
Thanks for sharing
This is excellent content!!! Thank you for teaching us about using a Foredom.
Awesome tutorial, Kyle. That pinecone looks amazing!
Turned out great Kyle. I'm curious how much time you put into a piece like that. The foredom looks easier to control the speed over a Dremel for sure. That foot petal is a nice perk . I can see my polishing skills need some work but having the right tools for the job makes all the difference in quality and time. Nicely done.🤠👍
Hey, Kyle! 👋
I've been polishing stones with my Harbor Freight flex shaft for a long time, and I gotta say-you've done an excellent job explaining not only the basics of polishing with a rotary tool, but also the intricacies and nuance that contribute to the success or failure of your efforts! The tool, the bits, the water, the pressure, the speed, the direction, the blending, the progression, the final polishing, and the final cleaning-an entire career's worth of knowledge in under twenty minutes! Very impressive! 👍
I'm equally amazed with the storage capacity of your ShamWOW!
Your towel was thirstier than a fish in the desert!
Your towel was so thirsty... when Moses parted the Red Sea-your towel was there!
Your towel holds so much water... when Noah built the Ark and it rained for 40 days and 40 nights-it was just God wringing out your towel.
Your towel is so thirsty... it once drank Canada Dry.
All joking aside, I'd like to offer a few pieces of advice, if I may...
First and foremost, folks should always remember to wear their Personal Protection Equipment (lung protection, eye protection, and hearing protection).
Regarding coarse diamond burs... Most dentists toss out their diamond bits after a single use, so next time you're in for a cleaning, ask him/her/them to save them for you. My dentist sanitizes them for me, and calls me once he has a dozen or so ready to go. This saves me a bunch of money, and they are typically very high quality (they should be considering how much he charges!)...
I find that some stones are stubborn when it comes to taking a shine, so I try different types of polish. Zam works great on softer stones-especially on fossils. Tin Oxide can usually coax out a polish when Cerium Oxide fails to deliver the goods. Lately, I've had really good results using two relatively new aluminum oxide based polishes called TXP and #61 Rapid Polish.
Finally, for cleaning polish out of the cracks, I've had excellent results using my ultrasonic cleaner.
Thanks again for making such an informative tutorial! You are such a nice guy and so laid back, that it makes your videos fun to watch-you're like the Bob Ross of rocks... 😉
Very cool walkthrough on how to polish with foredom/rotary tool ✌🤠✌
That's a fun one! That line cone is amazing! Those are awesome! And polished are even cooler! Those nova points did a great job!
Kile I enjoy your video’s keep them coming
OK...I'm getting this rig so I can work on my rough stuff! Thanks for the tutorial, Kyle!
I did look at fordeoms when I started cutting opals. Ultimately, because I own a fifteen year old dremel and the reviews of the foredom (many were negative), I just stuck with the dremel to start. I solved the issue of water by securing the dremel with a clamp on a camera tripod and have a water drip system mounted over the bit.
I would like to know your opinion on the foredom, such as: how long you have had yours, does it operate well, how loud is it, etc.
thanks.
Oh so awesome! I’m glad you are doing a pinecone… I’ve been thinking about trying to work one I got from you.
Excellent video, as always. Thank you for sharing 🎉🎉🎉
I didnot know that you have to keep working in one direction 🙂
I am still using a corded Sears brand rotary tool
I keep a little dish of water with a sponge in it
And keep dipping the rock
I would love to try nova points!
Beautiful pine cones
I remember when you sold some on your auction
Kyle - An ultrasonic cleaner (I use one from Harbor Freight) usually does a good job of cleaning out cerium oxide from small pits and crevices.
It might be a safer alternative to the textile gun
Looks awesome polished.
thanks! excellent demo, i would remove all the polish gunk with a tumbler like the one i use for my jewelry…
The uv! Wow. Nice work bud.
Great video, Thank you Kyle.
most excellent , Thank you for sharing your skills
Oooohohoho! That was such a close call with your laptop. I really need to get a good drip system. I just use a tray of water, which works, but it is such a pain in the butt having to constantly dip the stone & bit in the water.
I use a plastic pretzel container with the bottom cut out of it to contain the mess.
Shared on tictoc lol, so if ya see it out there, it was me lol. Great video!
I cut rocks with the Harbor Freight tabletop tile saw. I use the same water pump and blue bendy things wire tied to the top of my saw. Pump goes in a bucket. If doing a lot of cuts or shaping put a hose in the bucket on low. I also use my glass grinder from Hobby Lobby for shaping. I don't do it for selling more curious what's inside rocks or make flat for display.
I’ve been looking to put together a similar setup to start with stone carving, but I was a bit lazier and just bought a camping water container since it has a valve already in the container, and I’ll just stick a tube on the spout, I’m looking to start with soapstone carving and then work my way up to harder stones. I have a foredom at my rock club… but no drip system for it… but I’m considering getting a carving arbor setup one day (where it’s mounted and you just move the stone around) but it’s hard to find information on them.
Wow Kyle that turned out amazing I love those pine cones where can I get some of those pine cones I want one to add to my collection
Very cool,I'd love to have the gear to do this sort of stuff.
Super info
Who doesn't like another way to make yours shine.
Nice work! Those nova points are really nice! How far did that pump spray? That’s never fun when the hose comes off! 😮
Now if I don’t totally have foredom money would a middle of the road one around 100 bucks work well too? I’m new to the lapidary world and am getting a saw very soon and looking forward to shaping and polishing as well. 👌🏻👌🏻. And thank you for this helpful video!!!
I did see the china company vevor has one for under 70 from Home Depot…. Would that at all be worth it with 18k rpm ?
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I need those water lines. You got a link?
My bad link in video discrimination!😅
@Rocktwister lol I tried to make sure I had as much of the items linked as possible. :)