how do u make semiprecious stone u found in the river a little bit cleaner?

Question

like quartz and the blue stuff

Answer 1

A new rock tumbler might pay for itself in its lifetime (maybe 20 to 500 pounds of rocks) if you have a really good source of semiprescious stones. That's why its called a hobby; it'll never turn a profit. You might make a few bucks selling jewelry if you are talented as a silversmith.

For one stone, you can do the rough shaping on a bench grinder, but be careful not to get it too hot; pros use an expensive wet grinder. Then you can do fine shaping by rubbing the rock on an axe grinding hone in a panful of water. You can polish it with 5 or 6 grades of sand paper; use aluminum oxide paper or emery paper, each grade 2 or 3 times finer than the previous one; the final grade should be about 1500 grit. Keep a soft cloth or foam mat under the paper to keep the edges round. Then you can do a final polish with a 4000 grit powder on a piece of leather. Be prepared to spend many hours of tedious boring work.

Be sure to have a large boxful of bandaids on hand; clear nail polish is also good for first aid. Don't expect the result to sell for as much as what you paid for materials. What it's worth to you is a different matter.

The fast, cheap and dirty way is to coat the rock with clear nail polish.

Answer 2

Another versian of the joke is where the truckie is there with an emu and a cat who won't pay the bill. Why? because his wish from a genie was to go out with a bird with long legs and a tight *****.

Answer 3

You can use a series of brushes.
Start with stiff bristle, move up to soft brass.
Always test first on unseen side.
You don't want scratches.

Answer 4

use a dremmel tool or a rock tumbler

Answer 5

try a rock tumbler

Answer 6

use a mild jewelry cleaning solution or windex