[Rockhounds] AD- Disaster Peak Scenic Jasper

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Jerry:
 
What I use is usually just a large double (two part) tube of clear epoxy in 
 about a pint of acetone. Some people insist on specific brands that don't  
yellow but I've never had a problem when soaking, only on doublets. Make  
sure to seal the jar afterwards - acetone evaporates quite well. Acetone is 
the  primary ingredient in finger nail polish remover, by the way. When you 
seal the  jar, a little Vaseline or a piece of wax paper might be a good idea 
around the  lid.... I've had a few manage to glue themselves shut and the 
only way to open  them was to break the jar.... If you don't have to break 
the jar, you can save  it for future cabs.
 
This method can be used on most porous materials like rhyolite....  
turquoise, for example. This is also far from my invention. It's been done  for 
quite a few decades.  I've collected rocks for the last 45 years and I  learned 
this one when I was about 9..... the epoxy has gotten better in that  time 
though.
 
Talk with you later...
 
Dan
 
 
In a message dated 4/12/2009 3:08:06 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,  
jerrybs at frii.com writes:

Please  send the instructions or proportions for the epoxy and acetone  mix.

Jerry
WA



> All:
>
> Tim's right  if you don't know the tricks.... If you soak your  preform in
>  a
> mixture of clear epoxy and acetone for a couple weeks (OK, I   let mine go
> that
> long because I'm busy enough to not getback  to it for 2 weeks,  might be
> less), then let it dry for a week or  so, you can get an outstanding
> polish.....much of the material is  already hard enough not to need
> treatment.  I'll put it
>  this way... 300 pounds and I have no regrets....other than that it's   
not
> 400
> or 500 lbs.... I don't know what they are charging for  rough that you  
get
> to
> pick through at Paradise.... On  eBay, it's less than $3 a pound tops.
> Problem
> is how much you  have to buy. The person after enough for one or two cabs
> isn't going  to be able to afford this... sorry....
>
> Dan
>

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