Patrick Donohue

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@peggybowe2445 Күн бұрын

Lovely stones! Thanks for the info! 😎👍

@RocksOffRoad 3 күн бұрын

Really enjoyed your documentary sir, your narrative reminded me also of it being in the vein of a Ken Burn's creation. Well Done!

@pereira1849 6 күн бұрын

Hi Patrick. Do you have tutorial how to make grinding wheel that you are using or it is not hanmade?

@DonohueLabs 6 күн бұрын

@@pereira1849 this is a faceting machine made by Raytech-Shaw.

@ITSC-Ret 7 күн бұрын

So I've had great luck with my Chicago Electric tumbler which I purchased for $59. I've run mine nonstop from June 2023 to October 2024 and just replacing the belt for the first time this evening. Conversely, I bought a Lortone 33B in July 2023 for $139, and the motor burned out in July 2024 (it's been a pain to find a new one...). The Chicago Electric company has been bought out by Central Machinery (but it is the exact same tumbler, and I just purchased a new one for $79 last month). Great way to start in the rock tumbling hobby!!

@jrpayton57 9 күн бұрын

saweet video dude I like the style you made and how you traversed the the path that led to a unique and steller stone. Good work. I'm just gonna start getting into all of faceting i've been rockhounding for years and have a good back stock of material.

@SERFINUSA 10 күн бұрын

so much gleam to glean

@MedullarisConus 11 күн бұрын

How much did you pay &&for the emerald?

@DonohueLabs 11 күн бұрын

I think that one was only like $19. Probably safer to call it green beryl rather than emerald.

@MedullarisConus 11 күн бұрын

@DonohueLabs thank you. Do you have access to this type of beryls? I'm interested in purchasing similar ones for that price. Thanks

@DonohueLabs 11 күн бұрын

@@MedullarisConus contact Kyle and he might have more, I showed his card in the video.

@MedullarisConus 11 күн бұрын

@@DonohueLabs thanks!

@RocksOffRoad 13 күн бұрын

I enjoyed your presentation sir.

@teresaquinn8680 14 күн бұрын

wow been finding rocks around the Columbia basin for years. have a beauty of a collection. thanks for the info.

@jonathanrood3548 15 күн бұрын

As always, your videos are thoughtful, appear to have a production value as high as an investigative journal episode from like dateline.

@WorldofRockhounds 20 күн бұрын

That is a wonderful death plate! Good investment :)

@sarahinscotland 20 күн бұрын

Glad you see you got it up there without incident!

@maggiepleinair 20 күн бұрын

Fun! Nice to learn how to transfer and protect it. Thanks for sharing!

@Muonium1 20 күн бұрын

I've had a small one of these for some years. They seem to be very plentiful. Are they from volcanic eruption ash burial events?

@DonohueLabs 20 күн бұрын

There are several layers of ash burial events and some mass mortality layers, yes. I think the majority of the burial was because the lake was alkaline, and things that died and sank quickly got buried in an environment where scavengers didn't go, so they remained undisturbed. I've heard at least parts of the lake may have had a freshwater layer above a saltwater layer, and things that sank into the saltwater were undisturbed because the fauna weren't able to go into the salty water.

@Muonium1 20 күн бұрын

@@DonohueLabs interesting

@rorymorse1652 21 күн бұрын

I want that dichroic 38 ct one I will buy it from you

@NMLP92 22 күн бұрын

This was amazing!

@vf12497439 26 күн бұрын

Geology rocks! 🤘🤓🤌

@IBRAKEFORBEDROCK 27 күн бұрын

Good mineral to put in a tumbler

@biker9835 27 күн бұрын

Definitely get them in some water

@rogergriffin9893 29 күн бұрын

CThere is a gravel pit between Toppenish and Wapato that has an incredibly large variety of agate. I have even seen fossilized agatized plants.

@EnriqueBencosme 29 күн бұрын

You're a great teacher.I just wish I had a con.Machine more

@EnriqueBencosme 29 күн бұрын

I just started Now I just need a machine to cut diamonds.I love your work.I wish I could learn more Can't afford a machine

@largent45 Ай бұрын

Those turned out beautiful! The color and the cut were awesome! The topaz is such a gorgeous stone! It has amazing sparkle and that could lor is just amazing! Great job Patrick! They turned out gorgeous!💕

@Mike-br8vb Ай бұрын

Fantastic, tedious work!🎉

@canadiangemstones7636 Ай бұрын

Terrific video, and gorgeous cut stones! That place is on my bucket list fosho.

@GrassyManifesto Ай бұрын

Always nice to hear the various mistakes that can be made too :) just as helpful knowing what to avoid, as knowing what to do. Ty for the enjoyable vids m8, and happy cutting :D

@ducatidarmah122 Ай бұрын

Hi, I'm new to this, but I have watched a few videos about specific gravity of gems and the formula in them was: (Weight in Air) Divided by (Weight in Air - weight in water) . So your large purple would be (1.277) divided by (1.277 - 0.484) = (1.277) divided by (0.793 ) = SG 1.61. Am I misunderstanding something in either videos? Cheers for the great work.

@Boneyard24 Ай бұрын

I made a platform on my quill, screwed it to the pointer so I could put a digital inclinometer / angle finder on it to show me some precise numbers. It helped a lot.

@lesliepropheter5040 Ай бұрын

Great story thx for the history lesson. Love opals

@pradeepkumara5005 Ай бұрын

🇱🇰hi

@wesblood3620 Ай бұрын

Common Opal found worldwide, I think?

@timohakso9608 Ай бұрын

I allegedly have a meteorite. I'd like to send some photos

@MrTurtleMontana Ай бұрын

Great video, with lots of good information! Thanks, Patrick! You earned my sub today!

@JoseyWilds Ай бұрын

They already went thru the bags and salt em! Just like everyone else, it’s all a snake oil!!!

@fateserpent8 Ай бұрын

Great video! I don't often think about just how ingrained geology is in so many other fields of science, this offered some great perspective! If you don't mind sharing, I was wondering where you were rockhounding to find all of those awesome agates & other neato rocks at the end of the video? :D

@DonohueLabs Ай бұрын

@@fateserpent8 those were from the Brain Body Balance rock shop in Pullman, WA (currently closed), collected in and around the Tri-Cities, Washington.

@fateserpent8 Ай бұрын

Oh, cool! Thank you so much!

@cardmansales9376 Ай бұрын

in short form they are not sure and experts are jokes...

@guinardalexandre5320 Ай бұрын

Hi Patrick hello from France ! I started cutting like 1week ago and i have already done some stone and my polish on stone is more like ice freezy , we don't see throught . Do u think its because of my polishing step on my copper lap with a 10k diamond paste / oil which is too big grit ? Btw i'm waiting to receive a 60k diamond powder , do u think with the same copper lap and this powder the polish gonna be a lot more mirror clean see through ? If yes , Do u think i stop using my 3000 grit diamond lap for prepolish and just prepolish with copper lap and the 10k diamond paste and switch to final polish on same copper lap with the 60k powder ? Thx for your responses !

@DonohueLabs Ай бұрын

@guinardalexandre5320 congrats on starting your faceting journey! Yes, 10k is generally still in the pre-polish category and you'll get much better results at 60k. You might be able to skip 3k, but it depends on the stone size and your previous cutting grit size. Going from 1200 to 10k is more manageable than 600 or coarser, but if it's a larger stone you may still want that 3k stage. You can't use the same copper lap for both 10k and 60k and switch back and forth, you will need to get another lap if you plan to use both grit stages in the future.

@guinardalexandre5320 Ай бұрын

@@DonohueLabs Thanks for your advices , its very clear ! And last question for prepolish / polish lap : There is any difference between a copper / tin / others materials lap for prepolishing / polish , maybe there is one more specialized for a step in particulary ?

@DonohueLabs Ай бұрын

@@guinardalexandre5320 Different lap materials have different hardness, which may affect their performance for certain stones. Some people will say if you're cutting lots of harder stones like sapphire, you'll want a harder lap like BATT or ceramic, where others will say they have nothing but problems using those same laps. What works for one faceter will not always work for another as there are many factors at play like hand pressure, how much polish or oil you use, etc. The best sequence and laps to use are the ones that work for you. If you can go from 1200 grit to polish, do it and save yourself several hours. If your best results come from a 1200-3k-10k-60k sequence then that's what you have to do. I've only ever used pure tin for polish so I can't speak to which other lap materials may work best. That works for me, so I stick with it. Some harder lap materials like ceramic you can clean off and change grit size because the diamonds do not embed like they do with softer laps (like copper or tin).

@joane.landers9151 Ай бұрын

This is very interesting info about the Columbia Basin Agates in Eastern Washington state, especially for someone living in CT where we have Nothing like these agates/jaspers. Our geology is so much more different than these areas of the Northwestern part of the U.S. Even in my early 80's, still trying to learn. Many years ago,1978, on a cross-country auto trip, traveled thru portions of OR and along the Columbia River. No time to go rockhounding. Didn't know anything about the geology of OR/WA states.

@DonohueLabs Ай бұрын

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@scottwatrous-b9q Ай бұрын

Very useful content!! I just purchased a similar machine. Is there a way to ask specific questions about this machine. I am not sure mine is operating fully.

@benwinkel Ай бұрын

15:22 Gesundheit!

@greybone777 Ай бұрын

There's opals near east Wenatchee Wa, it's on county property though.

@JudyElliott-g9b Ай бұрын

What about wood opal?

@JPeters-x8l Ай бұрын

I live near Nye Beach Oregon one of my most favorite spots for blue agate hunting on the Oregon coast is just North of Strawberry hill and south of Seal Rock. About 25 years ago I happened to be on that beach during a winter storm and I found a few dozen fossilized clam shells. I love them because I never know whats inside the shell until its shell is removed. I often find spiral agate shells I have come across several that have light blue opalite interior. I was surprised one day after tumbling a batch of clam shells that one showed signs of a opal interior. We took it to a gemologist and he removed the remaining shell to expose a green to blue flash with spotty red flashes in the light. We had him keep as much of the shell shape as possible. 105 ct opal clam shell. I had it wrapped in a 18k wire frame and gave it to my mom. Ive never hunted Eastern Oregon or Washington for opal. When I was attending University of Washington State, I took several several geology courses and one professor explained that the Mesoula floods were caused by ice dams that held back huge amounts of water during the glacial toungs that were common during the last iceage 3-5 million years ago that would race down the Columbia gorge and what carved out the basalt layers of the gorge, the floods brought material from soutrhern Canada, Eastern Washington, Idaho and the Snake River valley. I have often found partial agate limb casts, pieces of fossile bones and fossilized shark teeth at the beach.

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