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@WendyMoohin 55 минут бұрын
They are looking good👍🏼
@sinkingslowlywithasmile 18 сағат бұрын
2024 still great info
@kevinnix6531 12 сағат бұрын
hi sinking slowly', be sure to see the newer videos on polishing with the lighter battery rechargeable polishers also, kev
@allysonkirton7995 Күн бұрын
Thanks Kev for the local representation.
@kevinnix6531 Күн бұрын
allways a nice place to visit allyson
@upnorthadventureswithccc Күн бұрын
The results are very beautiful ! Thanks for sharing😊
@kevinnix6531 Күн бұрын
@@upnorthadventureswithccc glad you liked it upnorth', just showing an alternative method of polishing compared to traditional ways, kev
@andyfrench477 2 күн бұрын
Great work kev
@kevinnix6531 2 күн бұрын
@@andyfrench477 thanks andy, love polishing, and fun making video too
@offyarocka 3 күн бұрын
Very cool, keen to see how they turn out 😎😎😎
@kevinnix6531 3 күн бұрын
@@offyarocka thanks for comment, just editing the part 2 video as we speak, shouldn't be too much longer, cheers, kev
@SRLGemstone 3 күн бұрын
It was a beautiful coral fossil. I'm waiting with curiosity. Thanks for sharing.❤
@kevinnix6531 3 күн бұрын
@@SRLGemstone I totally agree, was a very delicate pattern on the rough side, and an unusual pattern on the polished side
@HussainAbid-cv8fq 4 күн бұрын
Thank you for help us sir
@HussainAbid-cv8fq 4 күн бұрын
Hlo sir
@rockfly8384 4 күн бұрын
Nice!
@kevinnix6531 4 күн бұрын
@@rockfly8384 thanks rock n fly, glad you liked it !
@allysonkirton7995 5 күн бұрын
Thanks for showing the process.
@kevinnix6531 5 күн бұрын
@@allysonkirton7995 glad you liked it allyson, please watch part 2 when its released, you will be rewarded with finished polished items, kev
@jeanniehoffman2769 8 күн бұрын
Cutting rocks are my favorite category of rock videos. I love the mystery and surprises. Some basic or even ugly on the outside rocks are drop dead gorgeous on the inside. Beautiful or not, I love the anticipation and surprise. I hope you won’t be tumbling the geodes. Can you encourage your client to face polish only?
@kevinnix6531 8 күн бұрын
@@jeanniehoffman2769 thanks for interesting comment jeannie, I usually offer clients alternatives when it reaches the polishing stage, but sometimes the polishing fees are a decider on which method is used, also thanks for input on which videos you like, kev
@meagannix 11 күн бұрын
Hi im sonny from the video im on my mums account Megan
@kevinnix6531 11 күн бұрын
@@meagannix hey sonny, hope you liked the video !
@triga26 11 күн бұрын
Yeah bra 😎
@kevinnix6531 11 күн бұрын
@@triga26 yeah brus
@triga26 11 күн бұрын
Yeah bra😎
@kevinnix6531 11 күн бұрын
@@triga26 enough colour for ya ?
@triga26 11 күн бұрын
No shed 🤣🤣🤣🤣
@kevinnix6531 11 күн бұрын
@@triga26 yeah, a makeover of an older video, good pickup !
@suzywinz3259 11 күн бұрын
Enjoyed the tour 🌞
@kevinnix6531 11 күн бұрын
glad you liked it suzy, thanks
@Mummaearth 11 күн бұрын
That Tiger Iron looked lovely
@Mummaearth 11 күн бұрын
My sister lives near Mandurrah and I hope to be visiting and searching within the year for such beauties as you show and share - vastly different from england uk quartz variations of chert flint calcedony types but hoping to find a few gems regardless hope lives on ! Thank you for your platform
@kevinnix6531 11 күн бұрын
@@Mummaearth agree, the tiger iron (and most of that family of banded irons) all look good, especially when wet, thanks for comment, kev
@suzywinz3259 12 күн бұрын
Thanks for sharing with us Kev. I enjoy your videos.
@kevinnix6531 12 күн бұрын
thanks suzy, appreciate your comment, kev
@triga26 13 күн бұрын
Chop it up bra 😎🔥
@kevinnix6531 13 күн бұрын
@@triga26 allways
@allysonkirton7995 14 күн бұрын
Awesome😮
@kevinnix6531 14 күн бұрын
@@allysonkirton7995 glad you liked it allyson 👍
@SarahEnright-pt6ey 14 күн бұрын
Thanks for sharing
@kevinnix6531 14 күн бұрын
@@SarahEnright-pt6ey appreciate comment sarah 👍
@jeanniehoffman2769 14 күн бұрын
Great variety. All gorgeous but I think the petrified fern and stromatolite are my favorites. ❤
@kevinnix6531 14 күн бұрын
@@jeanniehoffman2769 totally agree jeannie ! stromatolite is a mesmerizing pattern, and fern is natures intricacy preserved in stone
@MrJackson66 14 күн бұрын
It would HAVE to be from Brazil to be a Brazilian agate right ? Its not like it could be from anywhere else if it's a Brazilian anything... 😢
@kevinnix6531 14 күн бұрын
yes mr. jackson, you got it, quite a nice range of materials come out of brazil, thanks for commenting, kev
@grandparocky 15 күн бұрын
Great peak at some beautiful agates!
@kevinnix6531 15 күн бұрын
agates are allways entertaining dennis !
@grandparocky 15 күн бұрын
4:55 was a beauty!
@kevinnix6531 15 күн бұрын
yes, that yellow colour suprised me when i cut it, so did the pink one
@Mummaearth 16 күн бұрын
There is some amazing rocks all around the world and I am kinda hooked of late at watching how i can do it too - alas here in uk we dont have a great amount of choice other than flint cherts calcedony quartz and well in england we here little about agates and yet my first search on a farmers field op my home i did find a small one with crystals in it too - hope always wins out and i hope to be sharing some of my own delightful discoveries ! Many thanks for your time and channel - inspiring !
@kevinnix6531 15 күн бұрын
you might get some more info on locations to look for rocks from an english youtube channel "TheCaptainShow", run by kevin hill. Thanks for watching and commenting mummaearth, kev
@M.S.K.F_VLOGS 16 күн бұрын
Amazing 😍😍😍😍😍
@kevinnix6531 16 күн бұрын
@@M.S.K.F_VLOGS glad you liked it MSKF 👍
@janetkirsten6233 17 күн бұрын
The 3 murderers of the 2nd crime only got 17 years. So Where ??? are they now ?? All murderers not associated, but " why " so many wackjobs during that time in that area ? Scary
@kevinnix6531 16 күн бұрын
@@janetkirsten6233 for an answer to that question you really need to read the book "seven versions of an australian badland", it explains the mindsets that were installed in that region over 100 years, thanks for interesting comment janet, kev
@Kerrsartisticgifts 17 күн бұрын
I just asked you in another video if you ever tried a sander. I've just jumped to this video, so I guess I know the answer to my question.
@kevinnix6531 17 күн бұрын
@@Kerrsartisticgifts hi peter, thanks for commenting, these days my best tool is the battery rechargeable (variable speed) polisher sander, they are light and versatile, kev
@Kerrsartisticgifts 17 күн бұрын
I saw a couple of videos about hand polishing opal. When I was looking for more, I came across someone who had a little cheap electric palm sander. They had it clamped upside down and they were sticking their sandpaper to it with Velcro. Have you ever tried that?
@kevinnix6531 17 күн бұрын
@@Kerrsartisticgifts as you know, i have replied in other comment to you, but clamping your polisher sander is only suitable for very small projects like the opal you mentioned, the greatest versatility from it is using it freehand, kev
@alexm495 18 күн бұрын
one of the prettiest stones there is!.. wouldn't we all like a $20,000 palm stone with that red ironstone and rainbow opal.. oh well.. I guess that's what google images is for
@kevinnix6531 18 күн бұрын
hi alex, thanks for comment, I agree with you, the large shaped pieces that are full of colour and reflection are something to behold, kev
@grandparocky 19 күн бұрын
Beautiful!
@kevinnix6531 19 күн бұрын
agree dennis, and there are many nice rocks in that category, I must make a video that shows some more, especially the primordial stone, and the astronomite
@1mmickk 20 күн бұрын
Hey Kevin I have a rock its very dense and heavy for its size. I tried to cut it with an angle grinder couldnt make a scratch. Polished a small window and it just looks like silver metal so silver it looks almost black and it has a black crust but its not a meteorite its high grade something. NO idea where its from maybe SA. We think its Hematite but it doesnt really stain red, Magnetite maybe but its not magnetic. Theres no iron in it. I cant think of what could be so heavy. So I am wondering what I could take a slice with? Is there a type of disc for a grinder? I think it would ruin a cutting disc on a machine. It must have some pretty structure inside cant see any crystal structure in where I polished and it took 30 min to take 1mm off.
@kevinnix6531 20 күн бұрын
hi, it may well be hematite, or rich with hematite (or some other iron rich rock), you can get a diamond blade for your grinder, but the cut would be limited and small, you really need someone with a large wet diamond saw
@1mmickk 21 күн бұрын
Beautiful and so commercial interior designers would kill for it.
@kevinnix6531 20 күн бұрын
@@1mmickk yes, agree, most would present a hard surface suitable for that, a few would be softer, but i think surfaces are treated well these days
@jeanniehoffman2769 20 күн бұрын
You have some gorgeous mud down there in Australia. ❤❤❤ The zebra stone is fascinating. It looks like decorative pottery. Is it possible to polish any of the math.
@kevinnix6531 20 күн бұрын
@@jeanniehoffman2769 yes jeannie, you can shape and polish most siltsones and mudstones, only the very coarse grained ones present extra work, but you can fill the surface of coarse grained rocks with superglue, then polish as normal
@suzywinz3259 16 күн бұрын
What beauties❤
@kevinnix6531 16 күн бұрын
@@suzywinz3259 i agree suzy, there is a really nice mudstone that comes from morocco (not in video)
@jeanniehoffman2769 21 күн бұрын
I really enjoy these videos ❤❤❤❤
@kevinnix6531 21 күн бұрын
thanks jeannie, I equally enjoy your comments, I think its time for a rocks video now, kev
@andyfrench477 21 күн бұрын
Nice video
@kevinnix6531 21 күн бұрын
@@andyfrench477 thanks for watching andy 👍
@silverback5033 22 күн бұрын
That looks like an interesting walk Kev, I haven’t been up that way for years now. I remember saying to you on a previous video we wanted to get back there and have a look around, however not long after that Covid hit and we haven’t got there yet. Maybe in the next few years I might make it back there. I enjoyed the video, another interesting one.
@kevinnix6531 21 күн бұрын
@@silverback5033 hopefully you will make it eventually, because when you get there you will certainly enjoy, kev
@triga26 26 күн бұрын
Yeahh bra 😎
@kevinnix6531 26 күн бұрын
@@triga26 great place
@jeanniehoffman2769 29 күн бұрын
Gorgeous ❤
@kevinnix6531 29 күн бұрын
yes jeannie, its a well patterned material, thanks for comment
@andyfrench477 Ай бұрын
Great video kev keep up the great work
@kevinnix6531 Ай бұрын
@@andyfrench477 thanks andy 👍
@zamplify5378 Ай бұрын
Nice song
@kevinnix6531 Ай бұрын
yeah, its a good one hey, one of the free tracks you get with gopro
@jeanniehoffman2769 Ай бұрын
That was superb! It had a little of everything; walk, grandkids, rocks, plants, views, drone footage. Love it. Next time slow those grandkids down enough to film all the caves. Thank you for bringing me along.
@kevinnix6531 Ай бұрын
@@jeanniehoffman2769 thanks for kind comment jeannie, and yes your right, the caves needed more exploration and video inclusion, i'm happy you liked the video, kev
@brianlee4691 Ай бұрын
Vitrified Kritters veins nerves etc all thete
@miketrusky476 Ай бұрын
Clamp the grinder to the bench. Use 2 hands to contol the stone.
@kevinnix6531 Ай бұрын
hi mike, thanks for comment, clamping the grinder might suit certain work, but I need the flexibility and accuracy of freehand. Clamping also prevents me from working on very large pieces such as petrified wood logs weighing 10+ kilograms. The new sander/polishers are battery rechargeable now and only half the weight and very flexible in what work can be done with them, kev
@suzywinz3259 Ай бұрын
Lovely opals😃
@kevinnix6531 Ай бұрын
@@suzywinz3259 thanks suzy !
@jeanniehoffman2769 Ай бұрын
That was fun!
@kevinnix6531 Ай бұрын
@@jeanniehoffman2769 thanks, hope you got just a little of the wonderful place it is
@CactusBurger Ай бұрын
After seeing your old videos on cape hillsborough, I ended up going and finding some really cool and interesting rocks with many colours and minerals inside
@kevinnix6531 Ай бұрын
good one cactusburger, allways a nice place to visit
@wayne1959 Ай бұрын
Good stuff mate.. enjoy your break.
@kevinnix6531 Ай бұрын
@@wayne1959 thanks wayno, certainly will !
@suzywinz3259 Ай бұрын
Love the voice 😂
@kevinnix6531 Ай бұрын
@@suzywinz3259 yes, have to speed video up to fit the 60 second "shorts" format