A Puddingstone Transformation

[@merlinjones6485]

Until I started watching your videos I never would have given a puddingstone a second glance. They reminded me of pavement. You've shown me a different perspective on this multi-personality stone. Always helpful to see through someone else's eyes now and then. Keep on rocking!

[@MichiganRocks]

I used to feel the same way. They looked like concrete. They were an acquired taste for me. Love them now.

[@diannpowell1077]

STUNNING! What a gorgeous puddingstone.

[@MichiganRocks]

Yeah, I wish it was mine. The people I did it for seemed very happy though, so that made me happy.

[@heatherlawrence1896]

You done a fabulous job!

[@JR-vi4rl]

Wow!!! Dedication and labor of love. Good job Rob. 😀

[@jshilohshea381]

WOW ! came out beautifully !! excellent job done !!

[@MichiganRocks]

Thanks, I was happy with the results too.

[@markreetz1001]

Great rock. Puddin' stones are pretty cool. And you did a good job on that.

[@MichiganRocks]

Thanks!

[@Offroadoutlaw616]

My husband has a huge pudding stone. I call it a pudding Boulder. It weighs a few ton. I wish we could make it look nice like that. The size of it alone is impressive. My husband calls it a once in a lifetime rock. He pulled it out of the ground in Rockford Michigan while doing a job there. He has a few really big ones. All bigger than the one you just did and they are mostly pink with a huge variety of color rocks inside. I think you would be blown away if you saw it.

[@MichiganRocks]

It sounds like you have a great collection. I have a lot of boulders in my yard, but no puddingstones. You could polish your boulder just like I did this one. It might be a summer long project, but it could definitely be done. If you have close neighbors, they might not appreciate it though. I only do a couple rocks a summer so I don't annoy my neighbors too much with the noise.

[@storytimewithunclebill1998]

That thing is huge and really pretty. Shes loaded with the red stuff. Image that was a lot of work. Was fun to watch. Great video

[@MichiganRocks]

With puddingstones, the redder, the better.

[@rosalindhendricks6337]

You are a patient man. Not many of those around. Nice job.

[@rosalindhendricks6337]

My debased mother would be proud of your effort.

[@rosalindhendricks6337]

Sorry, I meant deceased.

[@MichiganRocks]

I'm not sure how patient I felt while doing it, but it was worth the effort.

[@deniseangonese564]

That rock is awesome. I didn’t even know about pudding stones until 3 years ago when we were talking around a campfire and Drummond Island came up. One of the girls in-laws have a cottage there and she mentioned “pudding stones”. How cool you can find them along the Huron coast of Upper Michigan because she said you cannot remove any from Drummond Island. I’m going hunting next summer ! Ha ha !

[@irenepeek3211]

Beautiful! Job well done Sir. TFS.

[@heatherlawrence1896]

Forsure worth the time! Omg what a beautiful rock 🤩

[@Debbie4729]

Your yard and rock wall are amazing.Nice work!

[@MichiganRocks]

Thanks!

[@Chr.U.Cas1622]

Wonderful! Beautiful! Simply fantastic! Thanks a lot for making taping editing uploading and sharing. Best regards luck and health.

[@MichiganRocks]

I'm glad you're so happy to see it!

[@obieobrien5883]

Even with the cracks, it’s a wowzer of a stone!

[@MichiganRocks]

If a rock is this good, I can ignore a couple cracks.

[@Rookie_Rockounding]

Dude noicccccccce!!!! It’s amazing how much time it can take but the end result is gorgeous 👌👌👌👌

[@MichiganRocks]

Podcasts are the key. I'd get really bored without something interesting to listen to.

[@Rookie_Rockounding]

Michigan Rocks Haha! Man yes! I’m five minutes away from doing some polishing and Im excited cause all the house cleaning is done and I’ve got half a Saturday and a bunch of podcasts locked and loaded. I love it man. I get into the true crime ones for some reason. Might be weird but Super interesting. Have a great weekend my friend!!!

[@MichiganRocks]

@@Rookie_Rockounding I listen to a bunch of Apple tech stuff, some Catholic podcasts, and lately I've been listening to Aaron Mahnke. If you like true crime, you might like Mahnke's Lore and his other one, Cabinet of Curiosities. They're weird historical stories and ghost stories and unexplained events. They sort of leave you hanging, but I find them interesting.

[@Rookie_Rockounding]

Michigan Rocks Hey yeah lore is one of my favourites. It sounds funny but his stuff is relaxing too haha

[@wyomingadventures]

Amazing pudding stone. You did a great job polishing it! If it was mine I would display it on the backside in my home. Wish it was mine. 👍🙂

[@MichiganRocks]

I wish it was mine too, but I can't have everything. Bummer.

[@freedomdove]

You did a great job. It's a beautiful rock.

[@kylaabegglen1275]

Awesome pudding stone Rob! Great job grinding and polishing it. By the way, your yard is beautiful! Thanks for sharing!✌️🤠

[@MichiganRocks]

Thanks, gardening and landscaping is another hobby of mine.

[@itfigures1975]

Awesome, thanks for sharing!

[@MichiganRocks]

Thanks for watching!

[@CityRockhounding]

What a big project, but wow that looks like fun with the grinder. I'm sure it's labor intensive. That turned out fantastic though. For some reason, I liked how you slapped it at the end.

[@MichiganRocks]

Grinder work is only fun for a few minutes and then it gets really boring. I like listening to podcasts to pass the time.

[@CityRockhounding]

@@MichiganRocks yeah, that makes sense, a short video looks fun, but after 10 hours my hands would be locked onto the grinder.

[@Id10tRex]

Really cool. I dint skip to the end. Iv really enjoyed all your videos. I live in idaho, we have cool rocks, just sayn. :)

[@MichiganRocks]

And potatoes, right? Actually, there's a potato festival in a town right near where I live, so we have cool potatoes too.

[@juanrendon8165]

That is a Big rock!!! Really like it.. thanks for sharing 👍👍👍👍

[@MichiganRocks]

Try lifting it. I'm lucky I didn't hurt myself!

[@kaybree6738]

Michigan Rocks My first thought was I bet THAT was fun to move!

[@MisterTee2010]

What's the fun in skipping to the end of the video. The joy in a project is not only the end result. But getting there.

[@MichiganRocks]

I agree, but 10.5 hours of joy is a lot of joy.

[@lisawells1064]

Wow...a labor of love for sure. Beautiful.

[@MichiganRocks]

It was sad to see it go, but the owners loved it, so it wasn't too sad.

[@eruis3139]

Happy weekend all🤗💗

[@findingrocks81]

What an awesome rock! Wow. I would love to find something like that. A great yard rock. Man, I would order one of those cool grinders, but I think my HOA would sue me. Or something. I would really like to do something like this though. I have some large rocks in my yard that are all rough.

[@MichiganRocks]

William Wright I worry about bothering my neighbors too. I work on week days when hopefully people are at work. I only do a couple rocks per summer.

[@findingrocks81]

@@MichiganRocks I have found a couple of all inclusive variable speed grinding and polishing "kits" which are sold by folks like CigarBoxRock, Highland Park Lapidary, etc. I think I need to get myself one. I would just love to polish some bowling ball sized rocks! You have inspired me on this, so I'll just tell my wife this is your fault for getting me started! :)

[@MichiganRocks]

William Wright I don’t think I know your wife, so go ahead and blame me!

[@MTgrower]

Sweet. I’m going to try this sometime.

[@MichiganRocks]

Jacob Selman good luck. It’s not difficult, it just takes time.

[@lassebirkhenriksen]

This is the most satisfying thing ever

[@barthanes1]

That is a really nice pudding stone. Thank you for not recording all 10.5 hrs.

[@MichiganRocks]

Ross Russell you’re welcome. I really showed some restraint, didn’t I?

[@glenntolle4544]

WOW!! That is beautiful!!!

[@savannahreed2076]

This is really cool!

[@bryanjones14]

Super cool , i was joking in the other video .....but l will be damned you did it ! I restore and repair barns all over michigan . I've found some beautiful ones . I know where there is a large pile of pudding stones in the woods down kind of by Menon , MI

[@MichiganRocks]

Farmers love to collect these around their houses, I have noticed. With that grinder, I can polish just about any size rock but this is the largest one I've done. At 10.5 pretty boring hours, this was big enough. I knew you were kidding, but since I had this video, I figured you might like to see it.

[@bryanjones14]

@@MichiganRocks I use a similar wheel on my grinder to nock down high spots in cement, Ive never thought about trying to get different abrasive levels and trying it ,I've got some very large pudding stone , I built my mail box ( encasement) out of them . ..... is it true that they have gold in them ?

[@gator83261]

Agree with other comments - would like to see what you used for grinding, brands, type, etc. Good video.

[@MichiganRocks]

I'll add it to the description. Sorry I didn't think to do that in the first place.

[@LadyYoop]

Holy wha....now show us your yard and all your rocks decorating it....or have you already? I'll admit..I haven't gone through the list....this is frigging amazing..where did the guy find that one???

[@MichiganRocks]

Holy wha! I know you're not kidding about being a Yooper now. I don't know how much of the story of this being acquired I'm allowed to share. Basically, the rock was a gift. I'm not sure exactly where it came from originally. I'll link to the video of my yard. There's a video of my fire pit coming out next week. kzbin.info/www/bejne/laa0dYabmq-JobM

[@LadyYoop]

@@MichiganRocks Absolutely STUNNING! I LOVE it! Grass is REALLY over rated!!

[@yadayada752]

That would make an awesome sink bowl.

[@jimSP500]

Would of like to see the other sanding pads. Do you have links to where you bought them ?

[@NurseMickiLea]

Jim Chimner in his pervious video he listed the details and goes through each step. Check out his playlist.

[@MichiganRocks]

Here are the steps (copied from my other video, thanks for the tip, Petersen): I started with my normal, dry angle grinder. The cup wheel is 50/60 grit, but is way more aggressive than the soft 30 grit wheel I followed it with. The angle grinder also spins much faster than the wet stone polisher. Next I moved to the wet stone polisher. This has a soft backer, so the pads can flex to the shape of the rock. The grits are as follows: 30 grit 50 grit 100 grit 200 grit 400 girt 800 grit 1500 grit 3000 grit I don't remember exactly which brand I bought, but I got them from a place called the Tool Jungle. The cup wheel was from Harbor Freight. I don't buy much from Harbor Freight, but this cup wheel has held up very well.

[@K3Flyguy]

You should consider using a55 gallon drum as a ex large tumbler!!!!!! Thanks for sharing!

[@MichiganRocks]

Or I could buy a cement mixer! My wife is going to love this idea. Thanks!

[@martic51]

That’s beautiful!

[@ericargento4429]

Wet grinding keeps the dust down and keeps everything cool.

[@MichiganRocks]

Yep. It even keeps me cool!

[@jillnott1654]

I have 4 very large and several med/small stones in my yard. Not sure where they came from they were there when we purchased our home.

[@MichiganRocks]

People just love puddingstones. I see a lot of them in yards. I know of one house that has pretty much all the gardens around the house bordered by them.

[@jillnott1654]

@@MichiganRocks I didn’t know what they were until 2 days ago when someone stopped over and there jaw dropped sayin oh my goodness you have some large pudding rocks! They wanted to buy them from me! I told them no thank you I enjoy there beauty

[@cherylberry1613]

Wow what a rock!

[@alineradventureswithsimons79]

What a rock! ❤

[@bigdaddygarlic3958]

Gratz you made a rock into a rock...

[@DEDASTARY200]

Great hobby very relaxing to watch

[@patriciawilliams4314]

Beautiful

[@dunny3032]

Awesome and amazing great video

[@montanasojourn]

Didn't skip to end of video. I enjoy watching the process. :-) Question. I have seen you use water in the past. Is manual grinding different? Would you have done the same process if the rock was yours?

[@MichiganRocks]

I used a dry wheel first and then switched to wet. I would have used exactly the same method if it was mine. It's the best method I know. That's not to say that I won't find a better way to do it or that it's the best way. It's just the best I can currently do.

[@anitamitchell3452]

@@MichiganRocks Question .... was there a reason they didn't want it shined up like you did the smaller one? Also, inquiring minds would love to know how many sanding disc did you go through. Thanks.

[@MichiganRocks]

Anita Mitchell this one is as shiny as the other one, it just doesn’t show in the video. I don’t go through too many sanding pads. The worst is the 30 grit right after the hard cup wheel. I use maybe one of those on a rock this size. I also wore out the rubber backer on this rock. The velcro came off the rubber part. I tried to glue it back on with silicone, but I haven’t tried it out yet.

[@leslyeschoenhuth1107]

* Did you consider using glue on the cracks? that way it would not weather into gravel..

[@MichiganRocks]

Nope. I suppose a person could to that, but I'm not that person.

[@ZE308AC]

Imagine having these rocks as boarders know that would be cool

[@MichiganRocks]

I'd always be afraid of scuffing them with the lawn mower. But otherwise, cool.

[@kathyprusak2762]

I have a few but not bigger than my fist. TFS 🤗

[@johnbyington3458]

Can you coat this rock with a clear coat to give it the wet look all the time?

[@MichiganRocks]

It looks pretty wet as it is. I don't like to coat rocks with anything, other than coating Lake Superior agates in mineral oil.

[@randystepanski3359]

Hi I just dug out a pudding stone boulder. I need some advice on cleaning we live in Alpena

[@MichiganRocks]

Hi Randy, my advice was in this video. What questions do you have?

[@randystepanski3359]

can I send a picture and explain

[@lexi7824]

Very nice work- thx for posting! Glad you didn’t throw that one back lol

[@MichiganRocks]

Throw it? I could hardly pick it up!

[@lexi7824]

Michigan Rocks It was just my lame reference to past comments of throwing rocks back lol

[@MichiganRocks]

Lexi I definitely caught and appreciated the reference. I still get about one comment a week from someone who is angry that I threw rocks into the lake.

[@lexi7824]

Michigan Rocks Well everyone is entitled to their opinions. Having said that, I assume people of that opinion have never “skipped a stone.” 🤔

[@SyntaxMSU]

How much do you imagine you could sell a polished puddingstone for, per pound? Is this profitable, given the labor time and equipment wear? I'm starting the early work on one for my grandmother, but so far it's looking like a labor of love more than something I could turn into a side business.

[@MichiganRocks]

I guess it all depends on how much someone is willing to pay for it. I would say that the larger it is, the less you would get per pound. I'm not an expert on the value of these things at all.

[@billbradford1001]

Have been into pudding stones for several years,really appreciate your videos. On Hammond Bay all summer. What type of grinding wheel did you use?. Pudding stones, Made some bears,Michigan hands, cabochons. used cesium oxide,then buffer wheel, difficult to get a decent shine. Also useda spray varnish, that's been the best. Any of other recommendations. Thanks BillyHammond

[@MichiganRocks]

Look at the description of this video, I listed all the grits I used. I have added a 6,000 and 8,000 pad recently for a little better shine. They're all diamond pads used on a Makita wet stone polisher. There's a link to the tool and a few of the accessories in the my Amazon storefront, which you can also find in the description of this video.

[@billbradford1001]

Thanks,not sure where to purchase 6000 & 8000 grit pads, however I will revisit the video. Thanks Rob.

[@gentianvandewerken929]

I way prefer stones all natural and not polished /im like no/leave it unpolished it's so beautiful/loll/I love the original texture of it!!we have different shades of green and purple pudding looking stones here in homer alaska area I use them to make walls garden beds and set a green and pink stone seats into the wall! I watch lots of your videos and try to always give you a thumbs up!!!

[@MichiganRocks]

It depends on the rock for me. I have a lot of natural rocks all over my yard. I have big boulders in some of my flower beds, stone paths, and some low stone retaining walls. I wouldn't want any of those rocks to be polished. I like them just the way God made them. I also keep my Lake Superior agates natural. But for most other small rocks, I really enjoy transforming them from plain rocks that look dull when dry to polished rocks that look wet even when they're dry.

[@lclrockhound1970]

Great video and info! I keep searching the internet and get different answers. Is there a weight limit in MI of how many pounds of pudding stones you can take in a day? I’m guessing by this video there is no limit? Thanks Rob!

[@MichiganRocks]

The law is not specific about what kind of rocks you can take, but you're limited to 25 lbs. per person, per year of rocks taken from state land. This rock was from a private farm, not state land.

[@lclrockhound1970]

@@MichiganRocks Thank you Rob. I kept reading 25 pounds of petoskey a year. Thank you for clarifying! And great find from farm land. What a gorgeous rock!

[@georgealvarez450]

I have a big question, I did polish a rock but my is not shining enough, I won to send you a picture? How I do it?

[@MichiganRocks]

Sending me a picture probably won't help me figure out what's wrong. It's very difficult to figure out why someone else's rock didn't polish. There are a lot of variables. You'd need to start by telling me what kind of rock and exactly what you did to it.

[@georgealvarez450]

Michigan Rocks Hi Ralph, this is my first time in my life, I built my bench and up, hard will and then 40 50 60 80 100 150 220 240 320 400 600 800 1000 1500 2000 3000 4000 plus aluminum oxcide powder, but the wet look is not there. My rock is 11”x9”x3” is brown with white incrustations and some dark brown.i don’t now the name of this rock.

[@MichiganRocks]

@@georgealvarez450 Are you using a grinder like I did in this video? That's a lot of different grits. I don't do nearly that many. What type of rock are you polishing? Did you dry it off between stages? That's really important because it helps you see any spots you may have missed.

[@georgealvarez450]

Michigan Rocks thank so much I will keep trying 👍

[@kaybree6738]

Do you get visitation privileges? Might those cracks cause it to break from freezing or was it sealed?

[@MichiganRocks]

It lives in Colorado now. I'm sure they'd let me visit if I wanted to.

[@dalevandenbussche5004]

What is the soft pad you used and did you use any compound on it?

[@MichiganRocks]

Check the description on this video. I think everything you want to know is probably listed there.

[@jneihart2]

Thanks for the hours of enjoyment! You are quite fashionable as to date ( 4/8/2020) with your face mask!

[@MichiganRocks]

The mask's days are numbered.

[@twasbrillig33]

lol you almost had to wait for the Cicada to stop chirping as it was nearly drowning you out. I assume you didn't find this one, you just were tasked to polish it?

[@MichiganRocks]

twas brillig yeah there wasn’t much I could do to quiet the cicadas. I didn’t have anything to do with finding this. I was dropped off at my house and picked up when it was finished. I hope it enjoyed its visit to my yard as much as I did.

[@Sevenspsychoticepisodes]

I just found about the same size puddingstone in a pasture today

[@MichiganRocks]

Woo-hoo! You win!

[@Sevenspsychoticepisodes]

@@MichiganRocks 😂😂😂 winner winner, puddingstone dinner!😂😂😂😂

[@Sevenspsychoticepisodes]

I wish we could share pictures on here

[@MichiganRocks]

@@Sevenspsychoticepisodes You could send me one on Instagram. My account is linked in the description of all my videos.

[@Sevenspsychoticepisodes]

@@MichiganRocks ill do that. Soon. Man i am beat. Hot here which doesn’t bother me but over worked. Lol. Ill get one up.

[@reneehemingway512]

May I ask where they found the stone

[@MichiganRocks]

You can ask, but I don't know. It was given to them. I think it came from a farm field near Alpena.

[@reneehemingway512]

Thanks

[@wildwest1306]

Amazing job! Hey..so would love rpms work for the grinding stage like you do for the polishing stage or do you need to have a high rpm grinder for the first part? Thanks again! You inspire me!

[@MichiganRocks]

The polishing pads won't work at the high speed of the regular, dry angle grinder. They're rated for lower speeds. I don't see why the diamond cup wheel I use in the first stage wouldn't work at lower RPMs though. I've never tried using the cup wheel on my wet grinder. I think it would fit and work, but I've just never tried.

[@wildwest1306]

@@MichiganRocks yeah I was wondering if I should use high or low rpms for the diamond cup grinding part. Thanks!

[@kzookillaz3615]

Nice

[@MichiganRocks]

Thanks!

[@لقمانمحمودی-خ7ش]

لطفا اگر ممکن هست به فارسی دوبله یازیر نویس بشه تاازراهنماییها ونوع کارکردن رو بفهمیم ممنون

[@MichiganRocks]

لطفا اگر ممکن هست به فارسی دوبله یازیر نویس بشه تاازراهنماییها ونوع کارکردن رو بفهمیم ممنون

[@michellesadventures7414]

Why would you do that with out seeing if there is gold on the surface. I've seen many with gold on the surface. Wow 🤯

[@MichiganRocks]

I’m not sure why you have assumed that I didn’t look at a rock that I polished before starting. I have looked closely at lots of puddingstones, but have never seen one with gold in it. I’d love to see a picture of yours.

[@michellesadventures7414]

@@MichiganRocks well I just an older gentleman with his gold I'll send you his video. Mine is in my backyard give me a Minute.. to get a good shot

[@michellesadventures7414]

@@MichiganRocks how do I send what is your email. I could dm you

[@michellesadventures7414]

@@MichiganRocks im posting the puddingstone to my channel. Michelles adventures

[@MichiganRocks]

@@michellesadventures7414 Ok, I’ll check it out.

[@meMiner]

Love the backside of the rock and the red jaspers in it. I don't want to meet the fellow who will wear it on a necklace. ;-)

[@MichiganRocks]

It sure won't be me, I could hardly lift that beast.

[@debispilker4392]

👍👍👍👍

[@nancygaxiola5412]

I thought you would have to have water doing this?

[@MichiganRocks]

I did. The first grinder I used is dry, but the other grinder has water squirting out all the time. I guess I didn't show that part in this video. You can see the wet grinder in this video: kzbin.info/www/bejne/a5a8eoeloZmVaKc

[@deniseview4253]

Bummer, this beautiful rock not yours. But, who it belongs to is going to enjoy it.

[@pinayinsklee]

thats a lot of work but your a midas for stone.

[@MichiganRocks]

I listened to a lot of podcasts during that one!

[@saw_dust__5131]

That’s my math teacher

[@Debbie4729]

Hope you wear masks when you do this.Silicosis is not something that you recover from!

[@MichiganRocks]

Yep, I have a respirator. Thanks for the warning though.

[@nicolebrand5752]

Beautiful