Geode Stone Sphere

[@Bootleg_Megumin]

through watching the video, the spheres started looking like globes to me. And that made me think about how cool it would be to do a worldbuilding project with spheres like these as templates for the map, you could probably even use the crystal parts as deep ocean trenches or something. Either way, those spheres are gorgeous, it's very cool to see you making them

[@lesliestevenson5261]

Great stuff, your channel popped up on my feed at random, but glad it did so. Fascinating

[@twotonecadillac7953]

They're gorgeous! It must have been nail biting to get a hollow one to survive.

[@pebble-ology1845]

Yes it was.

[@TyOtis]

Awesome

[@Pest789]

15:33 Wow, if the second stone was a solid sphere with no gaps in the surface, it would look like a globe made to depict an alien planet!

[@TheRogueRockhound]

Your setup seems to get pretty good results. Is it all custom built? We should chat about spheres sometime. Once I get the time to make some cups, my machine will be up and running. Cheers man, cool vid

[@pebble-ology1845]

Yes, I built it myself

[@Wolflover902]

Anyone else get reminded of Brittle Hollow from Outer Wilds?

[@whatthefunction9140]

Are the edges of the hole sharp?

[@pebble-ology1845]

Yes, but safe to touch.

[@Nobe_Oddy]

I wonder , just as a thought experiment, if one of those broke in their final state, if you could then build a roughly spherical mold around it then fill the mold with clear epoxy, and once hardened completely, grind and polish it to crystal clarity..... you would then have a solid sphere but you could then see inside the geode and enjoy the crystals in a solid, more permanent state..... OR if you were to just start off with the state of pulling out of the ground, but cutting it until the rough spherical shape, BUT then you cut it in half, exposing the inner crystal beauty, but then make the spherical mold and fill with epoxy and then grind and polish it.... this was you'd have HALF geode, HALF crystal clear epoxy ... and you'd still have the other half to make a second with...... - ACTUALLY as I was typing this I started to realize the softness of the epoxy would be SOOO much softer than the rock that you couldn't grind and polish them in your machine... the epoxy would gum up the pads and prevent it from grinding and polishing the rock... or some other kind of bad outcome..... it would probably be best to have already gotten to the finished state before you cut it in half and go forward with the epoxy.... I'm not sure if you are familiar with some of the things people have been making with epoxy in their videos but it comes out as clear as glass with excellent optical properties and ZERO flaws or inclusions if you do it right..... and it become quite hard too... to the final product would look exactly like you filled the geode with glass and made a perfect sphere out of both... You can also have a tint to the epoxy, of any color you wish, plus there are all types of additives to make it have sparking properties, which looks amazing too.... and you could even mix in swirls of different colors and properties, so its not limited to just clear glass.... - And if you were looking to make a business out of your work, I think going the epoxy route would be smart because you would get twice as many creations instead of just one solid polished rock... but I get the feeling from your videos that you don't do this as any type of business, you do it for your own hobby and pleasure, which I COMPLETELY UNDERSTAND!!! It must take a LOT of time, effort, and know-how to get to the final state, and they are just so beautiful, it's almost like selling your babies! lol okay, maybe not THAT far but I think you know what I'm getting at... but if you were ever interested in selling your works I am sure people would buy them up in a hearty beat.. and for a decent amount of money too... so at least you know you hobby actually has a value that is not just for your own personal value, but you can use it as a source of income if you wanted... not many hobbyists can say that :)

[@bearshield7138]

Where are you? Very cool

[@pebble-ology1845]

I’m located in Utah, USA.

[@bearshield7138]

@@pebble-ology1845 cool Thank you