Slabbing a Few Michigan Rocks

Let's cut some rocks! Besides cutting rocks, I talk a little bit about the Lortone ST-10 slab saw I'm using.
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[@victoriadawydiuk4172]

The quartz is nature’s stained glass. The wild weather was an awesome backdrop to the video.

[@MichiganRocks]

I didn't plan to have the weather upstage the rocks, but it turned out to be pretty interesting.

[@kamilgrochla6192]

It's wiola i have idea for you can you made nice coasters uder cups from granite i found nice one yelow big stone on the beach in Northern Ireland

[@kamilgrochla6192]

And pink with yellow nice loking

[@pugsmom1]

Loved the quarts the most. OMG! I used to play canasta all the time when I was a kid. It's been over 50 years since I played. Brings back a lot of memories. Thanks.

[@MichiganRocks]

My wife and I have been playing Canasta for the past few years with her parents. It's a great game. We have always loved playing games as a family. As a teacher, I was surprised at how many kids didn't play games with their families. It think that's a shame.

[@kathyryanthornton6571]

I played Canasta with my grandma almost every weekend, beginning when I wa 8yo. She's passed and I'm 70! LOL. Played euchre for years with my friends. The library near me has open euchre on Thursday nights!

[@MichiganRocks]

@@kathyryanthornton6571 They’re both great games. As a teacher, there was a euchre game at lunch most years.

[@suzettecalleja3122]

I grew up in S.Calif, but lived in Michigan for about 3 years near some of my cousins. I never seen electric storms, or snow for that matter until I lived in Michigan. I always knew it had snowed before I looked out the window because I could hear the snowmobiles coming. I also missed the Ice storms, but I didn't drive then. I also miss plying my all time favorite card game Euchre, we stayed up until 2aa.

[@MichiganRocks]

Euchre is big in the midwest. It's a nice game that you can play without thinking too much so you can easily have a conversation about something else at the same time.

[@mjmmusser]

@@MichiganRocks not at our euchre games. Everyone loves to predict what others are going to play and gets really competitive.

[@suzettecalleja3122]

@@mjmmusser I loved it when I could say I've got this and play it alone

[@MichiganRocks]

@@mjmmusser I played at lunch a lot when I was teaching. We only got about 25 minutes for lunch and a euchre game fit that time well. We ate, played Euchre and talked about something else, all at the same time. We also discussed the game, but there was usually another conversation going on at the same time.

[@sandmaker]

I always love seeing the inside of rocks. Those were a really good batch. Thanks for sharing your time and expertise. Be happy, safe and stay healthy 😷⚒

[@MichiganRocks]

What’s not to like? Rocks are fun inside and out.

[@mariehillard1742]

Loved seeing the inside of stones. The rain bought tears to my eyes lol silly I know but I live in a country where droughts are more common than regular rain. Oh well.... can't do much about it.

[@MichiganRocks]

We were fortunate this summer to have rain spaced pretty well all season. There was a dry spell in June, but that’s about it. I know a lot of the country was hot and dry.

[@justjulee9135]

First time I've ever seen a video this quickly lol! Can't wait to see the slabs!

[@MichiganRocks]

Congratulations!

[@deidremcintosh6892]

Love the rocks around your house and the path

[@outdoorstudios2022]

Thanks for sharing Rob!!!

[@jimsgems74]

Awesome stuff Michigan Rocks

[@SmallWonda]

Do like seeing what's inside - getting all sorts of Weather - keeps you on your toes!! 🌈🦘🐱‍👤🐾👍

[@MichiganRocks]

Crazy weather for a couple days there.

[@nikkilyne36]

I love when you slab the rocks and we get to see the inside.

[@MichiganRocks]

I have a playlist of several of these videos if you want to see more. I have at least one more planned for this year.

[@katiedid713926]

Thank you for sharing, storm and all

[@MichiganRocks]

The storms were half the fun.

[@user-tu9wb7lf4h]

The slab at 8:05 is an incredible example of a delta clast! It is used as a shear sense indicator in structural geology. Amazing!

[@MichiganRocks]

I don't understand exactly what you said, but I'm thrilled that it was a good example!

[@americannomadnewsthecardbo4339]

Nice video excellent presentation I like the weather backdrop and I really appreciated the very calming Midwest accent.

[@sophiathedandilioness]

You're right that the first unakite is perfect for your ornaments! 🤩

[@MichiganRocks]

So far, it's all been made into crosses. It seemed a little too orange for Christmas ornaments after I looked at it a little more.

[@sophiathedandilioness]

@@MichiganRocks maybe stars could work? I get what you mean tho 🙏

[@MichiganRocks]

@@sophiathedandilioness Seems like stars should be yellow. I think that rock will just be all made into crosses. I have better greens, reds and whites for Christmas.

[@lindaann9927]

How Awesome, and Wonderful!! I Love rocks!! Cutting them and also in the shape of Christmas ornaments is Amazing!! So fun to watch this!! Thank You So Much!? Just Beautiful!! Tell us of more of your projects!! 💙❤️💜✝️🪔

[@MichiganRocks]

If you check out my channel, I have shown lots of projects.

[@KatyDidRocks]

I love all the weather changes! LOL, your open garage door and the thunderstorm made it look like a green screen. Cool video, Rob.

[@MichiganRocks]

Hi Kate! The original video had the garage door over my head in it and I cropped it out. You’re the second one to say it looks like a green screen so I’m glad I did. I was just trying to neaten things up.

[@victoriatucker63]

Wowww your the first person outside of my family who knows about canasta! Been playing since I was 12, I'm 27 now. Enjoy your videos

[@MichiganRocks]

We play quite often. Do you play Euchre too? That's a very popular game in Michigan.

[@mamuanilutmang5148]

Wow! Wonderful and beautiful, very fine slabbing.

[@The_Kitbashers_Crypt]

I really enjoy your channel. I love how genuinely happy you seem with your rock projects. It's hard not to catch your excitement 😀👍

[@MichiganRocks]

I’m usually pretty happy with the results. This stuff isn’t too hard to do with a little practice.

[@storytimewithunclebill1998]

Pretty cool slabs. Didnt realize it took so long to get a slab cut. Makes sense though. See the weather can change in an instant. Was fun to watch. Great video

[@MichiganRocks]

It's not a quick process, but at least I can walk away while it cuts.

[@JJ-si4qh]

Always appreciate your videos!

[@LadyYoop]

BEAUTIFUL!

[@markattardo]

Cool rocks. The weather added a nice touch of drama👍

[@MichiganRocks]

That was pretty dramatic for me too.

[@deniseview4253]

All are beautiful.

[@leslyeschoenhuth1107]

* So glad you are inside when Lightening is outside.. Red & green would make good ornaments & decorations..

[@MichiganRocks]

The lightning didn’t scare me as much as the trees waving around. I thought I was going to get hit by a falling branch.

[@Indyanas_ocean_view]

Awesome video! That was some interesting weather. I liked how it looked like you were standing outside when it was raining, like a green screen effect. 😍🥰😇👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻

[@MichiganRocks]

Nope, safely inside the garage.

[@Indyanas_ocean_view]

@@MichiganRocks 😁😃👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻

[@ruthchapman3847]

Love the slabbing of the rocks that you do. Gorgeous colors

[@darkcrystalmagik3369]

Beautiful. Love that quartz especially.

[@virginiarocks]

Cool. Nicely done

[@marcmoore5702]

Tks for saw description. 👀

[@patriciamckean4186]

Slabbing is fun...it's where I get a window into the rock. Then it tells me what it may become. 😊

[@jefflawrence67]

I now definitely feel I need slab saw!!! My H.F. tile saw has been fighting the good fight! But..talk about a game changer!!! Thank you also for the idea of Xmas ornaments!

[@MichiganRocks]

You might like my video showing the Christmas ornaments I made: kzbin.info/www/bejne/jHXSi39qgs6DnbM

[@tigerg3761]

Some of the Unakite would look really cool if you cut it into the shape of a cross and put a magnet on the back - make great refrigerator magnets. Love the red and green color.

[@MichiganRocks]

I have made hundreds of crosses, but haven't put magnets on the back yet. Maybe I should. I have made Michigan shaped magnets and other shapes, but not crosses. Hmmm...

[@tigerg3761]

If you need someone to be a tester of the idea, we’d gladly offer our refrigerator. 😀

[@MichiganRocks]

@@tigerg3761 I'll keep that in mind!

[@pough1965]

Although I love seeing the rocks, I really loved hearing about euchre! Not many players here in Kansas City! Thanks for your work! Go, Green!

[@MichiganRocks]

Pretty much everyone seems to play Euchre here in Michigan, but I know it’s not well known outside of the Midwest. Good game.

[@pough1965]

@@MichiganRocks oh, I know! Ann Arbor is my hometown.

[@penelopefp]

@@pough1965 how cool. I'm from KC and have family in Ann Arbor, though I've never visited them up north. They always came down to see Grandma. I'm in CA now. I sure miss a good thunderstorm!!

[@Smallathe]

Cool. Lovely method and very nice slabs!

[@99Rockhounding]

Great video! It's always so much fun seeing what's inside!

[@MichiganRocks]

No big surprises here, but they all turned out to be nice rocks. I've made crosses out of all of them now, I think. They all turned out pretty good.

[@99Rockhounding]

@@MichiganRocks That's awesome! My family really loved the crosses you gave us!

[@MichiganRocks]

@@99Rockhounding That's great. I love making those. I give a lot away. I was walking to the shop that sells them with a bag full the other day and ended up giving three away on the way there. I'm not very good at selling things, but I"m pretty good at giving them away.

[@emdee7744]

Wow, those slices were beautiful. Nice video. Wild weather you were having there! For a minute, I thought you might get a trip to Oz out of it.

[@MichiganRocks]

The wind was a little scary when I was out there. I thought a branch might fall on me.

[@elise6211]

oh i love the rain in the background as youre showing the slabs… rocks and thunderstorms make the ultimate calm

[@MichiganRocks]

Let’s just hope I don’t end up doing a beach rock hunting video in a thunderstorm. I don’t think that would be very relaxing for me.

[@KatieReadsKoziesAndMore]

Great stuff! You have a beautiful property. I live in Ohio and enjoy all the different weather patterns that come our way. I think your weather is a little more extreme with the “lake effect” added to your conditions. Those last couple of rocks made beautiful slabs!

[@MichiganRocks]

We don't get lake effect much where I live. On the other side of the state they get a lot more of that because of the prevailing westerly winds. But in general, I think Michigan gets pretty interesting weather. I grumble about winter by the end, but I do like having four seasons here.

[@dancrites453]

Very cool! The mostly quartz rock was absolutely amazing. I like that you threw a slabbing video in. Very interesting. Thanks for sharing...

[@MichiganRocks]

I have done several slabbing videos before. Did you miss them? People seem to enjoy them.

[@dancrites453]

@@MichiganRocks Not at all. I have watched all of the slabbing videos. You just hadn't done one in a while. I really like them. I like that you have mixed things up recently. I am a big fan of the waterfall videos. Added those to my bucket list. Thanks for all that you do....

[@MichiganRocks]

@@dancrites453 I really wish other people loved the waterfall videos. I've gotten some good comments, but almost every one of them has lost subscribers. That's a pretty clear message that they're not well received by everyone.

[@coyotewacker]

Great video ,Love Your saw !

[@manisteerocks7092]

Always neat to see the inside of rocks,no matter how many times I do,I'm always interested to see what's going on in there. Cool video!.. hope your having some luck today where your at!

[@MichiganRocks]

Thanks Wil. I agree that it's fun to see inside and never seems to get old.

[@jeffholmes1362]

Great video, boy that weather sure does change fast. Love the saw a very piece of equipment to have. Thanks for sharing.

[@MichiganRocks]

The weather was crazy for a couple days there.

[@paigelee6321]

Interesting cool rocks thank you for sharing 😊💙

[@lindaleehulsey3167]

Weather FUN & EXCITING perfect to focus on your ROCK projects....ALL very rewarding, thank you

[@MichiganRocks]

You're welcome!

[@shepherd4406]

Love you cut “interesting rocks” instead of more traditional. They are the rocks I like to collect.

[@MichiganRocks]

I cut some more traditional rocks too, but I love just cutting whatever looks good to me too.

[@sakthornton5626]

Thank you for explaining about the saw. I really need those explanations.

[@MichiganRocks]

You're welcome. I've gotten enough questions in the past, that I thought it was about time that I say a little more about it.

[@grandparocky]

Thank You!

[@MichiganRocks]

You're welcome!

[@kimfrommn7162]

Beautiful slabs! Thanks for taking us with you ! Appreciated! 😊

[@MichiganRocks]

You're welcome!

[@heatherlandskron]

wow, great video and wild weather!! hi.!! have a good evening. i hope all is well.

[@supersleuth3161]

super cool

[@markreetz1001]

Cool excursion down the Rock Lane. It's always interesting to see inside those rocks.

[@MichiganRocks]

Yep, it doesn’t get old.

[@SherryAustinMcginley]

I enjoyed the video and the slabbed rocks. Lots going on. 😁

[@terriseaton3049]

Someone who loves rocks as much as I do!

[@MichiganRocks]

I do like them quite a bit.

[@elizabethharttley4073]

Wow good video. I liked the weather and the rocks.

[@MichiganRocks]

Kind of crazy weather for a couple days there.

[@icatz]

I love your weather.

[@MichiganRocks]

Which part? it was pretty much constantly changing.

[@icatz]

@@MichiganRocks All of it. Also the trees and the green and the water.

[@eruis3139]

Yep that’s Michigan wait 5 minutes the weather will change.

[@sophiathedandilioness]

Portland Oregon is like this as well, both places I've lived 🤣

[@MichiganRocks]

The weather was pretty crazy for a couple days there.

[@kabbythedog9409]

Very cool 😎, first time in Michigan going in a rock hunt on my day off

[@MichiganRocks]

Good luck!

[@I_wish_I_knew_something]

Let’s slab them. Go Blue!!!

[@disabledvetnralifer932]

Nice Sir

[@CityRockhounding]

Michigan weather for you, from the storm in the south! Wow, these turned out so cool. Thanks for sharing these. What beautiful rocks. Is it possible to get an even slab on a tile saw by any chance, probably difficult, but I like gluing the wood to the rock. Can't wait to see how these ornaments turn out!

[@MichiganRocks]

I slab most of my Petoskey Stones by hand on a saw that's in my basement. You've seen the videos. That saw has a very short fence that helps to cut straight slabs. I don't think I'd do very well without it. I wonder if you could set up some sort of fence for your tile saw.

[@CityRockhounding]

@@MichiganRocks I'm going to try, thanks for the tips, I appreciate you helping me out. It's going to be my first time cutting. So I'm practicing on some regular rocks. I like the fence idea, I think I might be able to put something together for that. Thanks Rob!

[@Absolution55]

That was such a nice video, I like your background and the wild weather. I think your slab videos are growing on me.

[@MichiganRocks]

I have been trying to move around the yard to keep them a little more interesting. The weather was a bonus this time.

[@kellyhollingsworth6100]

Dang, no wonder you did not get to many slabs cut one game of Canasta can take all night. Nice to see you cut some slabs, I was telling the wife only 5 months to Christmas, I got the better start saving look. Good post as always, happy trails until next time.

[@MichiganRocks]

We usually play two games of canasta and sometimes a quick game of euchre after. That's enough cards for one night.

[@kerinholmstrom250]

The yellow standing on the outside is due to iron. If you want yellow rock, talk to Katydid or Theo Kellison and trade for some yellow jasper...they have lots! 😁🇨🇦♥️🇨🇦

[@MichiganRocks]

I’m not surprised that it could be iron staining. Thanks for the tip on finding yellow rocks. I was hoping to do this project with rocks from Michigan, but that might not be possible.

[@lindaleehulsey3167]

Love your Christmas ornaments....your so creative! Makes me wanna slab rocks, but first have to decide where to move I can afford on my INCOME so I can become a serious ROCK HOUNDER!

[@MichiganRocks]

It's good to have a goal to work toward. Keep your eyes out for a used saw. New ones are really expensive, that's why I bought used.

[@milesnn]

Awesome video nice slabs I’m sure the outcome of what you do to them will be sweet, that is cool about gluing a board to the slab again thank you awesome

[@MichiganRocks]

I have already cut a lot of these into little crosses. They’ve been shining up nicely.

[@debispilker4392]

Thanks for the videos!

[@Nikkisavage100]

Nice unakite, these stones are so beautiful, same weather we have here today

[@MichiganRocks]

This is not the same as the weather we're having here lately.

[@davidhile5363]

I’m wondering if that was the same storm that came through Baldwin, Mi on Sept. 7. They had a strip about 1mi. wide and 7 mi. long with very heavy hail and wind damage. It’s always amazing to see what the rocks look on the inside. Gneiss shirt !!!

[@MichiganRocks]

Nope, I recorded this on August 28 and 29. The storm here didn't do any damage. I think I was outside during the biggest gust of wind.

[@r.awilliams9815]

Now there's a coincidence...I'm cutting some bloodstone slabs right now. It's some hard stuff, makes my Covington 10" saw sweat some.

[@MichiganRocks]

The only rock that ever gave this saw a problem was a piece of copper ore. It didn't have much copper in it, but it jammed the saw until the motor cut out. I wasn't there when it happened. I was afraid I had ruined the motor, but it's still running fine. It's running right now, actually, cutting the other half of one of these.

[@ruksrocksandadventures.5800]

What an awesome setup, doesn't look like you get many saw mark's. 👍✌️

[@MichiganRocks]

No, usually there are no saw marks, but once in awhile I get one.

[@ruksrocksandadventures.5800]

@@MichiganRocks that's the one, those stone's are amazing too. Enjoy the rest of your week. 👌

[@dugedo730]

I have the same Saw. yours looks a little nicer than mine, but for being an old saw they sure do cut Gneiss(nice). GO BLUE!!!

[@MichiganRocks]

It is a good saw. I’d buy another if I ever found one.

[@staceysakkinen1270]

Loved all your slabs. I'm thinking about getting a tile saw to cut rocks that are to big to tumble. Always enjoy your videos.

[@MichiganRocks]

Lots of people start with a tile saw. I was able to find a used lapidary trim saw early on, so I have never used one. Looks like they get you pretty wet, so it’s probably an outdoor activity.

[@staceysakkinen1270]

@@MichiganRocks yes. That's the plan. Use it outside.

[@SunroseStudios]

as someone who's not particularly knowledgable about working with rocks, "here's what it looks like wet" is an amusing phrase to me for some reason

[@MichiganRocks]

I'm not sure why that's funny, but I'm glad it's funny rather than infuriating or something. Rocks tend to look much better either polished or wet because it brings out the color. Thanks for watching something you wouldn't normally watch, I appreciate it.

[@nicolagraynewzealandrockho8976]

Love your rock cutter. Also very impressed with the lawn mowing skills, nice straight lines. Beautiful slabs of rock. The weather is atrocious here in North island of New Zealand, we have pouring rain too. I can't wait to get out rock hunting after the storm.

[@MichiganRocks]

When I was in high school, a friend and I mowed 70 lawns with push mowers (the powered kind). We prided ourselves on straight lines. I haven't forgotten how to do that.

[@judyhobday4760]

We had a saw just like that, bought it used for a hundred and cut a ton of rocks with it. That was many many years ago.

[@MichiganRocks]

I got mine for $400 and a four hour round trip to pick it up. I still thought it was a good deal.

[@judyhobday4760]

@@MichiganRocks we got ours way way back, like in 1965 or so. wish I had held onto it. And you did get a good buy, for sure, much nicer looking than the one we got.

[@ShannonShenanigans79]

Love it! I did get a ton of rocks from lake Erie some are smaller pebbles because I seem to like them a little more. Definitely some different rocks very interesting. Would love to share my finds with you and your family.

[@MichiganRocks]

I'd like to see what you find in Lake Erie. I've never hunted rocks there. You could send a couple pictures to my Instagram account if you want. It's in the description of this video.

[@ShannonShenanigans79]

@@MichiganRocks will do later today! I found some two tones right down the middle. I will say I am enjoying this! And my kids love it to.

[@butfirst..coffee.4609]

Looks like a safe slab-cutting machine you have. I always worry watching people cutting rocks with their fingers so close to the blade.

[@MichiganRocks]

You should watch this video so you don't worry about rock saws so much: kzbin.info/www/bejne/e6OXin-kacuLi6M

[@butfirst..coffee.4609]

@@MichiganRocks Wow! Thanks for the link. I feel better now.

[@SteveandSusiesHomestead]

Great looking stuff.. Michigan weather.. if you dont like it .. wait 5 min. it will change..lol

[@MichiganRocks]

That’s true!

[@keithblack6926]

If u are looking for a yellow rock talk to one of the Montana rock ppl for a yellow jasper

[@MichiganRocks]

Thanks, Keith. Someone else suggested that too. I might do that, but I had my heart set on finding a rock from Michigan to do the job. That might not be possible though.

[@JhonDiamond2021]

nice video

[@slothhunter4615]

We have the same 10" slab saw. Hp lapidary has a saw that looks just like the loritone and the parts interchange. We ended up putting the new hp carriage and vice in ours.

[@MichiganRocks]

I’ve heard mixed reviews of the HP saw. it seems like they also stole the design from Lortone, so I’m hesitant to give them business. At the same time, that saw looks really nice. It’s good to know parts are there if I ever really need them though.

[@slothhunter4615]

@@MichiganRocks also appreciated the 2x4 tip of gluing the rocks to it that are being slabbed. No more wasting of the rocks. Been using it after seeing another video where you showed us. Thank you.

[@MichiganRocks]

@@slothhunter4615 Yep, that works great.

[@captpaul8827]

I have a 10" Frantom saw that is a beast! It's at my parent's currently, but once I have the room for it, it's coming with me.

[@MichiganRocks]

@@captpaul8827 I have a 10" Frantom too. It has a gravity feed, but I've never gotten it to work right. I use that saw to hand slab my Petoskeys. It has a nice little fence that makes it pretty easy to get slabs of a consistent thickness.

[@geosobservations9496]

That's a cool saw 😃

[@geosobservations9496]

Really neat slabs 🥰🥰

[@geosobservations9496]

I have one or two of those Tigre looking rocks

[@MichiganRocks]

I like that saw a lot. It's out there cutting right now, as a matter of fact.

[@annettehalliday8892]

Great video and very creative with the Christmas decorations 👏👏. just thought i would let you know that i have received my Andonstar microscope that you showed. I think it is fantastic and provides a whole new experience when i am looking at my opal and other rocks. fantastic, thankyou 👏👏👏🇦🇺

[@MichiganRocks]

I've used mine several times too. Fun little gadget, isn't it?

[@annettehalliday8892]

its amazing to look into an opal, i can clearly see the depth. Thankyou its my new favourite toy 👍👍

[@bonesstones6584]

Pretty stuff for sure! I collected some beautiful green stone along the shoreline of the lower Potomac earlier this year. When I cut a slab it turned out to be quartz, the green color was just some discoloration on the surface. What size piece of yellow stone are you looking for? I have some mookite and some jasper, both of which are predominantly yellow in color.

[@MichiganRocks]

My wife redecorated my daughter's room when she graduated from college and moved out. She decorated in a daisy theme and one of the things she put up was a wall hanging that is a daisy made out of black, metal rod. The centers of the daisies is about an inch wide and has gaudy fake plastic diamonds filling them. Nothing else in the room matches those diamond centers. They look awful to me. My immediate thought was to make cabs to replace them with. My wife says they have to be yellow, like a daisy. I know I could pretty easily find yellow rocks from somewhere else, but I would really like to use rocks that I found in Michigan for this project. That might not be possible and I might decide to get something else at some point. I appreciate your offer.

[@NickyProniewicz]

that is a good chert!

[@MichiganRocks]

It's a very gneiss chert.

[@leodapat9139]

Hi hillo idol, God bless you. Watching from pinas setio palanog Garita San Enrique Iloilo thx.

[@sparband]

I think my favorite was the nice rock. The weather changes were something else. We rarely get rain in the summer in California. I love the thunder and lightning, but that’s something we don’t get very often either. It’s a treat when we do. My dog doesn’t like the thunder sounds though. I have always wondered if dogs get used to it, if they live in places with a lot of thunder and lightning.

[@rosalindhendricks6337]

The answer to the dog in thunderstorms is no. I had one who hid under my bed when the noise started. She did this from the time she was a pup until her hearing went bad.

[@MichiganRocks]

I'd be hiding under the bed if there was an earthquake like in California.

[@sparband]

@@MichiganRocks I have lived here all my life. The last big one we had here was in 89. I don’t like them much either. I was born here, but would love to move. More because of the politics, than the earthquakes. It’s not the same place that I grew up in. At least I live in the suburbs, rather than a city. People are leaving California like crazy now.

[@rosalindhendricks6337]

@@MichiganRocks 😂

[@eruis3139]

The last time I was this early…. I got nothing people 🤪🤣. Love and blessings to all

[@MichiganRocks]

At least you got a video. There are no other prizes for being early, unfortunately.

[@darkwood777]

The last time I was this early I had primordial soup with dinner.

[@wolfe1970]

Have you ever tried to make a wind chime out of the slabs ? i have a slab cut geode wind chime and the sound it makes is beautiful

[@MichiganRocks]

No, someone suggested that I do that, but I haven’t. Maybe some day.

[@bonnieestucker4805]

Wow! Those slabs look great. Cool you make ornaments from them. What happened to the controversial rock? The one you left behind? The one that caused a big hullabaloo and you went back and retrieved it. Still waiting for you to cut that baby up. Did you? Are you going to tumble it? Did I miss the video?

[@MichiganRocks]

I tumbled that one quite awhile ago. Somehow you missed it. But lucky for you, it's still in the theater: kzbin.info/www/bejne/f5uXYYaantOEZrM

[@RJDCR]

nice

[@kimberlyaustin6677]

This is seriously cool. Do you ever go to Rock and Mineral shows to sell any of the rocks you've collected/slabbed? Kalamazoo has a good one. People would buy this stuff (I know I would)😁👍👍👍👍

[@MichiganRocks]

Nope, I have never even been to a rock show. There aren't any near me as far as I know. The good thing about living where I do is that I have beaches to myself. The downside is that we don't have other things like rock shows.

[@MichiganRocks]

@@cd5864 Sounds like fun. I hope you find some good deals.

[@captpaul8827]

Just FYI, next weekend (September 25-26) there is a gem and mineral show in Traverse City at the Cherryland VFW Hall.

[@danthewildbirdman]

As a kid I loved putting a bright flashlight under a slab. Also do you have a Michigan shirt for every day of the week?

[@MichiganRocks]

I have more Michigan shirts than that. when I first started doing these videos, my wife pointed out that I was wearing some that had holes in them. I guess that bothered her, because she ordered seven more for me. She’s a Michigan fan, so I think she likes seeing me in Michigan shirts.

[@reneematlock9657]

Silly question from someone over near Gaylord... Does Yooperlite polish well? If so, where would one locate yooperlite jewelry? My grandmother started a tradition when I was a teen of giving her granddaughters jewelry made of Michigan stones. My girls, granddaughters and even younger cousins all have Petoskey Stone and Isle Royal Greenstone jewelry but I'd LIKE to add Yooperlite jewelry to their collections.

[@MichiganRocks]

Yes, Yooperlites polish nicely. The problem with using them for jewelry is that they’re just gray rocks unless they’re under U.V. light. There’s no good way to light up a pendant. Here are some videos about them: Tumbling Yooperlites: kzbin.info/www/bejne/a6jMcoxpq7t5rdU Slabbing Yooperlites: kzbin.info/www/bejne/rnu4fqJ_pbSbpdE Making Yooperlite Fridge Magnets: kzbin.info/www/bejne/m5vTgKdsh9ploM0

[@berjo77]

A oil saw may be in my future. For now I’m using a 7-inch Makita angle grinder and diamond blade. to dry cut. Only a dozen cuts later, the blade still looks good. My question is, how long does your blade last cutting with oil?

[@MichiganRocks]

My blades last a long time in this saw. It's hard to say how long, but I'm not complaining. I'm on my second blade since I got the saw about seven years ago.

[@berjo77]

@@MichiganRocks , very nice. Thinking oil is the way to go, even if initial cost is more. Safer too, I believe. Won’t get as hot and the rocks not shatter, at least that’s what I’m thinking. Saving blade life is my focus, a good blade is more than a nice dinner out!

[@patriciamccabe1394]

I watched one of your videos on making pendants for your wife. You wire wrapped around a groove. I'd like to do that--can you tell me what kind of glass grinder you have and specifically what "bit" is used to make the groove? Thanks a bunch!

[@MichiganRocks]

Yep, they're both in my Amazon storefront in the description of this video. I don't think the exact make of glass grinder is important, but the bit is.

[@MACorrupt]

Thanks for the video I enjoy yours very much. I think you should reach out to KatyDid or Montana rock mom and ask them to send you a piece of yellow jasper🤎

[@MichiganRocks]

Do you mean for my project? I could, but I kind of want to find the rocks myself.

[@MACorrupt]

@@MichiganRocks yes and I understand 🤎

[@daydbaysinger4572]

Hey Rob how have you been?

[@MichiganRocks]

I’ve been great. Nice to see you again.

[@daydbaysinger4572]

@@MichiganRocks Thats good ive been watching on my tv latly and i cant comment on there.

[@MichiganRocks]

@@daydbaysinger4572 Ok, I'm glad you're still watching. Don't worry about commenting, but it was nice to hear from you.