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<blockquote data-quote="AtomRat" data-source="post: 282230" data-attributes="member: 3111"><p>Throwing different grits of sand paper mabey onto an angle grinder (flat wooden disc may need to be made and a thread attachment plate bolted or screwed into it) will wear it down and go through several grades to smooth off. A leather buff may polish it with some oxide after its been shaped. If you want a perfectly flat surface, stick the sandpaper to a large flat mirror or steel sheet and holding the rock go in circles until an edge begins to form. Water will be needed to help clean the dust from the sandpaper.</p><p>Wear a dust mask if using a grinder to prevent silicosis or arsenic poisoning if dust is about / dry working. Hard to tell if its a quartz vein or what.. it looks pegmatic</p><p></p><p>Option B: lather it in salmon paste and find 20 cats</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="AtomRat, post: 282230, member: 3111"] Throwing different grits of sand paper mabey onto an angle grinder (flat wooden disc may need to be made and a thread attachment plate bolted or screwed into it) will wear it down and go through several grades to smooth off. A leather buff may polish it with some oxide after its been shaped. If you want a perfectly flat surface, stick the sandpaper to a large flat mirror or steel sheet and holding the rock go in circles until an edge begins to form. Water will be needed to help clean the dust from the sandpaper. Wear a dust mask if using a grinder to prevent silicosis or arsenic poisoning if dust is about / dry working. Hard to tell if its a quartz vein or what.. it looks pegmatic Option B: lather it in salmon paste and find 20 cats [/QUOTE]
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