william kossack wrote:
I use crushed stone such as Turquoise and Malachite on some of my
turnings. The cost for already crushed stone ranges from $10 and ounce
to $20 an ounce.

I've purchased some nuggets and I was wondering how to best crush it
myself. Anyone have a simple solution?

PS I also have some blue lapis and garnet which are much harder.
Anything I use would have to be tough. The only way I've been able to
crush some of the lapis is with a sledge hammer on a rail road track but
the bag shredded.

There's a place in Detroit (DAGS) that will sell you a 50# bag of red
garnet for just a few bucks. Your choice of grit size. Even with
shipping, the price has GOT to beat $10/20 per ounce. I chased this down
about a year ago but never followed through on it so my info is pretty
sketchy.

Bill


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