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I tried an experiment today...
Sep 28^th, 2018 at 1:25am

I have this perfect little round, gray river rock I found on the ground in Michigan. I’ve been carrying it in my pocket with a sling wrapped around it and using it for sling photos as a reference rock for months. The shape and size are good, but the gray was a bit boring and there were a few discolorations... until now Grin

After a little vegetable oil and an hour in a toaster oven, boring gray rock has become shiny black seasoned non-stick “tactical rock”...

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“My final hour is at hand. We face an enemy more numerous and cunning than the world has yet seen. Remember your training, and do not fear the hordes of Judas. I, without sin, shall cast the first stone. That will be your sign to attack! But you shall not fight this unholy enemy with stones. No! RAZOR GLANDES! Aim for the eyes! May the Lord have mercy, for we shall show none!“ -Jesus the Noodler

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Mersa Interfector Viris Spurii Offline Druid Posts: 2598 Australia Gender:	Re: I tried an experiment today... Reply #1 - Sep 28^th, 2018 at 11:21pm Love it
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Kick past-moderator Offline Posts: 4451 Finland	Re: I tried an experiment today... Reply #2 - Sep 29^th, 2018 at 6:09am That looks really cool. I've never heard of that technique but I feel it would be useful in prop making (just gonna bookmark this thread...).
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Morphy Slinging.org Moderator Offline Checkmate Posts: 8102	Re: I tried an experiment today... Reply #3 - Sep 29^th, 2018 at 10:44am I thought it was flex seal at first. Very cool!
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Kick past-moderator Offline Posts: 4451 Finland	Re: I tried an experiment today... Reply #4 - Sep 29^th, 2018 at 11:04am What temperature does it have to be at?
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Re: I tried an experiment today...
Reply #5 - Sep 29^th, 2018 at 12:21pm

I actually cooked this rock several times. I started at 200F for 30 mins. It got slightly darker but still had a lot of uncooked oil on it. I ramped it up slowly and kept trying. What worked best was 450F for an hour. I stopped there, but higher temps or longer times might be even better, or it might take a few extra cycles of oil-and-bake at 450 to get a good thick coat of polymerized oil if you start where I stopped.

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“My final hour is at hand. We face an enemy more numerous and cunning than the world has yet seen. Remember your training, and do not fear the hordes of Judas. I, without sin, shall cast the first stone. That will be your sign to attack! But you shall not fight this unholy enemy with stones. No! RAZOR GLANDES! Aim for the eyes! May the Lord have mercy, for we shall show none!“ -Jesus the Noodler

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Reply #6 - Sep 29^th, 2018 at 12:55pm

FYI, the coating is really tough! I hit a piece of osb and the rock bounced across a concrete floor with barely a scuff on it. I can’t say the same for the target Cheesy

This is the back side of the OSB panel:

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“My final hour is at hand. We face an enemy more numerous and cunning than the world has yet seen. Remember your training, and do not fear the hordes of Judas. I, without sin, shall cast the first stone. That will be your sign to attack! But you shall not fight this unholy enemy with stones. No! RAZOR GLANDES! Aim for the eyes! May the Lord have mercy, for we shall show none!“ -Jesus the Noodler

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Reply #7 - Sep 29^th, 2018 at 1:01pm

... and here’s the rock after two times skipping across concrete. Another trip to the oven will fix those little scuff marks.

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“My final hour is at hand. We face an enemy more numerous and cunning than the world has yet seen. Remember your training, and do not fear the hordes of Judas. I, without sin, shall cast the first stone. That will be your sign to attack! But you shall not fight this unholy enemy with stones. No! RAZOR GLANDES! Aim for the eyes! May the Lord have mercy, for we shall show none!“ -Jesus the Noodler

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Morphy Slinging.org Moderator Offline Checkmate Posts: 8102	Re: I tried an experiment today... Reply #8 - Sep 29^th, 2018 at 2:22pm That's one deadly avocado! Just don't try to eat it.
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Kick past-moderator Offline Posts: 4451 Finland	Re: I tried an experiment today... Reply #9 - Sep 29^th, 2018 at 3:47pm I'm think I'll be giving this a go. Now I just have to find some good rocks
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Re: I tried an experiment today...
Reply #10 - Oct 2^nd, 2018 at 9:00pm

Second try... 5 different rocks this time.
4 coats of oil. Each baked for 45 mins at 450F.
The last coat still had a bit of oily residue on some rocks which implies that the pores are all filled. I’ll try one more bake at 450 for an hour, but here are photos in order:
Oiled but uncooked
After the first cook (most oil soaked in and disappeared)
Then photos after rounds 2, 3 and 4

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“My final hour is at hand. We face an enemy more numerous and cunning than the world has yet seen. Remember your training, and do not fear the hordes of Judas. I, without sin, shall cast the first stone. That will be your sign to attack! But you shall not fight this unholy enemy with stones. No! RAZOR GLANDES! Aim for the eyes! May the Lord have mercy, for we shall show none!“ -Jesus the Noodler

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Reply #11 - Oct 3^rd, 2018 at 10:34am

Next experiment: I put the original avocado rock in my $99 Super Carver laser engraver

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“My final hour is at hand. We face an enemy more numerous and cunning than the world has yet seen. Remember your training, and do not fear the hordes of Judas. I, without sin, shall cast the first stone. That will be your sign to attack! But you shall not fight this unholy enemy with stones. No! RAZOR GLANDES! Aim for the eyes! May the Lord have mercy, for we shall show none!“ -Jesus the Noodler

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Kick past-moderator Offline Posts: 4451 Finland	Re: I tried an experiment today... Reply #12 - Oct 3^rd, 2018 at 11:04am That's really cool.
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Morphy Slinging.org Moderator Offline Checkmate Posts: 8102	Re: I tried an experiment today... Reply #13 - Oct 3^rd, 2018 at 7:37pm Ya that is quite nice. Very professional looking.
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Re: I tried an experiment today...
Reply #14 - Oct 7^th, 2018 at 5:36pm

So... my next experiment failed miserably Shocked

I made some air-dry glandes with a clay roller, then I let them dry for 3 days and tried to cook them the same way I cooked the rocks... after about 10 minutes, the glandes exploded like popcorn in the toaster oven! Obviously they weren’t dry enough to oil bake them yet.

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“My final hour is at hand. We face an enemy more numerous and cunning than the world has yet seen. Remember your training, and do not fear the hordes of Judas. I, without sin, shall cast the first stone. That will be your sign to attack! But you shall not fight this unholy enemy with stones. No! RAZOR GLANDES! Aim for the eyes! May the Lord have mercy, for we shall show none!“ -Jesus the Noodler

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