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Cutting & Polishing Services

    Do you have any agates, thundereggs, petrified wood or hard jaspers rough that you have been wanting to get cut or polished, but couldn't find time or don't have equipments? Not happy with the polish of any agates, petrified woods & jaspers you purchased? Need to make money selling well-polished specimens? Let me do the polishing for you!

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 What I cut and polish best with my current polishing method:
    Any agates & thundereggs
    Petrified Woods (limited sizes)
    Hard Jaspers such as Blue Mountain, Willow Creek, Bureau, & Morrsonite

    For other types of rocks, please check the The List of Rocks to see which one I can work on.

Open Polishing Seasons: I work outside for health safety reasons (to avoid silicosis):
   In Arizona, Last week of November to first week of May (rest of May is for finishing what needs to be done)
   In Michigan, First week of June to first week of October  (rest of October is for finishing commissions)
 
-Cutting Minimum Fees: * The prices reflect the cost of cutting oil.* 
    $2.00 per inch (NOT per square inch) (can't cut tumbled stones, too slippery to handle)
    The cutting limit is the size of your flat hand.

-Flat-Polishing Minimum Fees:
    $2.00 for any cut specimens 2 inches (5 cm) or smaller.
    $3.00 for 2 to 3.5 inches
    $4.00 for 3.6 to 4.5
    $5.00 for 4.6 to 5.5
    $6.00 for 5.6 to 6.5
    $7.00 for 6.6 to 7.5

    Anything bigger than 7 inches (11 cm) is considered a custom job and priced by a halved total of square-inches. I usually can't do anything bigger than 12 inch even I managed to finish a few 15" petrified wood log slices but it's expensive to ship anything that large.
     I can take on a very limited number of semi-curvative polishing and they'll cost 2 times more.

Shipping & Packing:
     I ask you to be responsible for the postage both ways. It is strongly recommended that you pack them in newspapers or better, thick small-bubble-lined wraps held together with thick rubber bands.  I'd like to be able to reuse the wrapping and boxes to save on the cost. Even uncut rocks must be wrapped so their sharp edges won't penetrate the box walls. Tape every corners to make the boxes stronger. Any large and heavy items must be double-boxed and ensured that they can't move around like wrecking balls. The slabs can be wrapped in cut cardboards or thick small-bubble-lined wraps. Keep track of what you packed by taking pictures of your rocks.

   It may be cheaper to ship them in your own boxes via USPS Advantage Cubic postage than those in flat-rate USPS boxes. Check USPS website or your local USPS office.

     Even I am careful with what I grind and polish, the accidents can happen beyond my control. For example, some agates or jaspers especially those in the slab forms, may contain pre-existing (or hidden) fractures that can be expanded by the stress of being grinded/polished. Even the materials can get broken while during the shipment no matter how well packed/protected they are, so you may will have to ship anything to me at your own risk.

Please insure that your rocks are clean and free of saw oil (not smelly). I suggest that you leave them in kitty litter for a few days, wash them, and then leave them out to dry for a few days. Porous/pitted materials tend to tightly retain oil, making it more difficult to grind them. Thank you!

   Since I was born deaf, I strongly prefer email but I can be texted also. Please email me any questions or ask me for my current shipping address.

(remove the spaces before emailing) or click on the email banner below to fill in the form:

sailorenergy @ yahoo.com
jagates76 @ gmail.com (backup-email)
Text-only Mobile Phone: 520 476 2134

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