Forums: Repairing Marbles

These slags and handmades are in rough shape. One handmade is so beat up that I cannot even tell what the center might be. I wonder if it could be blasted with a torch and made so that it would be clear. I realize it might not be round, but it's a shame to just trash it. Some of the handmades would...

Can anyone tell me what this is called, who may have made it, and when?

I was wondering if anyone knew of an easy way or the way in general to clear this up? They are cloudy on the surface and I want to bring them back to life.

Here is a link with instructions on how to make a marble polishing machine. http://www.theglassmarble.com/sphere%20grinder.htm Just in case this page moves, I am copying the info below: How to Assemble and Use your Marble Reconditioning Machine The motors are small and turn no faster...

Can you fix a chip in a machine made marble? If so how would I go about doing so? Thanks Beth

https://www.yorknewstimes.com/family/obituaries/death-leroy-johnson/article_0d09a314-273a-11e8-ac07-4b689d78c21c.amp.html He will be greatly missed

I have several German handmade marbles that have been used for what they were made for, and they have lots of dings, dents, cracks, chips, etc. I would love to be able to see the cores and swirls better. I am not really looking to repair them. I just want to make it easier to see through. Is there...

I've got more mibs I want to polish and can't seem to scare up Paul Nulton, who polished my last batch for me... Someone got me a phone # recently, but all I've gotten on that # is a busy signal. Can anyone direct me to some polishers? I'd like to identify and get pricing from as many as...

If it is possible, does anyone know who & how I might contact them ? If it were in perfect condition what would its value be ? I ask this so I don't spend a 100.00 fixing it only to learn it was only worth 20.00.

In the past I'd had a marble cooked by Scott Patrick. To do that, a damaged sulphide is attached to a punty, and "cooked" in the furnace by allowing the surface to remelt (which "restores" damage) while rolling the punty back and forth, so the marble doesn't melt off the punty, then it is broken...

I have a sandwich bag full of some great marbles that are damaged, some have cracks, Flea bites, or chips. Are these marbles something that people buy? Thank You!1:wave2:

Hi there, I was wondering if the Tri-Head or even the dual-head marble Restoration machine that used to be sold on this site is still available for sale? It used to be $200 and I have not been able to find it and I am in need of it badly. I don't want someone to restore marbles for me, I want to...

Hopefully if I loaded these pics right youll see a killer onionskin that I restored! It was super frosty and after some tlc it turned out to be covered in some real nice mica!!!

Hello friends! I recently purchased a Left Twist Onionskin Marble from an auction & once I got it home & washed it I noticed a film on the entire marble. It is in rough shape & had been polished down a lot! But I couldn't make sense of the film on it. It was like dried glue but I had never heard of...

how do you the marble world feel about polishing using a 3lb rock tumbler. explain your positives and negatives i want to see if it is worth it or not and if it does a sufficient job. i have tons of RARE MARBLES but minor flaws and i want them in my collection! help me!