sampson
starting to spend too much on rocks
Member since April 2011
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Post by sampson on May 10, 2011 13:24:42 GMT -5
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Post by frane on May 10, 2011 13:28:52 GMT -5
I think that was a great success to put them all together where they could really "shine"! Looks beautiful! Fran
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peachfront
fully equipped rock polisher
Stones have begun to speak, because an ear is there to hear them.
Member since August 2010
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Post by peachfront on May 10, 2011 19:47:34 GMT -5
What tumbler did you use? Rotary or vibe? My new vibe gets a lot of "crud" in the stone if there is any kind of "grit catcher" at all. I might gather up all of my grit catchers and do a full run in the rotary, but rotary tumbling is new to me. So far I'm only using it for the grinding/shaping stage.
My favorite is the blue and white agate that shows a lot of tumbling. Well, it's blue on my monitor but faded so not sure if it's true color. The pattern catches my eye...It's the one right before the red moss one. Of course, I love me some red moss too...
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Post by rockrookie on May 10, 2011 20:05:56 GMT -5
nice tumbles !! --paul
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Fossilman
Cave Dweller
Member since January 2009
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Post by Fossilman on May 10, 2011 21:47:55 GMT -5
Nice job.............
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Post by tanyafrench on May 11, 2011 8:27:41 GMT -5
Beautiful, I love the greenish stone, I think the third individual photo. They are all very well polished.
Tanya
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Post by paulshiroma on May 17, 2011 0:12:09 GMT -5
These came out great, Sampson - regardless of the pits or inclusions. Frankly, those make them perhaps a bit more unique. Great photos, thanks.
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sampson
starting to spend too much on rocks
Member since April 2011
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Post by sampson on May 17, 2011 20:32:55 GMT -5
Thanks for all the nice comments everyone.
Peachfront, I use Lortone rotary tumblers and sometimes i just let them roll for weeks on end due to me being away from the house for extended periods of time. I think this extended tumble time can help with the grit catchers since it gives extra time for any dislodged grits to break down and not cause scratches or harm the shine in the polish stages. This extended tumble time also gets me the well tumbled shapes as you see in these pics. Some of these were probably anywhere from 3 to 6 months of total tumble time with some being a more conservative 6 to 10 weeks. If i am not happy with the shapes or have too many grit catches i sometimes just keep returning them into the coarse barrel as filler and end up tumbling them into nothingness. Most of these caught my eye enough to pull out and save for this batch of rejects.
Sampson
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Post by Toad on May 17, 2011 20:51:20 GMT -5
Looks great. Especially considering their troubled beginnings.
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