Heya Andrew
I worked that out after I posted, I was having a ditz day LOL!
I found a borax substitute near me & it seems to work ok, so I'm happy. It's Sodium Sesquicarbonate & cost me £1.25 for 500g
Where did you get F80 from at that price?! Not sure I want to get 25kg all at once tho'. I don't have the space ha ha
I've worked out how to build my own (except gears....I'm going to start with Maplins & see what they say, unless you know of somewhere I can get 2 x 3" diameter gears with 6mm screw holes at the back? I also need one small one like the on on the Beach tumbler, but with a square hole so that it fits
this motor) that should carry 6 3lb barrels with ease
does a little happy danceIn the end I got a small load from Little Gems, but will keep looking around. I came across what I think might be a new site today....see what you think
hereOther than that, I've had some
fun times
My agates kind of started to go south, so I've set them aside for a bit before I annihilate them completely
I put in some of the rocks I couldn't decide about marble/milky quartz & they were doing great until my drive belt broke
I'm annoyed with myself as I intended to get a spare this month, but spent too much on food...badbadbad me LOL! They're 1st on the list for next month now
& I made a big boo boo that has maybe turned out ok....after
rockpickerforever told me peeps can be very literal here, I thought
jamesp was being serious about using kitty litter so I tried it in my slurry & it worked!! I got gloopy slurry, yay!!!
Here are a couple of views of the marble/milky quartzes after a week - am really loving how they're turning out & how quickly as well
The pic isn't showing it, but the pure white one is very sparkly & the crystals in it are hexagonal...am really pleased with it & the big one bottom left wasn't anything much to look at when I put it in & now so many colours have come out , it's wow too
The pink one isn't rose quartz, but all the moss has come off it now & it's shaping up well.....I'm going to stop now before I get really boring ha ha