richardh
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Post by richardh on Dec 31, 2016 0:04:49 GMT -5
Another Christmas Gift was two pounds of “Beginners Mix” of rough from Rocktumbler.com. I hope this material will be easier than much of what I have been working with so far. My plan is to photograph this material as it goes through the various stages. The material has a variety of different sized rocks and for the most part appears to be pretty rough. There were two fairly large pieces that appeared to have already been in the coarse stage of a tumbler for a while. I can’t identify most of the rock in the box (this material was nicely packaged) but there were several larger pieces of “Yellow Feather Jasper” that look pretty cool. Anyway, it was an excuse to play around with the flash some more. Here’s the entire contents of the box: And here are some close ups of some of the larger pieces:
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Post by wigglinrocks on Dec 31, 2016 0:28:52 GMT -5
Looks like some nice material and you're doing fine with the pics .
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ChicagoDave
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Post by ChicagoDave on Dec 31, 2016 9:58:42 GMT -5
I think a few of those pieces are green tree agate. I've never been able to get that particular rock to turn out so I'll be watching the progress on these.
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Fossilman
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Post by Fossilman on Dec 31, 2016 10:00:24 GMT -5
Some nice jasper from Oregon too.Nice batch you have there!
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Post by pghram on Dec 31, 2016 23:15:46 GMT -5
I'm looking forward to the progress shots. Rocks are a great Christmas gift:)
Peace,
Rich
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richardh
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Post by richardh on Jan 1, 2017 0:41:26 GMT -5
Yes, my mom found it quite amusing that I was so happy to receive a "box of rocks" for Christmas.
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vera
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Post by vera on Jan 6, 2017 13:31:36 GMT -5
I am looking forward to seeing your progress on this batch of rocks. I think you will get some very nice pieces in the end.
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jamesp
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Post by jamesp on Jan 6, 2017 13:43:17 GMT -5
Rocks should be photographed before and after. Easy way to keep a record in case you change something in future batches. Pretty stuff, also, please post some midstream progress.
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richardh
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Post by richardh on Apr 5, 2017 18:43:34 GMT -5
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jamesp
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Post by jamesp on Apr 5, 2017 19:00:29 GMT -5
You have to start out with super nice material to get perfect tumbles. Like cab grade. Those are real nice and have a killer polish. Great dendrites.
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Post by wigglinrocks on Apr 5, 2017 19:02:35 GMT -5
Well I think you turned out a darn nice batch of color there . Nicely shaped and awesome shine .
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ChicagoDave
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Post by ChicagoDave on Apr 5, 2017 19:16:38 GMT -5
I think that's a great batch. Nice shine!
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Post by MrMike on Apr 5, 2017 19:23:03 GMT -5
Great batch 👍👍really like the jasper with the black dendrites
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Post by rollingstone on Apr 5, 2017 21:45:55 GMT -5
No need for any disappointment there, they have nice shape and good shine. Scroll from your top photo down to finished batch... cool transition from gnarly to nice. -Don
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Post by tims on Apr 6, 2017 2:16:11 GMT -5
Those look great. Neat mix, really nice polish and great pics.
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Post by Garage Rocker on Apr 6, 2017 11:52:34 GMT -5
Very nice, Richard. That's a super shine and the photos are spot on. Bravo! Now, get that operation back up and running and let's see some more.
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Post by Garage Rocker on Apr 6, 2017 11:54:56 GMT -5
No need for any disappointment there, they have nice shape and good shine. Scroll from your top photo down to finished batch... cool transition from gnarly to nice. -Don Don, that's something I noticed when I recently went back and looked at your old threads. Putting photos of the rough pieces with the corresponding finished tumbles. I had forgotten how cool that was and that I was going to try that as well. Maybe the next batch.
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Post by Jugglerguy on Apr 6, 2017 21:24:51 GMT -5
That's a great batch of rocks, Richard. I think you've got it all figured out!
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vera
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Post by vera on Apr 7, 2017 0:45:18 GMT -5
I wish I could say my very first batch turned out that nice, but it would be a lie. The tumble job is fantastic!
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richardh
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Post by richardh on Apr 7, 2017 14:58:07 GMT -5
Thanks for the encouragement everyone. I have my tumblers rolling again now and hope to have some material completed in the not too distant future.
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