petrifried
starting to spend too much on rocks
Member since August 2015
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Post by petrifried on May 20, 2017 12:16:26 GMT -5
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Post by Drummond Island Rocks on May 20, 2017 12:20:10 GMT -5
Awesome material and workmanship on that batch. Thanks for sharing.
Chuck
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petrifried
starting to spend too much on rocks
Member since August 2015
Posts: 100
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Post by petrifried on May 20, 2017 12:24:06 GMT -5
Beach /river agates, petrified wood, and jasper from Oregon and Washington that I collected! I decided to take all the photos outside under natural light as I figure using the plant light for photos is like cheating;) The Lot-o tumbler is so fun and I love how easy the clean-outs are! Thanks everyone for all the info and tips
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Post by Jugglerguy on May 20, 2017 12:27:45 GMT -5
You do good work, both in tumbling and photography. I don't think using any particular type of light is cheating. I'm just happy to get a decent picture. Your pictures looke great last time and great this time. Super cool rocks too. I think it's fun to do the whole process from collecting to finished product.
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ChicagoDave
has rocks in the head
Member since June 2016
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Post by ChicagoDave on May 20, 2017 13:48:46 GMT -5
Really nice batch with a super shine. Great job!
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Post by morerockspleaz on May 20, 2017 16:08:09 GMT -5
Those look great, well rounded and superb polish. Love to see what people find in other states and collect. Well done
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petrifried
starting to spend too much on rocks
Member since August 2015
Posts: 100
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Post by petrifried on May 20, 2017 21:34:17 GMT -5
Wow, Thanks for all the kind comments! I'm having a blast with it and absolutely love rockhounding.
I have another batch tumbling in the Lot-o right now, but had a mishap in the first stage. I forgot to fill the barrel with water and drain it off before adding grit, so I then overcompensated by adding too much water. That resulted in poor action and when I went to clean out today I found that the grit had not broken down at all. So i started over on stage 1 today. Its funny because I had gotten a little more brave and threw in a hot load of some of my "best" rocks. I don't think any damage happened, just wasted time and a lesson learned!
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Post by wigglinrocks on May 20, 2017 21:42:37 GMT -5
Super batch you did there and wow what a shine .
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richardh
spending too much on rocks
Member since June 2016
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Post by richardh on May 22, 2017 22:28:04 GMT -5
Great shine and interesting material. That's how I want my next batch to look. The photography is quite nice!
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vera
spending too much on rocks
Member since December 2016
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Post by vera on May 25, 2017 17:58:34 GMT -5
Wow! Those are just stunning!
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Post by Garage Rocker on May 25, 2017 18:07:53 GMT -5
Very nice batch. Killer shine!
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