3rd Batch of Vibratory rocks (04_2019)
Apr 15, 2019 10:55:07 GMT -5
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Post by NevadaBill on Apr 15, 2019 10:55:07 GMT -5
My third attempt at using a vibratory tumbler to finish rocks. I am starting to get the MT-4 dialed in now. Finally I was able to follow the cooking recipe that Jugglerguy had shared with me months ago.
I finished up with the fastest turn around so far (12 days) of rocks. It was also the least cost of polishing materials by far.
Sharing because I like the shine, even though the quality of some rocks would probably make some of the RTH regular members want to quit tumbling.
I tried my best to make the arrangement look random, but I placed the stones there. 50 cent piece in the middle. I don't know how you guys make rock groups look so natural.
River rocks:
A couple of my favorites didn't make the picture. But are in the group photo.
Amethystine rocks:
I cannot get happy with these rocks. Every batch, they turn out spalled, chipped, cracked, and mishapen. These rolled for 6-8 weeks. They started out large too. I will write an article on these asking for advice some time soon.
Lavic and Sandstone rocks:
OK, the Lavic ones are OK, but the surprise is the Sandstone ones. At least I was told they might be Sandstone. The picture doesn't do them justice, and they are both sitting up on their worst side, but they came out great (polish). And I have massive examples (large as a football) of this material. There will be more of these in the future, if I can figure out how to tumble the bigger ones.
Copper mine rocks:
Im still not sure what these are. But they happen to be difficult to polish. The is my 3rd try to get polish on them, and the greener ones took the shine pretty well. These are minuscule, but I will be running much larger samples of the same material next. But I have experienced major undercutting with these types of rocks, from tailings at Copper mines.
Another shot:
So, the material is not shocking. But the good news is that I am working through a lot of it, all the while trying to get the polishing part done.
And I now like the vibratory results better than the rotary. It is much shorter (6 weeks, versus 12 days), and WAY less expensive (polish is kind of not cheap). But at this rate the 5 lbs. of Rock Shed AO polish I bought will last forever.
Thank you for having a look.
I finished up with the fastest turn around so far (12 days) of rocks. It was also the least cost of polishing materials by far.
Sharing because I like the shine, even though the quality of some rocks would probably make some of the RTH regular members want to quit tumbling.
I tried my best to make the arrangement look random, but I placed the stones there. 50 cent piece in the middle. I don't know how you guys make rock groups look so natural.
River rocks:
A couple of my favorites didn't make the picture. But are in the group photo.
Amethystine rocks:
I cannot get happy with these rocks. Every batch, they turn out spalled, chipped, cracked, and mishapen. These rolled for 6-8 weeks. They started out large too. I will write an article on these asking for advice some time soon.
Lavic and Sandstone rocks:
OK, the Lavic ones are OK, but the surprise is the Sandstone ones. At least I was told they might be Sandstone. The picture doesn't do them justice, and they are both sitting up on their worst side, but they came out great (polish). And I have massive examples (large as a football) of this material. There will be more of these in the future, if I can figure out how to tumble the bigger ones.
Copper mine rocks:
Im still not sure what these are. But they happen to be difficult to polish. The is my 3rd try to get polish on them, and the greener ones took the shine pretty well. These are minuscule, but I will be running much larger samples of the same material next. But I have experienced major undercutting with these types of rocks, from tailings at Copper mines.
Another shot:
So, the material is not shocking. But the good news is that I am working through a lot of it, all the while trying to get the polishing part done.
And I now like the vibratory results better than the rotary. It is much shorter (6 weeks, versus 12 days), and WAY less expensive (polish is kind of not cheap). But at this rate the 5 lbs. of Rock Shed AO polish I bought will last forever.
Thank you for having a look.