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Hello
Oct 13, 2023 10:54:33 GMT -5
Post by Jugglerguy on Oct 13, 2023 10:54:33 GMT -5
Welcome to Rock Tumbling Hobby forums, radfort66. Looks like you're off to a good start on your tumbling. Those look great!
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Post by Jugglerguy on Oct 2, 2023 10:12:13 GMT -5
Welcome from Alpena, Mike.
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Post by Jugglerguy on Sept 10, 2023 21:28:47 GMT -5
Welcome from Michigan!
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Post by Jugglerguy on Sept 6, 2023 16:20:47 GMT -5
Do you think other acids would work? I’m thinking white vinegar. Thanks. Vinegar works too, it's just slower.
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Post by Jugglerguy on Sept 6, 2023 16:19:46 GMT -5
Muriatic. Bought a gallon at Home Depot for about $8. I have enough to last a long, long time. I get muriatic (hydorchloric) acid at the pool supply. Two gallons for about $6 and it is supposed to a lot more concentrated than the hardware store stuff. Then I dilute it with water to control the reaction better when sin git to clean rocks or remove fossils from limestone or to create relief with fossils. Not a lot of pools here in Michigan. We have a hot tub store here, so I'll check there next time I get some.
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Post by Jugglerguy on Sept 4, 2023 16:53:43 GMT -5
Here I was wondering if Jugglerguy had made a video on this important subject and lo ...he did !!! Something else to thank him for ! So, Viewer discretion advised.
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Post by Jugglerguy on Aug 30, 2023 11:48:08 GMT -5
So, I think the difference is the barrel that the grit settled to the bottom had more large and medium rocks vs a variety of sizes. My process was I filled my barrels, bigger rocks on bottom. Filled with water so just the tops of the rocks were exposed. Then because I am using a 3 pound barrel I put in 3 heaping tablespoons of 60/90 silicone carbide grit from the Rock Shed. Shake up the barrel. And put on the tumbler. Then because I am impatient, halfway through I took a little peak at a couple of rocks. But I did that same process with both barrels. The only difference I can think of would be is the size of the rocks, and then they didn't get as much tumble action. I have opened up barrels to find all the grit laying on the bottom on several occasions. For me, the cause is usually too many smalls in the barrel. When I first started, I made the mistake of putting plastic pellets in the first stage. That always resulted in very little grinding and grit left over. I don't use ceramics in the first stage because it wears them out too fast. I do often use small saw scraps as filler in the first stage, which would be similar to your pea gravel. If I put too much in, I almost always have grit left over. I showed this happening in my video on top rock tumbling mistakes. It's #4.
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Post by Jugglerguy on Aug 28, 2023 16:40:10 GMT -5
I'm glad to see you have a new buddy, Jason. Jonathan was here a couple weeks ago and I said something about you returning your dog and he informed me that you went back for him. I'm really glad it's working out for all of you!
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Post by Jugglerguy on Aug 28, 2023 16:36:14 GMT -5
Welcome from Alpena!
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Post by Jugglerguy on Aug 16, 2023 16:27:32 GMT -5
I'm not sure what that is, but it sure is cool.
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Post by Jugglerguy on Aug 10, 2023 16:20:37 GMT -5
From what I've heard, National Geographic stands behind their two year warranty. I have also heard that they replace broken hobby tumblers with the professional version. The Harbor Freight tumbler doesn't have a great track record either. Make sure you turned out the little tab at the end of the machine that keeps the barrel from rubbing on the end to the base. It should only rub against the little tab which reduces friction.
Good luck!
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Post by Jugglerguy on Aug 9, 2023 15:45:53 GMT -5
Sorry, RockyBeach, I don't own either of those machines, so I don't have a video about how to use them.
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Post by Jugglerguy on Aug 8, 2023 18:47:55 GMT -5
sh that's a very interesting post. I, and most everyone I know calls all Hexagonaria "Petoskey Stone". After reading this post and many similar things on the Internet years ago, I figured that most of what I was picking up was not the actual Petoskey Stone, but I also figured that almost no one knew the difference or cared. It's nice to know that all those were actually Petoseky stones. Thank you for such a great post!
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Post by Jugglerguy on Aug 5, 2023 15:35:57 GMT -5
Hey TexHex, glad you made it here. If you think I've been helpful, then you're really going to like it here. Birdwatching and camping make great companion hobbies to rock hunting. I guess genealogy sort of fits too since you got introduced to the hobby by your ancestors.
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Post by Jugglerguy on Jul 22, 2023 16:03:17 GMT -5
Mine does not have very much vibration at all. I really like it. Here's my review of it: I'm talking about a totally different machine Jugglerguy I gave up on the idea for this, instead just going to spend the cash on supplies for what I have, especially after looking at blade prices. Yikes. Oops, I missed the word "handheld" in your original post.
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Post by Jugglerguy on Jul 22, 2023 16:01:32 GMT -5
Those are some really nice ones, chris1956, and a great polish too.
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Post by Jugglerguy on Jul 10, 2023 15:55:31 GMT -5
I'd run that tumbler at the slowest speed for all stages. If you want to hurry up the first stage, you could run it faster, but only if the rocks you're tumbling are not prone to chipping or cracking.
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Post by Jugglerguy on Jul 7, 2023 20:58:22 GMT -5
You can't get lost and there's no reason you should get banged up unless you're breaking rocks. If you're just picking up rocks, you'd be perfectly safe.
Make sure they're open. I seem to remember seeing something recently that Mrs. Nethers' family is now running the place. I don't remember exactly where I saw this, or if it was even good information.
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Post by Jugglerguy on Jul 4, 2023 13:40:00 GMT -5
The sequel is just as good as the first! LOL! Loved your rock HUNT. That really was a fun day! What isn't mentioned in that video is when Rob was looking down that hole, we both heard sounds coming from inside - after he was right on top of it. I'm 99.973% sure that was a badger hole...and we got wickedly lucky nothing shot outta there! LOL Jason's not kidding. I thought I was imagining it until he verified that he heard sounds too. It would have been a MUCH better video if it had involved going to the hospital for rabies shots.
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Post by Jugglerguy on Jun 29, 2023 18:02:17 GMT -5
Jason was a great guide and a really fun guy to hang out with. That was recorded about an hour after we first met. We hit it off right away, but by the third day we were like old friends. Brenda didn't go out hunting with us, but she cooked three really delicious meals for me and we all had fun hanging out each evening. When I sent him a message this winter asking for South Dakota rockhounding advice, I never thought I'd get such an awesome response.
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