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Post by adam on Jun 26, 2015 7:01:24 GMT -5
I tumble with the coarse grit now for around 10-14 days and all the other stages about 6-8 days. I tumble petrified wood that I find in the creek beds, broken agate geodes(I won't be breaking em' anymore), small jaspers with their matrix, and anything that I buy from internet. I wouldn't have patience to smooth out all the pits and cracks, and plus the stone would wither away. They all take good final polish but definitely aren't perfect. I just use the basic 3lb capacity Lortone tumbler. I broke up 2 nodules of chalcedony, one was smoky color with tiny black spots throughout and one with a very light blue hue and they tumbled excellent.
Anyhow, throwing in whole geodes or nodules less than 2 inches is fine. Any bigger than that they make it harder for other stones to tumble, although I don't always follow that rule. Good luck, mate.
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Post by adam on Jun 24, 2015 15:17:42 GMT -5
Thumbs up, I wish I could slab some agate of my own. I love that carnelian slab and other cuts, especially the water-level agate and agate seamed pet wood.
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Post by adam on Jun 24, 2015 15:12:19 GMT -5
Smaller stones of the same hardness or sometimes plastic pellets to cushion the larger stones, basically is the media. I think there a difference in grit and media in this case.
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Post by adam on Jun 23, 2015 18:03:32 GMT -5
I love the agates and the craft work, pretty final stone.
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Post by adam on Jun 23, 2015 18:01:29 GMT -5
All great material and epic cabs with great finish.
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Post by adam on Jun 23, 2015 17:58:55 GMT -5
Well, tumbling whole small geodes is no problem, but if there are large fractures in the geode then there's a chance that it can break open while tumbling. Anyhow, the geodes will take a fine polish. Just tumble them for at least 10 days in coarse grit to make sure the pits are reduced. Aluminum polish can reside in pits and cracks.
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Post by adam on Jun 20, 2015 11:02:12 GMT -5
Great agate nodule, love the colors of red, white, blue, and black.
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Post by adam on Jun 20, 2015 10:59:39 GMT -5
lol captbob that's dirty but I do it often too. ha
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Post by adam on Jun 16, 2015 19:18:24 GMT -5
That ocean jasper is a beauty. Good lot and great job polishing.
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Post by adam on Jun 16, 2015 19:14:38 GMT -5
Hope you do great on whatever you decide and a lovely scene.
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Post by adam on Jun 16, 2015 17:35:55 GMT -5
Purdy amethysts. I wish I could find one from my area but that chance is almost zilch.
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Post by adam on Jun 16, 2015 9:08:18 GMT -5
The left side looks like jasper with those veins. The right side has interesting banding. Petrified wood usually come in all different sizes but in chunks in a lot of areas, so I would go with brecciated jasper. Need more suggestions.
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Post by adam on Jun 16, 2015 8:55:07 GMT -5
I skimmed through some of it and read the end. Nice artifacts, definitely holds meaning.
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Post by adam on Jun 16, 2015 8:45:07 GMT -5
Florida has a great view though, from what I heard. captbob, you're right. No one will take solace in rocks when gas is four to five dollars. Sad, but true. And we spend a majority of our time with our lovely earth treasures! So sad. Wish you luck in your tumbles.
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Post by adam on Jun 16, 2015 8:22:29 GMT -5
Purdy material. Butterscotch, mmmm.
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Post by adam on Jun 16, 2015 8:04:03 GMT -5
Them fossils are pretty cool, Fossilman. Yeah boy.
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Post by adam on Jun 15, 2015 20:41:23 GMT -5
Wow, looks like coppery nuclear fallout in the clouds and a red sand beach in the left. Epic.
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Post by adam on Jun 15, 2015 20:35:36 GMT -5
I like the poppy jasper because of the white specs look so dreamy, and the petrified is very appealing, and the jasper's got great color and design. +1! Great.
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Post by adam on Jun 15, 2015 20:28:56 GMT -5
Here, I've finally come around. Hope you all like them. The carnelian, I believe, is also agate due to the banding. All these were found in close proximity, except that the citrine geode was found a county west. This is all from Kentucky. The contrast isn't the best.
Creamy Tan botryoidal chalcedony. I took my hammer to him to break open the whole over a year ago. I assume this is a tiny agate. Found him raw like this, a whole side almost level. Earthy colors, plus cavities at the bottom left. Maybe an inch and a half across.
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Post by adam on Jun 15, 2015 13:52:48 GMT -5
I can't seem to upload any of my pictures? None finish loading, displays 0/3 pics.
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