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new	Is it advisable to buy raw rocks/stones from Etsy?

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new	Anyone else sleep with their tumbler?

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new	Unfinished Rock Storage and Antifreeze Pages: 1 2

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thestripedone: Hi all May 10, 2024 17:16:19 GMT -5

thestripedone: I've been using ceridium oxide for my 4th step of polishing. I was wondering if there is a 5th step for a super polish May 10, 2024 17:20:10 GMT -5

amygdule: Silicon Carbide SiC grind in Rotary then Aluminum Oxide AO polish in a vibe... May 10, 2024 17:37:12 GMT -5 *

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Wooferhound: OOOOOOoooooo...... . . . Shiney May 12, 2024 17:42:11 GMT -5 *

Wooferhound: I like to use Candy Oxide if it's not Sold Out May 13, 2024 14:36:55 GMT -5

RickB: Will someone please pass the cicadas and the sriracha dip May 13, 2024 15:52:13 GMT -5 *

RWA3006: I heard sriracha is getting scarce again. May 13, 2024 21:59:57 GMT -5

parfive: Les cucaracha are always in season. May 14, 2024 0:14:28 GMT -5

wargrafix: *in a sad country tune* "Won't someone have some sympathy for this poor lonely rockless soul" May 14, 2024 13:53:14 GMT -5

wargrafix: *someone at the back* "Lies! I heard he bought geodes this month!" May 14, 2024 13:53:46 GMT -5

amygdule: The Ocean is still tumbling on May 15, 2024

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Wooferhound: Tumbling like a tumbleweed , pledging it's love for the ground. May 16, 2024 6:21:49 GMT -5 *

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Drifting along with the tumblin' tumbleweeds May 16, 2024 8:59:23 GMT -5 *

Wooferhound: Imperfect memory and false recollections are essential elements of a flexible mind. May 17, 2024 16:40:58 GMT -5

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jone: But we’re never gonna survive unless, we get a little crazy May 17, 2024 20:55:19 GMT -5

jone: Musical seal May 17, 2024 20:58:37 GMT -5 *

Wooferhound: My mind is flexible like Rock Slurry May 17, 2024 21:06:47 GMT -5

Wooferhound: I grease the wheels in a factory, hunched over metal machines , the gears moving remind me of bodies in motion May 17, 2024 22:40:28 GMT -5 *

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