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Post by Drummond Island Rocks on Jan 1, 2023 11:34:40 GMT -5
I am still not a big fan of tumbling the local granite type material but these did not come out too bad. Chuck
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Post by Son Of Beach on Jan 1, 2023 11:41:46 GMT -5
Tricky material for sure, looks like you pulled it off.
I don't even bother with the white and black granite...
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Post by jasoninsd on Jan 1, 2023 11:58:58 GMT -5
I think those are a step or two above "acceptable" Chuck!
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Post by hummingbirdstones on Jan 1, 2023 12:40:36 GMT -5
Agree with Jason. Those came out great considering what it is.
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jimgsmith
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Post by jimgsmith on Jan 1, 2023 13:56:19 GMT -5
They look great! Any tips you can share on how you managed to get granite to tumble?
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Post by Drummond Island Rocks on Jan 1, 2023 16:11:33 GMT -5
They look great! Any tips you can share on how you managed to get granite to tumble? No special treatment. Lot's of ceramic filler but that is normal in my process. These were the better ones. A handful did not come out quite as great. Chuck
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stefan
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Post by stefan on Jan 1, 2023 17:22:40 GMT -5
Great tumble. I do some local granites as well. Usually turn out pretty good. The undercutting in the mica can be frustrating for sure, but I specifically search out the finer grained stuff so the mica is as small as possible.
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pebblesky
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Post by pebblesky on Jan 1, 2023 17:47:56 GMT -5
They look very glossy!
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lparsons
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Post by lparsons on Jan 12, 2023 21:30:12 GMT -5
I’ve almost ripped my hair out in frustration over trying to polish granite that had some beautiful patterns and color. Never had much luck.🤣Your’s look great!
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khara
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Post by khara on Jan 12, 2023 22:49:56 GMT -5
Pretty cool. I wonder how many more thousands of years and our beaches just look like that naturally.
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dirtsifter
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Co to za kamyczek?
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Post by dirtsifter on Jan 13, 2023 0:42:47 GMT -5
I like granite. When it works, it's a beautiful thing. Nice job!
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Post by vegasjames on Jan 13, 2023 1:10:03 GMT -5
Don't take those rocks for granite.
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