rockinronda
starting to spend too much on rocks
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Post by rockinronda on Mar 17, 2024 19:32:40 GMT -5
I’ve always told people Loretones are the Honda Civics of tumblers: built to last. Good thing they don’t have transmissions then! 😋
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iamchris
has rocks in the head
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Post by iamchris on Mar 17, 2024 22:26:54 GMT -5
[mention]rockinronda [/mention] loving your attitude and updates. Excited to see your progress!
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Post by jasoninsd on Mar 17, 2024 22:58:16 GMT -5
Striving for perfection is never a bad thing. Even if you don't always achieve it, it's a honorable goal to have. Good luck on your tumble! I'm as close to perfcet as I can get! LOL
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Post by hummingbirdstones on Mar 18, 2024 8:50:27 GMT -5
Striving for perfection is never a bad thing. Even if you don't always achieve it, it's a honorable goal to have. Good luck on your tumble! I'm as close to perfcet as I can get! LOL That's not saying much, is it? JK, my friend!
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rockinronda
starting to spend too much on rocks
Member since December 2023
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Post by rockinronda on Mar 23, 2024 11:41:34 GMT -5
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khara
fully equipped rock polisher
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Post by khara on Mar 23, 2024 17:35:06 GMT -5
Ronda’s rockin the double barrel!👍👍 Congrats and fun updates! I’ll fess up I broke down and also ordered a Lortone from the Rock Shed. Just came yesterday. Just a single though. After last weeks news I started to worry.🤓
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rockinronda
starting to spend too much on rocks
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Post by rockinronda on Mar 23, 2024 18:04:45 GMT -5
Ronda’s rockin the double barrel!👍👍 Congrats and fun updates! Thanks! ☺️
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rockinronda
starting to spend too much on rocks
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Post by rockinronda on Mar 23, 2024 18:13:58 GMT -5
I didn’t get an answer to above question so I just tumbled it all again. I think my slurry is a bit watery in the first barrel, so I added a bit less this time. Also, even tho there was variation of size in the citrine only barrel, I don’t think there was enough variation so I split the rocks up equally between both barrels, like Rob (Michigan Rocks guy, jugglerguy in here) does, just didn’t weigh with a scale lol. Then cause of loss of volumn I added some more Hogg Mine stuff and then added small pebbles to fill the gaps. We‘ll see in a week if I adjusted correctly 🤷♀️
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rockinronda
starting to spend too much on rocks
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Post by rockinronda on Mar 30, 2024 16:54:13 GMT -5
Coming along! Nice uniform frosted appearance. Had a bunch of unspent grit. I’ve seen Rob’s grit amt comparison vids so I only put 3 TBSP. Think the new bulk 60/90 is not so great? I didn’t think quality would matter at 60/90. Used the last of my Rock Shed 60/90 for this week’s recharge. Guess I’ll be ordering more of that. Story of a rock tumbler’s life huh? 😄 Hogg Mine Rose Quartz, Smoky, White Rock Shed HQ small yellow Citrines
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chris1956
fully equipped rock polisher
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Post by chris1956 on Mar 30, 2024 17:14:22 GMT -5
Looking good. Really like the clear stuff. When you say you had a lot of unspent grit, can you feel the grit in the slurry?
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rockinronda
starting to spend too much on rocks
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Post by rockinronda on Mar 30, 2024 19:13:57 GMT -5
Yup. First time that’s happened. I didn’t overload with grit. Had enough water. Only guess is the brand of grit I used was different this time.
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rockinronda
starting to spend too much on rocks
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Post by rockinronda on Apr 12, 2024 17:10:32 GMT -5
It was absolutely the grit! Good grit finally got here. Set me back bout 2 weeks I guess. A week with no progress and a week with no grit. No noticeable change but I will be sure to post pics when there is something pretty to see ✨
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Post by jasoninsd on Apr 12, 2024 20:44:12 GMT -5
It was absolutely the grit! Good grit finally got here. Set me back bout 2 weeks I guess. A week with no progress and a week with no grit. No noticeable change but I will be sure to post pics when there is something pretty to see ✨ It's amazing what a difference that grit from The Rock Shed makes!
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