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Post by vegasjames on Sept 22, 2022 4:44:58 GMT -5
This is my last batch of mainly chalcedony with a few pieces of candy rhyolite I threw in to fill the vibe.
Tumbled these in water only in a 12 pound rotary tumbler for a month, then in the Uv-18 vibe tumbler for a week with water only.
Video
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Post by jasoninsd on Sept 22, 2022 7:56:48 GMT -5
It's pretty cool what water only will do on these...essentially trying to "speed up" a river tumble.
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Post by vegasjames on Sept 22, 2022 15:15:56 GMT -5
It's pretty cool what water only will do on these...essentially trying to "speed up" a river tumble. Originally I was not trying to polish them. Just letting them tumble against each other to soften up sharp points and edges and to clean up softer coatings. After letting them tumble for the month in the rotary I noticed they were taking a great polish, so I decided to follow through with putting them in the vibe tumbler.
I like the slightly more natural look of the shape as well rather than the rounded over look.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 22, 2022 16:32:15 GMT -5
Awesome batch James!
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Post by pebblesky on Sept 22, 2022 22:02:16 GMT -5
Nice video! Many people love to see beautiful stones, maybe consider making a TikTok video or YouTube Shorts?
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Post by vegasjames on Sept 22, 2022 23:02:05 GMT -5
Nice video! Many people love to see beautiful stones, maybe consider making a TikTok video or YouTube Shorts? I bought a new video camera, professional microphone, lighting and backdrop so plan to do some new videos. Not on rocks though. Mainly on medicine and human physiology/pathophysiology since the internet is so full of misinformation on these topics. Particularly with cancer.
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