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Post by napoleonrags on Jun 16, 2016 17:23:37 GMT -5
June tumbles and first try at photographing shiny rocks. All are local from the grasslands: agate/chalcedony, pet woods, jaspers, and other unknowns. Thanks for all the suggestions. I basically do three steps: 1. Tumble for weeks and weeks in a high speed Thumler's B 2. 220 SIC in Lot-O for 4 days 3. polish in Lot-o for 2 days Striped Jasper - out of the many that I have picked up this is one of the few with stripes Pet wood with creamy, agatey center Horney Toad Thank you all for the wonderful suggestions and advice. For the past two years I've greatly enjoyed all the fun. Colin
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Post by herchenx on Jun 16, 2016 17:31:34 GMT -5
When were you out in Pawnee? Tumbles look great, what do you mean by high speed Thumlers?
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Post by Jugglerguy on Jun 16, 2016 17:37:13 GMT -5
Those are some cool rocks. It's great that you an collect stuff like that yourself. Nice shine on them too.
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Post by Drummond Island Rocks on Jun 16, 2016 18:02:16 GMT -5
Always extra nice to tumble rocks you hounded yourself. Striped one is cool but I like the "Pet wood with creamy, agatey center" best.
Chuck
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Post by Deleted on Jun 16, 2016 18:24:13 GMT -5
Awesome rocks! Awesome lizard!
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Post by orrum on Jun 16, 2016 19:10:15 GMT -5
Yes X2 with Chuck the creamy one gets the Blue Ribbon!
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Post by Garage Rocker on Jun 16, 2016 19:28:18 GMT -5
Yup, pet wood with creamy nougat. Nice batch!
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Post by napoleonrags on Jun 16, 2016 19:36:42 GMT -5
When were you out in Pawnee? Tumbles look great, what do you mean by high speed Thumlers? There's a higher speed version of the Thumler's Tumbler B. Does great. I also have a Lortone Qt 12, but the Thumler's is quite a bit quicker. Thank you all for the positive responses. I might try to take some picks outside in the shade to see how they turn out. Colin
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Post by nowyo on Jun 17, 2016 1:11:19 GMT -5
Good job on those. Wandering around in the grasslands out there you'll find some pretty decent stuff. I lived South of Fort Morgan for awhile on the edge of the sand hills-no rocks there. Do need to watch out though-a couple of sites in the books are actually deeded land. At worst, someone may ask you to leave. Nice shine on those, keep after it.
Russ
Always keep an eye out for artifacts out in that area as well.
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Post by fernwood on Jun 17, 2016 6:39:06 GMT -5
Nice
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Post by jamesp on Jun 17, 2016 8:08:40 GMT -5
Step aside, napoleon came to town. Way to tumble.
Did you coarse tumble those as is or did you have smalls with them ?
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Post by meviva on Jun 17, 2016 9:00:40 GMT -5
Those are great! I like the striped and the pet wood but I see a lot nice of ones in the group pic.
Andrea
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Post by napoleonrags on Jun 17, 2016 9:26:55 GMT -5
Did you coarse tumble those as is or did you have smalls with them ? I used about a third of small bits of pet wood, quartz, and harder stuff. Thanks for all the kind words.
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Post by jamesp on Jun 17, 2016 9:56:05 GMT -5
Did you coarse tumble those as is or did you have smalls with them ? I used about a third of small bits of pet wood, quartz, and harder stuff. Thanks for all the kind words. Hey, I'm jealous. So a third. So you had a high percentage of fairly big rocks in there. Can't go wrong rolling them for a long time in coarse grit. These are real rounded.
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Post by napoleonrags on Jun 17, 2016 13:52:20 GMT -5
I used about a third of small bits of pet wood, quartz, and harder stuff. Thanks for all the kind words. Hey, I'm jealous. So a third. So you had a high percentage of fairly big rocks in there. Can't go wrong rolling them for a long time in coarse grit. These are real rounded. I stuff the Loto full. Often the top gets pushed off, but I think the full hopper slows it down a bit. Then, I add more smalls during the polish. I should perhaps start with more smalls. Most of the rocks have small imperfections that I didn't notice taking them out of the rotary. The striped jasper chips along the lines. When I found it, it was much larger. I bet about 30% or more of the rock has been worn away. By the way I skipped the 500 SIC stage inspired by your two step method.
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Post by jamesp on Jun 17, 2016 14:47:20 GMT -5
Hey, I'm jealous. So a third. So you had a high percentage of fairly big rocks in there. Can't go wrong rolling them for a long time in coarse grit. These are real rounded. I stuff the Loto full. Often the top gets pushed off, but I think the full hopper slows it down a bit. Then, I add more smalls during the polish. I should perhaps start with more smalls. Most of the rocks have small imperfections that I didn't notice taking them out of the rotary. The striped jasper chips along the lines. When I found it, it was much larger. I bet about 30% or more of the rock has been worn away. By the way I skipped the 500 SIC stage inspired by your two step method. Lots of ways to reach end result. Skipping steps works, just let the abrasive break down. It is not easy to find rocks w/out defects. Maybe colder environments cause freeze cracks more so than warm locations.
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Post by napoleonrags on Jun 17, 2016 14:55:31 GMT -5
Took some time out of working outside...90 degrees. Hot for Greeley. Agates-chalcedony. I'm not sure what the difference is. The one on the right has a lot of black squigglies deep in the stone along with many black and white dots (I don't know what you call these). It's like holding a galaxy in your hand..super cool. Also it may look like it has a lot of small pits all over it, but it's one of the smoother one in the batch. The one on the left is my wife's favorite. There is a hint of blue outlining the white snowflakey things. She wants me to drill a hole in it. I need to practice on that first. Pet wood Some Idoevenoites Some more Idoevenoites My son being 10. Thanks for the looks, Colin
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Post by orrum on Jun 17, 2016 21:44:05 GMT -5
Ideovenites r very good!
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Post by meviva on Jun 17, 2016 22:03:15 GMT -5
Awesome! I really like the one on the right in the first pic and also the one on the right in the fifth pic.
Andrea
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Post by herchenx on Jun 20, 2016 14:15:51 GMT -5
Cool buttes, never been to the buttes proper, I just hit the grasslands East of Fort Collins, Pawnee is huge.
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