Luminin
spending too much on rocks
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Post by Luminin on Mar 21, 2018 2:58:25 GMT -5
So, as winter set in, I decided to just let my tumblers run until spring, as cleanout is a huge pain when you're trying to do it in sour cream containers by hand in the basement... Here are a few hasty pictures of my first ever, finished to my satisfaction, rotary tumbled rocks! I'm pretty proud of the Lapis Lazuli. I wasn't expecting any shine from what I've read and been told. What is has isn't fantastic, but it IS there! Thanks for all the information, encouragement and suggestions along the way everyone! ~Cody
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Post by fernwood on Mar 21, 2018 4:25:21 GMT -5
Nice result.
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Post by gmitch067 on Mar 21, 2018 4:40:01 GMT -5
Super batch Cody! Yes... I love the Lapis... and the Amathyst... and the Tiger Eye!!! Well done!
Glenn
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jamesp
Cave Dweller
Member since October 2012
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Post by jamesp on Mar 21, 2018 6:16:16 GMT -5
You picked some challenging rocks Cody. Make it easy on yourself and get some good solid agates. Makes your tumbling life so much easier. A+ for persistence, I don't want to ever make you angry you obviously won't back down. I could do nothing with the lapis, thumbs down on tumbling lapis though it is so fine.
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Post by MsAli on Mar 21, 2018 8:12:01 GMT -5
Great first batch Cody!! Love the Lapis!
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Fossilman
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Post by Fossilman on Mar 21, 2018 10:08:16 GMT -5
Pretty dang good Cody.......Thumbs up
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saxplayer
fully equipped rock polisher
Member since March 2018
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Post by saxplayer on Mar 21, 2018 21:06:21 GMT -5
Nice work!
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Post by aDave on Mar 21, 2018 21:13:56 GMT -5
Good job, Cody Luminin. Congrats. For the newbs, please post your routine. Stuff like this will be beneficial for folks who are just jumping into this part of the hobby. Dave
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Post by orrum on Mar 22, 2018 9:46:19 GMT -5
Vera good, I like the wood!
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melf77
having dreams about rocks
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Post by melf77 on Mar 26, 2018 9:38:45 GMT -5
Very, very nice.
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zioSergio
starting to shine!
Member since February 2018
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Post by zioSergio on Apr 2, 2018 7:42:58 GMT -5
A long work... but what a result! Congrats.
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nchillbilly
starting to spend too much on rocks
Member since January 2018
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Post by nchillbilly on Apr 4, 2018 19:05:58 GMT -5
Very nice tumbles. I like the lapis also. One thing that I found that helped me put some shine on lapis is using Tin Oxide for a final polish. The load I ran was pretty inconsistent. Some shined really well, others not so much. May be worth a try.
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Luminin
spending too much on rocks
Member since August 2017
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Post by Luminin on Apr 5, 2018 1:04:26 GMT -5
Very nice tumbles. I like the lapis also. One thing that I found that helped me put some shine on lapis is using Tin Oxide for a final polish. The load I ran was pretty inconsistent. Some shined really well, others not so much. May be worth a try. These all came out pretty much the same, I used cerium oxide polish. One did better, but contained more Lapis and less of whatever the matrix is made up of.
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