gatorflash1
spending too much on rocks
Active in Delaware Mineralogical Society, Cabchon Grinding and Polishing, 2 Thumlers B's and a UV-18
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Post by gatorflash1 on Dec 5, 2018 9:50:59 GMT -5
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Fossilman
Cave Dweller
Member since January 2009
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Post by Fossilman on Dec 5, 2018 11:09:01 GMT -5
My personal opinion, just keep on getting your information and advice from this forum and save your $25 for buying rocks..... Nothing in those books that hasn't been said or done with people on this site... Thumbs up
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Post by aDave on Dec 5, 2018 11:22:27 GMT -5
I've never read the book, and I don't own it. As far as your question, though, it's hard to say. If you're the sort of person that likes to have different reference material on hand, then it's probably not a bad deal. If you are simply looking for some basic info to help you along with your tumbling, this forum will probably suffice. There is an old thread about the book, and it seems to have been fairly well accepted. The one weak point, unless it's been updated since 2008 when it was last done, is the (apparently) small amount of information about vibratory tumbling. Here's that thread: forum.rocktumblinghobby.com/thread/36307
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Post by Jugglerguy on Dec 5, 2018 16:41:46 GMT -5
I have the book. It’s ok, but as others have said, all the info you need is right here. He has no information on vibratory tumbling. I use methods learned here, not from the book. I wouldn’t spend $25 on it.
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Post by johnjsgems on Dec 5, 2018 18:45:38 GMT -5
I learned using a $5 book but that was a long time ago. I used the book's instructions and had good results. I talked to many people that were tumbling successfully. Each one had some variation they used with good results. I tried the things that sounded reasonable and soon had my own variation. If you love reading books and can afford it it would likely give you a good start. Or, read the basic instructions on the home page here for free. The same book I used was still $5 when I sold books. I always told people to follow the directions until they had several successful batches. Then try other tips to see what worked best for them. I never tried anybody's method without some degree of success. It is not rocket science. You are only speeding up what rivers take hundreds of years to accomplish. Some variations work faster, some use less grit.
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