TIGER
starting to shine!
Member since August 2014
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Post by TIGER on Aug 4, 2014 3:44:56 GMT -5
thanks stone whisper, my tumbler was second hand so no goodies came with it but seeing as it was only £8 i'm not too bothered. purchased online for grit and got 200g of silicon carbide course 80, medium 220 and fine 400 then 100g of polish pumice powder. I just went to a local beach and collected some pretty rocks, just to try
thanks to starguy, I will certainly be keeping 1 barrel for polish only once i have some to polish as i have read on here that one lot of polish and water can last a couple of batches, so not to discard the once used, unless i read it wrong.
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TIGER
starting to shine!
Member since August 2014
Posts: 46
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Post by TIGER on Aug 3, 2014 13:22:54 GMT -5
Ah right, yes i did read not to 'flush' I have a very fine filter, then shall dispose of properly so it's just either or then, clean out and new grit or 'lazy mode' tip out a bit and re-grit, ok got it thanks. still got 3 days to go but have got some already for polishing i think, very smooth already. My next task will be to try and id every rock i collect, thats going to take some time.lol
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TIGER
starting to shine!
Member since August 2014
Posts: 46
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Post by TIGER on Aug 3, 2014 13:02:54 GMT -5
wow, thanks for the speedy reply's and great advice already, thank you thank you. Like i said i'm not being impacient but didn't want to be tumbling for days only to find i should top up or as you pointed out, clean and re-grit. Starguy - yes should have said my little tumbler has 3 x 1.5lb barrels braders - you said 'just stick my finger to the bottom of drum and you should be able to feel whats going on if it feels like just mud give it another shot !! did you mean let it carry on or clean or re-grit if it feels like mud?
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TIGER
starting to shine!
Member since August 2014
Posts: 46
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Post by TIGER on Aug 3, 2014 12:11:46 GMT -5
I really didn't know which area to post this question in so please forgive me. I have recently purchased a rock tumbler second hand for £8. It works wonderfully, well i've only be tumbling for 3 days lol. anyway. at the moment i have mixed rocks from the beech and river. I have 3 tubs on right now, one for course, one for medium and yes one for fine. I sorted them in the hardness as best i could with very basic hardness kit(penny, 3 inch nail and a lathe tool) lol. So i put rough rock in the course, slightly rounded in the medium and almost smooth in the fine. My question is, and yes i am aware this does take a good deal of time but how will i know if the tub needs more grit? In the course pot these rocks may take some smoothing but i'm sure that one tablespoon would not last the entire time it takes to smooth the rocks. Is this the same for medium, as i'm sure fine wouldn't need extra, but maybe it does, like i said very new to this and still learning. from what i have read i should only have one shot at polishing as another spoon of polish would just start all over again. would be grateful for any help and please try and keep it simple till i have learnt more terminology lmao
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TIGER
starting to shine!
Member since August 2014
Posts: 46
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Post by TIGER on Aug 3, 2014 12:08:54 GMT -5
Hi there, new to this tumbling business. I have been interested in all things rocky for ages. I collect sand from places i have been and rocks/minerals. I'm not very well up on whats what tbh, i may call something a rock when it's actually a mineral or something else, please forgive me in advance. I have many questions as i'm sure you get from many newbie. regards Tiger
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