bcgal
noticing nice landscape pebbles
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Post by bcgal on Apr 11, 2016 12:32:46 GMT -5
Now I see both pictures ?
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bcgal
noticing nice landscape pebbles
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Post by bcgal on Apr 11, 2016 12:12:20 GMT -5
the album is public. sorry, i was just so excited to show them off
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bcgal
noticing nice landscape pebbles
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Post by bcgal on Apr 11, 2016 12:08:41 GMT -5
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bcgal
noticing nice landscape pebbles
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Post by bcgal on Apr 11, 2016 12:01:05 GMT -5
i can see the photos...you cant?
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bcgal
noticing nice landscape pebbles
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Post by bcgal on Apr 11, 2016 11:49:47 GMT -5
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bcgal
noticing nice landscape pebbles
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Post by bcgal on Mar 31, 2016 13:58:34 GMT -5
Thanks Tommy. I will see what I can do. Leave the tumbler for the other treasures
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bcgal
noticing nice landscape pebbles
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Post by bcgal on Mar 31, 2016 13:27:41 GMT -5
new to this, i have some small broken pieces of geodes just hanging around. (my kids were excited to break them open and then lost interest) Can i tumble all the pieces or will they just break each other all to dust? any other ideas? there isnt much color to the broken pieces. from what i can tell, its alot of quartz, white and really nothing else. if a picture helps i can take post one later today
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bcgal
noticing nice landscape pebbles
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Post by bcgal on Mar 26, 2016 22:24:54 GMT -5
Dawson creek north. Lol, up alittle further than the others.
Yes it is beautiful country here. And tons of treasure troves of minerals and rocks. Now if I can only get better at telling what is what. Haha.
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bcgal
noticing nice landscape pebbles
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Post by bcgal on Mar 25, 2016 14:27:04 GMT -5
I am so proud to be a new owner of a rotary tumbler and even more excited to be a newbie on a forum of vast amounts of information. Hello everyone. Names michelle. Glad to be here soaking up all the knowledge I can.
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bcgal
noticing nice landscape pebbles
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Post by bcgal on Mar 24, 2016 15:46:19 GMT -5
wow! those are awesome!
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bcgal
noticing nice landscape pebbles
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Post by bcgal on Mar 24, 2016 15:15:53 GMT -5
My first post Those all look great. I am very excited as I recently got a tumbler for my birthday and have been patiently going through all the stages over the last two months. i am on my final polish stage and cant wait to peek at my rocks tonight. Perhaps if i can figure things out I will upload a few pictures. quick question, if one was to drill a hole into a polished stone, whats the best way to go about it? (The hole doesnt have to be large as I just want to sneak some leather through for a necklace) Welcome to the forum. You'll probably get more responses to your question if you post it as a separate thread. I drill holes in rocks with a drill press. You'll need diamond core bits to drill rock. I use a small sandwich Tupperware type box with water in it to drill in. Submerge the rock in water and then lower the drill for a few seconds, then raise the drill, then lower it again. By raising and lowering the drill, you'll allow it to cool and also allow the rock dust to come out of the hole. Don't use too much pressure because it's bad for the drill. If you want to spend a lot more money, you can get a gizmo that runs water through the drill bit instead of using the container of water. I also drill beads with 1mm holes using a dremmel in a drill press accessory, but a leather cord wouldn't fit through that. Thank you, wasnt sure where to get started. not one for forums but I am very excited about using the stones I tumble
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bcgal
noticing nice landscape pebbles
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Post by bcgal on Mar 24, 2016 13:48:26 GMT -5
My first post Those all look great. I am very excited as I recently got a tumbler for my birthday and have been patiently going through all the stages over the last two months. i am on my final polish stage and cant wait to peek at my rocks tonight. Perhaps if i can figure things out I will upload a few pictures. quick question, if one was to drill a hole into a polished stone, whats the best way to go about it? (The hole doesnt have to be large as I just want to sneak some leather through for a necklace)
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