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	Rock Tumbling Tutorials	13	813	Instructions for vibe tumblers.... by angelseakr1957 Mar 26, 2024 15:39:13 GMT -5

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new	2900rpm to 7500rpm Lot-O WIP - 6mm hubs arrived Pages: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

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new	Looking for recommendations for large rock tumbler

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new	Is there such a thing as using too much polish?

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new	polishing rough rocks by hand

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new	General New Person Questions. Pages: 1 2

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new	20lb batch (mostly chert) finished 8/27/2022 w photo.s

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new	Is my Raytech TV-5 running properly?

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new	Tumbling "Sand" Topaz?

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TV-5 help

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new	Tin Oxide Polish - an observation

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new	First time tumbler! Am I ready to burnish?

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new	Newbie, question about tumbling rocks from Pala

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new	Size of course grit

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new	Upgrading rock tumbler, not sure which one to pick...

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new	Lot-o tumbler replacement springs

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new	Jeweler's Blue Cone shaped Tumbling Media (ceramics?) id?

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new	Recommendations needed for grinding tool

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new	Fixing Bruises

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new	Odds of this polishing

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new	Peacock Ore or bornite

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new	Non Lortone/Thumler tumblers?

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new	Can anyone identify these rocks?

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new	Is zinc oxide a rock tumbling polish?

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new	Mystery Rock? Disclaimer: No qualitative analysis done

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new	Lortone suddenly not tumbling.

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new	Perkins tumbles 2022 Pages: 1 2 3 4 5

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