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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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Oct 11, 2020 12:49:09 GMT -5

new	Brown Aluminum Oxide in Vibe?

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by lordsorril
Oct 11, 2020 10:58:25 GMT -5

new	Problem with slow tumbling

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by stephan
Oct 10, 2020 20:07:58 GMT -5

new	Why use reducers on PVC tumblers? Pages: 1 2

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Oct 10, 2020 15:43:18 GMT -5

new	Rotary tip #2: material and water fill levels

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new	Rotary large rocks 2: quartzite

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by Bob
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new	Vibe Bowl breaking down?

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new	Rock size in Lot-O machine

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by EricD
Oct 6, 2020 7:00:23 GMT -5

new	STATIC DISCHARGE?

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by mohs
Oct 5, 2020 1:05:03 GMT -5

new	Rocks dont have a shine after tumbler

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by pauls
Oct 3, 2020 23:03:40 GMT -5

new	Looking for ideas on a homemade "horizontal" vibe polisher

Enigman

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by jamesp
Oct 3, 2020 1:23:55 GMT -5

new	Check out low cost potter's kaolin for potential vibe slurry

jamesp

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by pauls
Oct 1, 2020 16:21:17 GMT -5

new	Apache Tears

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by Bob
Oct 1, 2020 16:14:16 GMT -5

new	New to Tumbling and having issue

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Oct 1, 2020 10:07:40 GMT -5

new	Lot-o availabily?

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by megan528
Sept 30, 2020 5:08:42 GMT -5

new	Large petoskey stone with cracks and pores, what to do?

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by lordsorril
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new	Life is good

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by Mel
Sept 29, 2020 9:48:45 GMT -5

new	What should I do next?

fliesonly

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by fliesonly
Sept 29, 2020 7:13:43 GMT -5

new	New to rock tumbling! Help please! Pages: 1 2

brilozada

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by jasoninsd
Sept 28, 2020 20:19:23 GMT -5

new	Which tumbler would ya'll recommend

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by gatorflash1
Sept 27, 2020 16:27:49 GMT -5

new	New Tumbler came today, had to load it right away. lol

dkurtz

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by dkurtz
Sept 27, 2020 13:56:04 GMT -5

new	Acquired a monstrous tumbler, looking for advice on using it

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by salpal48
Sept 27, 2020 10:03:27 GMT -5

new	Tumbling Resin pieces with a rotary tumbler Pages: 1 2

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Sept 24, 2020 5:48:21 GMT -5

new	Stone isn’t taking polish Pages: 1 2

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by stephan
Sept 23, 2020 19:40:56 GMT -5

new	Ok to tumble all these together?

megan528

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by megan528
Sept 23, 2020 19:35:39 GMT -5

new	Puddingstone(?) I have carried around for 30some years

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by kyoti
Sept 22, 2020 18:05:57 GMT -5

new	Large-ish PNW Agate

Benathema

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by Benathema
Sept 21, 2020 22:12:48 GMT -5

new	Re-grind Labradorite For Flash?

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Sept 21, 2020 14:01:30 GMT -5

new	Diamond beads - Interesting tumbling media Pages: 1 2

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Sept 20, 2020 6:51:24 GMT -5

new	Rotary large rocks 4: ? fine grain granite?

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by Bob
Sept 18, 2020 22:49:18 GMT -5

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