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Post by pebblesky on Sept 17, 2022 17:26:20 GMT -5
When I click the after photo link it asks me to download. Do you know why Tommy ? Some file formats might not be supported. Updated! |
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Post by Deleted on Sept 17, 2022 17:29:29 GMT -5
Those look great!!  |
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Post by pebblesky on Sept 17, 2022 17:30:02 GMT -5
Same batch of rocks on the other side: Before (Sep 3 - after a week of step 1)  After (Sep 17 - after 3 weeks of step 1) . Some rocks were replaced on Sep 3.  I hoped the yellow areas on the mexican lace agate at the right bottom corner could have been tumbled away, but apparently it needs more time. |
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Post by pebblesky on Sept 17, 2022 17:37:22 GMT -5
All the rocks above would stay in stage 1 for longer. Next comes the Bahia agates: Before (Sep 3 - out of the box)  After (Sep 17 - after 2 weeks of step 1)  |
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Post by Deleted on Sept 17, 2022 17:40:44 GMT -5
You could take a dremel to the one mexican lace if you have one.
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Post by pebblesky on Sept 17, 2022 17:44:22 GMT -5
The other sides of the Bahia agates: Before (Sep 3 - out of the box)  After (Sep 17 - after 2 weeks of step 1)  I would not expect any of these done with step 1 by the end of this month. |
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Post by pebblesky on Sept 17, 2022 17:48:15 GMT -5
You could take a dremel to the one mexican lace if you have one. Yes, I should consider pre-process some rocks before tumbling. Some deep holes and narrow cracks are really difficult to get rid of. |
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Post by pebblesky on Sept 17, 2022 17:54:06 GMT -5
Next up are the sea jaspers: Before - out of the box on Sep 03  After (Sep 17 - after 2 weeks of step 1)  Most of them still have defects on the surfaces but since some are going to run too small or thin, I move them out of stage 1. |
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Post by pebblesky on Sept 17, 2022 18:03:13 GMT -5
Desert jasper: Before (Sep 3 - out of the box)  After (Sep 17 - after 2 weeks of step 1)  |
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Post by pebblesky on Sept 17, 2022 18:11:29 GMT -5
To be continued…
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Post by Tommy on Sept 17, 2022 18:41:00 GMT -5
When I click the after photo link it asks me to download. Do you know why Tommy? What link Ashley? I dont see a link above your post. I'll try to look again on mh computer after work tonight. |
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Post by Deleted on Sept 17, 2022 18:52:24 GMT -5
When I click the after photo link it asks me to download. Do you know why Tommy? What link Ashley? I dont see a link above your post. I'll try to look again on mh computer after work tonight. She updated it. Sorry |
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Post by jasoninsd on Sept 17, 2022 19:10:08 GMT -5
PS, those are really looking great! I think you're being realistic about what should continue in stage one and which ones should be progressed. I used to be a VERY impatient person...then I started tumbling...and it didn't get ANY better! So, I took up cabbing! LOL - You're doing VERY well on the patience part of the hobby! |
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Post by pebblesky on Sept 17, 2022 20:31:02 GMT -5
Desert jasper the other sides: Before (Sep 3 - out of the box)  After (Sep 17 - after 2 weeks of step 1)  Still more grinding to do except maybe one or two smallest pieces. |
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Post by pebblesky on Sept 17, 2022 20:37:07 GMT -5
PS, those are really looking great! I think you're being realistic about what should continue in stage one and which ones should be progressed. I used to be a VERY impatient person...then I started tumbling...and it didn't get ANY better! So, I took up cabbing! LOL - You're doing VERY well on the patience part of the hobby! Thanks! I am NOT the patient type at all, and with all the bags of stones I purchased after joining the forum, I am already keeping an eye on the Lortone QT66... Before joining this forum, I did not pay attention to cabs at all, but after checking out all the great work from people here, I started to understand the amount of work and thoughts and levels of artistic taste that were given to each piece. I am in awe  |
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Post by pebblesky on Sept 17, 2022 20:41:49 GMT -5
There were also some random rocks that I tossed into the barrel two weeks ago without taking a picture:  Some small pieces look nice after being tumbled. The bigger pieces have large deep dents which might take too long to tumble out. We will see next week. |
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Post by pebblesky on Sept 17, 2022 20:47:26 GMT -5
I ended up only taking a few small rocks out of the rerun batch, so I only added a bunch of my small (smallest as small as a peanut) beach finds plus some other random rocks:  Hope these weathered rocks turn out well! |
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Post by pebblesky on Sept 17, 2022 20:51:16 GMT -5
Then I realized my 60/90 grit is going to run out next week... Time for another order!
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Post by rob58 on Sept 17, 2022 22:08:03 GMT -5
I admire you for your patience and work you're putting into this. Things are looking good, though. I;m really looking forward to the end result.
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Post by pebblesky on Sept 17, 2022 23:58:16 GMT -5
I admire you for your patience and work you're putting into this. Things are looking good, though. I;m really looking forward to the end result. This is my first batch so I wanted to record as much detail as possible. I doubt if I would have the same level of energy to take before and after photos for my future batches, but I definitely will always keep notes of lessons learned. |
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