2nd Batch thru the UT-10 Vibe
Sept 6, 2022 19:08:05 GMT -5
amygdule, hummingbirdstones, and 3 more like this
Post by markb on Sept 6, 2022 19:08:05 GMT -5
Here's some pictures from my 2nd batch through the vibe. I let them run in the polish stage for twice as long as last time (48 hours), hoping for a better shine and we were quite happy.
*For those of you who are new around here, I know how hard it is to wait on the rocks to tumble, but do yourself a BIG favor and be patient. I'm now letting my stage 1 rotary run a full week (7 days) and stages 2, 3 and 4 in the vibe a minimum of 2 days, but I'll probably be increasing my stage 2 to 4-x days.
01: A cumulative shot of one half of the rocks from this batch. Sorry about the yellow background. It's actually white, but I didn't have enough light and my iPhone tweaked the outcome.
02: The second half.
03: Petrified Wood
04: Pet wood - I like to leave some of the rough on the pet wood because I like the look.
05a: Pet Wood - front
05b: Pet Wood - back with some rough left on.
06: Striped rocks of mixed types.
07: An alternative version of a heart rock. The rock is a bit too rough for my liking, but I didn't want to tumble it more and risk the chance of tumbling off the heart ring.
08: Brecciatted Jasper
09: Aventurine
10: Pacific Beach Pebble - beautiful stuff but lots of difficult areas to tumble smooth.
11: Pacific Beach Pebble - scratches showing are smooth to the polished touch.
12: Agates
13: Possible mixed quartz but not sure.
14: Mixed colored jaspers
15: Possibly jasper, although, I can't remember if the rock was originally black, or originally red, or both like it is now. *I'm blaming middle age!
16: Red Jasper with a great design.
17: Yellow Jasper
18: Red Jasper with swirls, or a cool mini bicycle seat.
19: Ligher colored rocks I'm not familiar with. I like the black and white ones!
20a: Rocks of unknown origin. Weigh in if you think you know. What looks like a crack on the face of the black one, is really flush with the rock and smooth to the touch. On the bottom left one Beth thinks she see's a fish. I think if you rotate it 1/4 turn right, it's bird.
20b: Some gray and lighter colored rocks. The big one on the right may be Brecciated Jasper.
20c: More unknown rock types. I originally thought the one on the left top was pet wood, but it just doesn't look right. Maybe some sort of sedimentary rock source, because of the stripes in it?
21: The "nopes" (my word for those that don't make the cut)!! Either they wouldn't hold a shine, were just too meh, or had too many cracks and holes to have made it this far in the first place.
22: Those headed for the "natural basket". We like how the rocks look and had high hopes for them, but for some reason they wouldn't take a polish. So, we just put them into a basket along with other rocks like them where they are enjoyed for their natural beauty. It's hard to beat a black laced almost heart rock like that top one. The others are smooth, but didn't polish. Oh well.
If you are still reading, you've made it to the END!
Thanks for looking,
markb
*For those of you who are new around here, I know how hard it is to wait on the rocks to tumble, but do yourself a BIG favor and be patient. I'm now letting my stage 1 rotary run a full week (7 days) and stages 2, 3 and 4 in the vibe a minimum of 2 days, but I'll probably be increasing my stage 2 to 4-x days.
01: A cumulative shot of one half of the rocks from this batch. Sorry about the yellow background. It's actually white, but I didn't have enough light and my iPhone tweaked the outcome.
02: The second half.
03: Petrified Wood
04: Pet wood - I like to leave some of the rough on the pet wood because I like the look.
05a: Pet Wood - front
05b: Pet Wood - back with some rough left on.
06: Striped rocks of mixed types.
07: An alternative version of a heart rock. The rock is a bit too rough for my liking, but I didn't want to tumble it more and risk the chance of tumbling off the heart ring.
08: Brecciatted Jasper
09: Aventurine
10: Pacific Beach Pebble - beautiful stuff but lots of difficult areas to tumble smooth.
11: Pacific Beach Pebble - scratches showing are smooth to the polished touch.
12: Agates
13: Possible mixed quartz but not sure.
14: Mixed colored jaspers
15: Possibly jasper, although, I can't remember if the rock was originally black, or originally red, or both like it is now. *I'm blaming middle age!
16: Red Jasper with a great design.
17: Yellow Jasper
18: Red Jasper with swirls, or a cool mini bicycle seat.
19: Ligher colored rocks I'm not familiar with. I like the black and white ones!
20a: Rocks of unknown origin. Weigh in if you think you know. What looks like a crack on the face of the black one, is really flush with the rock and smooth to the touch. On the bottom left one Beth thinks she see's a fish. I think if you rotate it 1/4 turn right, it's bird.
20b: Some gray and lighter colored rocks. The big one on the right may be Brecciated Jasper.
20c: More unknown rock types. I originally thought the one on the left top was pet wood, but it just doesn't look right. Maybe some sort of sedimentary rock source, because of the stripes in it?
21: The "nopes" (my word for those that don't make the cut)!! Either they wouldn't hold a shine, were just too meh, or had too many cracks and holes to have made it this far in the first place.
22: Those headed for the "natural basket". We like how the rocks look and had high hopes for them, but for some reason they wouldn't take a polish. So, we just put them into a basket along with other rocks like them where they are enjoyed for their natural beauty. It's hard to beat a black laced almost heart rock like that top one. The others are smooth, but didn't polish. Oh well.
If you are still reading, you've made it to the END!
Thanks for looking,
markb