vance71975
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Post by vance71975 on Sept 14, 2022 20:55:20 GMT -5
Can Mexican Lace Agate and Zebra Jasper be tumbled together? I looked them up on the hardness Scale and it says they are both 6.5 to 7 Mohs.
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Post by nursetumbler on Sept 14, 2022 23:42:06 GMT -5
Can Mexican Lace Agate and Zebra Jasper be tumbled together? I looked them up on the hardness Scale and it says they are both 6.5 to 7 Mohs. vance71975Theoretically you should be able to. Tommy, mohs, jasoninsd, Toad, perkins17 fernwood may be able to help you better.
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Post by jasoninsd on Sept 14, 2022 23:51:56 GMT -5
Can Mexican Lace Agate and Zebra Jasper be tumbled together? I looked them up on the hardness Scale and it says they are both 6.5 to 7 Mohs. vance71975 Theoretically you should be able to. Tommy , mohs , jasoninsd , Toad , perkins17 fernwood may be able to help you better. I saw this earlier...and thought I kinda stepped on my toes in one of Vance's other threads...so I was going to keep my mouth shut since I've never worked with Zebra Jasper before. But...since you tagged me! LOL Vance, I swear Crazy Lace is one of the hardest materials known to man! LOL - It can take FOREVER to tumble. That being said...if Zebra Jasper is measuring a 6.5-7 on the Mohs scale, you CAN tumble them with the Crazy Lace, but the Zebra Jasper may get done sooner than the Crazy Lace. I'm under the belief that as long as material is "close" to being the same hardness, they can be tumbled together. You don't want to tumble something that's a 3 on the Mohs scale along with something that's a 7. However, 6's and 7's can be tumbled together without any real issues. Even when you tumble a batch of all the same material...say Crazy Lace...you'll have some pieces that are going to get done sooner than others. So, you'll be pulling each piece out of Stage 1 as they get done...same as if you tumbled a 6 with a 7...some pieces just get done sooner.
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Post by vance71975 on Sept 15, 2022 0:20:40 GMT -5
I saw this earlier...and thought I kinda stepped on my toes in one of Vance's other threads...so I was going to keep my mouth shut since I've never worked with Zebra Jasper before. But...since you tagged me! LOL Vance, I swear Crazy Lace is one of the hardest materials known to man! LOL - It can take FOREVER to tumble. That being said...if Zebra Jasper is measuring a 6.5-7 on the Mohs scale, you CAN tumble them with the Crazy Lace, but the Zebra Jasper may get done sooner than the Crazy Lace. I'm under the belief that as long as material is "close" to being the same hardness, they can be tumbled together. You don't want to tumble something that's a 3 on the Mohs scale along with something that's a 7. However, 6's and 7's can be tumbled together without any real issues. Even when you tumble a batch of all the same material...say Crazy Lace...you'll have some pieces that are going to get done sooner than others. So, you'll be pulling each piece out of Stage 1 as they get done...same as if you tumbled a 6 with a 7...some pieces just get done sooner. Awesome thanks man! I have a 4lb Barrel but only 1 lb of Lace and Just under a lb of Zebra Jasper cause my girl stole some for her tumbler. So I figured just as you said since they had the same range on the Mohs scale that they should be ok to run together.
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Post by vance71975 on Sept 15, 2022 0:23:52 GMT -5
Can Mexican Lace Agate and Zebra Jasper be tumbled together? I looked them up on the hardness Scale and it says they are both 6.5 to 7 Mohs. vance71975 Theoretically you should be able to. Tommy , mohs , jasoninsd , Toad , perkins17 fernwood may be able to help you better. Awesome thanks!!!
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Post by markb on Sept 15, 2022 0:31:34 GMT -5
There's only one way to find out. Seriously, I just try and go from there. Maybe just try a few at a time, in case it doesn't work out. Also, keep in mind that although rock shops reference barrels as being so many pounds (ie. 4lbs), it doesn't necessarily mean you can cram 4 lbs of rock into a 4 lbs barrel. Gotta leave room for smalls and odd shaped rocks, plus only fill to 3/4. I'm not sure why they reference them like that in the first place, maybe to confuse us. It worked.
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Post by vance71975 on Sept 15, 2022 1:07:13 GMT -5
There's only one way to find out. Seriously, I just try and go from there. Maybe just try a few at a time, in case it doesn't work out. Also, keep in mind that although rock shops reference barrels as being so many pounds (ie. 4lbs), it doesn't necessarily mean you can cram 4 lbs of rock into a 4 lbs barrel. Gotta leave room for smalls and odd shaped rocks, plus only fill to 3/4. I'm not sure why they reference them like that in the first place, maybe to confuse us. It worked. Right, My tumbler can handle 6lbs 10 oz total weight and the barrel itself is over 1 lb of that.
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