Welcome to the Rock Tumbling Hobby Forum where we share a love of rocks and a sense of community as enduring as the stones we polish.
The RTH Forum of www.RockTumbling.com is an Amazon Associate site and we earn money from
qualifying purchases you make after clicking on our links such as this
Rock Tumbling Supplies on Amazon
link for instance, or any of our various product ads and banners. By clicking our links every time you begin your Amazon shopping
experience, you are generating a bit of revenue for the forum which helps us cover our expenses. Thank you for your support!
If you cannot see Amazon ad banners directly below this text, please whitelist this site in your ad blocker(s). The ads below have been hand-selected for relevant content, and your patronage directly benefits this forum community, thanks!
I prefer to tumble as much as the cracks and flaws out as I can, but these came heavily pitted. I do have a Dremel that I sometimes using for shaping, but this would be to much to do with a Dremel. Other than that, the only other tools I have is a hammer and chisel. I think I might just tumble them until one side is good and then move them on. There's no way I'd be able to tumble out these pits without grinding the rocks away to nothing.
This is Mozambique Agate that I ordered from The Rock Shed.
Post by rocknewb101 on Oct 25, 2022 10:31:32 GMT -5
Could you just zap away those pits with a dremel so no grit can get stuck in there? Ohhh nevermind lol. I realized there was a play button and now can see just how pitted they are. Yikes. Sorry I can't be more help. I just got my dremel and haven't had to tumble rocks with these deep pits. They are really pretty - hoping you're able to get them shiny.
I will break the rocks along the deep holes into smaller pieces and tumble them. The white at the top-right corner looks interesting. I never got Mozambique from Rockshed like that.
I’m in the school of everything doesn’t have to be tumbled to a perfectly rounded rock. I tumble some just to show the inside, grinding off the rind. Those swazi’s tend to have a lot of fractures, but still turn out cool. I used to grind and stress out to get that “perfect” stone. Now I’d prefer to cut , tumble and polish the face. Those ones in the pic are perfect candidates to be cut and polished faces.
Best bet with these is to break them best you can and see what good chunks are left. I don't think you would have much left to tumble after you break them or grind them except for some small pieces.
This space is for temporary chat only and all posts drop off automatically and are not saved.
Members with real questions or comments that need an actual response, please post on the main forum - not here! Casual PG-13 posts only, no politics or religion please!
Wooferhound: Now , where did I put that Buried Treasure ?
Sept 21, 2024 12:20:41 GMT -5
amygdule: I don't remember where I buried it
Sept 21, 2024 14:03:04 GMT -5
parfive: Last night of summer and you can’t fix that w/a Sharpie.
Sept 21, 2024 22:39:07 GMT -5
1dave: Be the person to make others believe in good people again!
Sept 28, 2024 14:40:36 GMT -5
rocknrob: We could use more people like that now for sure. Or if being a nice person is too hard, just leave some tumbled agates around places where kids play for them to find!
Sept 28, 2024 20:14:18 GMT -5
Warzy Raptor: Just try being nice to -everyone-, you’ll be surprised at the results! My nasty supervisor will change her tone within five minutes when I kill her with kindness. And the local homeless lady Michelle and I have hour-long knee-slapping convos!
Sept 29, 2024 11:14:22 GMT -5
*
Welcome to the Rock Tumbling Hobby Forum where we share a love of rocks and a sense of community as enduring as the stones we polish.
The RTH Forum of www.RockTumbling.com is an Amazon Associate site and we earn money from
qualifying purchases you make after clicking on our links such as this
Rock Tumbling Supplies on Amazon
link for instance, or any of our various product ads and banners. By clicking our links every time you begin your Amazon shopping
experience, you are generating a bit of revenue for the forum which helps us cover our expenses. Thank you for your support!