Latest Vibe Polish Results
Dec 12, 2022 19:53:49 GMT -5
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Post by markb on Dec 12, 2022 19:53:49 GMT -5
After suffering through numerous days of back-to-back COLD temperatures for our area this year, resulting in me shutting down my tumbling program after continuous runs since March of this year, I managed to slip in a quick Polish tumble in my Vibe and below are the results. They are saying our highs will soon only be in the mid 30's-UGG!
We want our rain and 45 degrees back, thank you very much. But, I guess it's not up to me.
Nothing too fancy or wonderful I'm afraid, as I'm trying to process through our numerous collected local area rocks first, before acquiring drop dead gorgeous rocks as others do from exotic places. But still, a good haul. My wife wanted to send a few to our family members for Christmas, since we both come from rock appreciation families. And although we've been rockhounds for years, it seems we are the first to explore the world of rock tumbling and lapidary arts among the rest of them, so maybe getting some shiny rocks will be fun.
Here's a few of the fun ones.
This little agate had a softer material between the two different colored halves that was undercutting, but I managed to get it to a polish state before it broke up. It's about the size of a quarter.
Here's a unique agate with crystals in between two sides of it, and I was able to get the crystals to show up a bit more clearly. About the size of a fifty cent piece.
Here's a piece of Aventurine. Some faces of it gets somewhat smooth and shiny, but as you can see it has many fractures and has a flake-like structure that always seems to be a problem, even though I had high hopes for it. Oh well. About 1.5" long.
A nice piece of petrified wood, about 2" x 2".
This agate appears to have a yellowish box inside it, but after closely observing it with a strong light it's probably just a discoloration of sorts.
A couple of very small mini slabs that have interesting designs, but the one on the right broke and now has a jagged edge. Even so, they may work for small wraps. Time will tell.
A group of small rocks from unknown origins, taken from the gravel area in my backyard and used all the way from Stage 1 through the Polish stage. For some reason I'm drawn to spotted rocks such as these, so now they get to live in the "Smalls Jar" with others like them.
Thanks for looking!
We want our rain and 45 degrees back, thank you very much. But, I guess it's not up to me.
Nothing too fancy or wonderful I'm afraid, as I'm trying to process through our numerous collected local area rocks first, before acquiring drop dead gorgeous rocks as others do from exotic places. But still, a good haul. My wife wanted to send a few to our family members for Christmas, since we both come from rock appreciation families. And although we've been rockhounds for years, it seems we are the first to explore the world of rock tumbling and lapidary arts among the rest of them, so maybe getting some shiny rocks will be fun.
Here's a few of the fun ones.
This little agate had a softer material between the two different colored halves that was undercutting, but I managed to get it to a polish state before it broke up. It's about the size of a quarter.
Here's a unique agate with crystals in between two sides of it, and I was able to get the crystals to show up a bit more clearly. About the size of a fifty cent piece.
Here's a piece of Aventurine. Some faces of it gets somewhat smooth and shiny, but as you can see it has many fractures and has a flake-like structure that always seems to be a problem, even though I had high hopes for it. Oh well. About 1.5" long.
A nice piece of petrified wood, about 2" x 2".
This agate appears to have a yellowish box inside it, but after closely observing it with a strong light it's probably just a discoloration of sorts.
A couple of very small mini slabs that have interesting designs, but the one on the right broke and now has a jagged edge. Even so, they may work for small wraps. Time will tell.
A group of small rocks from unknown origins, taken from the gravel area in my backyard and used all the way from Stage 1 through the Polish stage. For some reason I'm drawn to spotted rocks such as these, so now they get to live in the "Smalls Jar" with others like them.
Thanks for looking!