Adam's tumbled rocks

Thanks!

I'll take a photo of it in the morning. Be forewarned that it looks very crude.

I’ve found that one of the keys to tumbling is starting with good material.

Thanks dillon

I definitely want to tumble other agates such as Botswanas in the future.

Here are some Rock Shed tiger's eye and rocks I have found locally that finished the polish stage this morning:






I picked this one up a few months ago and tumbled it for a while, then stopped when I realized that the mica was undercutting. A few days ago I saw it while looking through a pile of rejects and still liked the way it looked. So into the vibe tumbler it went:


The tiger's eye was shaped in a Nat Geo Hobby tumbler running at around 45 rpm (4.5 volts). I did do a little grinding on three or four pieces to get rid of some high spots during the shaping process:


A piece of local quartzite:


A piece of epidosite that I have been hounding from the gravel at work:


And I think this is a piece of jasper from The Rock Shed:

They look so slick!

Thanks jason! I feel like I am getting decent at tumbling the easy stuff. And the light box is a big improvement over the shed lights when it comes to photos. I just need to figure out how to work around a flaw or quirk with the way my phone focuses.

Thanks!
Some of the quartz turns out interesting at times. The rest of them I call "potatoes" :-)

Yes!

It works great on the RayTech TV-5 base. I do have to fill it to 90% with rock and ceramic and add a tablespoon of borax to slow down the movement. And the the bowl will spin if you rely on just the rubber well nut to hold it in place. But it is less temperamental in regards to water than the RayTech bowl.

When I get my other TV-5 base working again, I will think very hard about spending the money (it was $55, but now it is $65) to get another mini bowl.