rockinronda
starting to spend too much on rocks
Member since December 2023
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Post by rockinronda on Dec 24, 2023 10:49:32 GMT -5
If you don’t have a full enough load and have to store and save up for the next stage (2,3,4,polish) and you can’t let it dry I’m guessing you have to store wet? Water? Mineral oil? Does water type matter, distilled, soft, hard etc. Could you run through a borax stage and store dry then? I saw on several Michigan Rocks videos where he talks abt saving for next stage and he runs his hands through dry rock. So I’m just confused and needing some clarification.
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adam5
starting to spend too much on rocks
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Post by adam5 on Dec 24, 2023 12:20:18 GMT -5
If you wash them good you should be able to store them dry with no problems. A Borax cycle would do the trick in my opinion.
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Post by Starguy on Dec 24, 2023 12:32:36 GMT -5
Ditto.
You only need to keep them wet until you have all the mud washed off. If they dry with mud on them, it’s harder to get it off.
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Post by chris1956 on Dec 24, 2023 12:59:58 GMT -5
Keep in mind that Rob is a perfectioinist when it comes to passing the rocks along to the next stage. So he eliminates all cracks and holes before moving a rock beyound 80 grit. If you don't have any places for girt to hide, it is probably ok to store dry. I don't usually get that picky so I usually store mine in water, hoping if there is any grit in the cracks or holes, that it will get out early in the next stage and not mess a run up too much.
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Post by rmf on Dec 24, 2023 13:09:20 GMT -5
I don't tumble much any more. When I did, wash over 1/4" screen sitting on a wheelbarrow to get mud/grit off. wash good with spray and drip dry for a min more or less then dump in a 5 cal bucket. Fines/mud from coarse or medium grit I add more water from hose and let it set a min for grit to settle out then pour off muddy water. then if there is grit pour into a 5 gal bucket and add more water to increase rotation motion in bucket. decant remaining mud and recover remaining grit. 220 grit is hard to recover and anything finer is all lost.
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rockinronda
starting to spend too much on rocks
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Post by rockinronda on Dec 24, 2023 13:09:27 GMT -5
Got it thanks so much  Merry Christmas Eve 🎄 |
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stefan
Cave Dweller 
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Post by stefan on Dec 26, 2023 14:29:35 GMT -5
I store them dry all the time. No issues, just make sure they are clean.
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arentol
off to a rocking start
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Post by arentol on Dec 30, 2023 23:32:01 GMT -5
Get yourself a Textile Spot Cleaning Gun and use that to clean any holes you have in your rocks between stages. Then store dry if you want. It will only hurt a little if you hit your fingers instead of the rock. (I use cloth gloves in oversized leather gloves, and it doesn't hurt at all).
Best part is, you can also use it to clean your clothes, especially if rock sludge gets on them and gets stuck in a bit.
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Merry Christmas Eve 🎄
