jenibgood
off to a rocking start
Member since August 2024
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Post by jenibgood on Aug 27, 2024 18:57:28 GMT -5
Hello, all welcome from Westfield Indiana. I have always loved rocks and crystals and I have decided that my new early retirement hobby is polishing all of the rocks that I collect while I hike. I’ll be looking for some guidance since I am a super noob. I have one small rock Tumbler and hopefully by the end of the evening I will have a second one ordered. So if you have any suggestions for me, I am interested in a larger barrel, vibratory polisher. I follow Michigan rocks on YouTube. He loved his lot-o-Tumbler that he used for 10 years but the new one he got is not as good as his old one and he says he has been hearing of a lot of reviews of them going bad within months of purchase. Hit me up if you are in or around Indianapolis Indiana area. Looking forward to meeting some of you. 🤗
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Post by chris1956 on Aug 27, 2024 19:19:27 GMT -5
Welcome from Missouri. I like the Lortone rotary tumblers. I have a QT12 (12 pound) and it does well. I also have a Lot-O and Mini-Sonic vibratory tumblers. Like them both. You can get more in the Lot-O and generally I would say it does a little better than the Mini-Sonic. Not sure if they have solved their motor issues or not. My motor died after 9 months and I converted it to using a concrete vibrating motor. Not too hard to do and there are several threads about converting them on this forum if you need to.
Chris
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Post by opalpyrexia on Aug 27, 2024 20:31:28 GMT -5
Welcome from Washington.
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demihuman
starting to spend too much on rocks
Member since May 2024
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Post by demihuman on Aug 27, 2024 21:38:28 GMT -5
Welcome from California
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Post by vegasjames on Aug 27, 2024 21:57:13 GMT -5
Welcome from Southern Nevada.
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Post by liveoak on Aug 28, 2024 6:38:54 GMT -5
Welcome from NW Florida
Patty
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Post by victor1941 on Aug 28, 2024 9:59:32 GMT -5
Welcome from Austin, Texas. I use a vibe for pre shaped material with success. I will also add that unless the stone is soft a rotary machine must be used to get the desired shape. Good luck with your new hobby.
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python
spending too much on rocks
Member since June 2024
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Post by python on Aug 28, 2024 15:46:22 GMT -5
Welcome to the site!
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dshanpnw
fully equipped rock polisher
Member since December 2020
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Post by dshanpnw on Aug 29, 2024 6:56:46 GMT -5
Welcome from Washington state.
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Post by jasoninsd on Aug 29, 2024 16:36:52 GMT -5
Welcome to the forum from South Dakota!  I have a UV-18 vibe...and love the size of it!! Be careful going too big on a vibe compared to your rotary. In my opinion, the rotary should be bigger than the vibe...in most cases. You'll spend a LOT of time shaping rocks in the rotary...with only a percentage ready to move to the vibe. Sometimes people have issues keeping enough material moving forward to justify a vibe run... |
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