carlamab
off to a rocking start
Member since October 2024
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Post by carlamab on Oct 28, 2024 16:31:04 GMT -5
Guidance / help ! Please?
We have a Raytech 10
And it’s our first time using it and our first time using a vibratory Tumblr. And my first time using this forum. But somebody named Rob said this was a good place so I definitely trust him.
A lot of the rocks after the second step have very clear metal scratches on them as though they are rubbing against metal??
The only metal thing in there is the metal rod that goes through and connects the top. It seems hardly possible that so many rocks would’ve gotten up there and hit it. ?
Husband theory is that they’re not actually scratches to the rock it’s that the rock has scratched something and the metallic stuff is not actually a scratch at all??
I have two photos, but I can’t figure out how to attach them. Sorry and thanks
Carla
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Post by pauls on Oct 28, 2024 17:34:08 GMT -5
It's probably Aluminium from your sieves (perhaps). Anyway, don't worry about it the next stage will remove it, until you get to polish and then the rock will be too shiny to remove any metal from wherever it is coming from.
Welcome from Australia.
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Post by whalecottagedesigns on Oct 28, 2024 19:37:08 GMT -5
Not a tumbler, so cannot help sorry! But welcome from Dubai though :-)
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carlamab
off to a rocking start
Member since October 2024
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Post by carlamab on Oct 29, 2024 7:25:50 GMT -5
Australia and Dubai !! Thanks
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Post by liveoak on Oct 29, 2024 8:45:04 GMT -5
Not much of a tumbler either, so sorry I can't help, but I can welcome you from NW Florida  Patty |
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ronnsrockroundup
starting to spend too much on rocks
Hurry up and wait.
Member since October 2023
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Post by ronnsrockroundup on Oct 29, 2024 10:25:23 GMT -5
Are you using a metal strainer at cleanout? If so, that might be what is showing on the rocks. They are not scratches but residue from the mesh and will come off in polish. Welcome from NC.
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chaosdsm
starting to spend too much on rocks
Member since April 2024
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Post by chaosdsm on Oct 30, 2024 13:34:18 GMT -5
Could be from the threaded rod, if you don't have enough material in the bowl, the vibrations can throw rocks around instead of just moving them around. I had five or six, 1/2" to 3/4" sized, rocks tossed out of the bowl first time I turned on my vibe tumbler... I purchased some 1" and 1.5" tall rubber bushings from Amazon to get a buffer zone between the rocks & threaded rod & nut, and started loading the tumbler to about 1/2" below the center tower of the bowl. Rocks that are hard enough, i.e. Jasper, Agate, etc... will actually scratch the metal leaving metal residue on the rocks which is what your husband has described. I use imgur for photo hosting, it's free and practically unlimited in the number of photos you can host there. Then once you've uploaded a photo, you can post it here. Say I wanted to post a photo of a potential guitar pick that I plan on making out of Dragons Blood Jasper. I upload it then get a link after it's uploaded: i.imgur.com/KMNpPtRl.png then I click on the "Insert Image" icon in the post editor, & voila  There's also a step by step post for using Cloudinary to post photos (never tried it myself) found here: forum.rocktumblinghobby.com/page/using-cloudinary. |
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rockbrain
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Post by rockbrain on Oct 30, 2024 15:26:31 GMT -5
The 10 must be set up differently than the 5. When I put the lid on the 5 none of the threaded rod is exposed inside the bowl.
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markymark
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Post by markymark on Oct 31, 2024 14:30:39 GMT -5
Could it be some of those marks are trim saw scratches? I have found it takes a few extra days to get them out with a vibe.
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