earthdog
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Post by earthdog on Feb 8, 2005 15:52:21 GMT -5
I am very new to this and wanted to know if I can mix these together to tumble. Here is what I bought;
6.5lbs Mexican lace 3lbs petrified wood 7lbs Indian paint rock 3.8lbs tree agate 3.5lbs golden tiger eye I got all that for $60.00 s/h included.
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Post by sandsman1 on Feb 8, 2005 16:15:57 GMT -5
hi earthdog i think all will be fine except the indian paint rock if i remember right that is a soft rock you can prob put it in with the other but i would check it after about two days in 60/90 and see how fast it shapes up and when it looks good take it out and let the rest keep goin till they look good to you --but im pretty sure the paint rock will shape in half the time as the other rock so just watch it and you should be fine
you can allways just do a run of the paint rock by it self you have enuff to do its own batch ,,because when you get to pre polish and polish your gonna want to run it be itself anyway because the other rock will bang it up
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stefan
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Post by stefan on Feb 8, 2005 16:50:51 GMT -5
Sounds good to me but watch that paint rock- Probably best to do it by itself- Hey nice deal on all that stuff- where did it come from?
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Post by Noosh9057 on Feb 8, 2005 17:21:12 GMT -5
Yes it sounds like a great deal. I would like to shop there. ![:)](//storage.proboards.com/forum/images/smiley/smiley.png) Roger
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Post by krazydiamond on Feb 8, 2005 18:15:49 GMT -5
not sure about the size of your tumbler, earthdog, but i'd run the paint rock seperate.
and yeh, like Noosh said, i want to shop there too! where'd ya get this bountiful mix? is it large chunks or ready to be tumbler food?
you be sure and post some finished pics for us,
KD
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earthdog
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Post by earthdog on Feb 8, 2005 21:38:02 GMT -5
Thanks people. I got it all off of ebay through different venders. The tumblers I have are the dual 3lbs barrel and the single 3lbs barrel, from Harbor Freight, Don’t laugh to hard. Like I said I am very new to this. I am so new; that my first ever load is on its fine grit spin right now, it is just a load of #6 stone from the place I work, in Wisconsin as a mixer driver. It has a lot of red, black, gray, bluish colors. I thought it best to try my first load on some not as expensive rock. What do most people do with chunks, to break them up? Hammer? I don’t have a saw yet, maybe later this summer.
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Post by JKowalski33 on Feb 8, 2005 22:00:34 GMT -5
yeah, i dont have a saw either so what i do is sit down and take my rock pick and just smash. i have gotten better at determining weak spots, and this way i get nice shaped chunks instead of just chipping away and turning it to dust
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stefan
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Post by stefan on Feb 9, 2005 9:15:30 GMT -5
As far as breaking goes- I use a rock chisel (estwings are best as they hold an edge very well) I start by looking for weak spots (fractures cracks ect.) and tap lightly- at first- then progressivly hit harder and harder until the rock breaks- Always use goggles as flying chips can blind you!
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Post by stubby on Feb 11, 2005 9:57:42 GMT -5
My experience with hammering Mex. Lace is not good. Seems like the layers have variable hardness, tends to fracture a lot. Herd to get a smooth rounded stone to go on to second stage. My success has been tumbling them seperately, giving them plenty of time and losing a lot of their size!
stub
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