rockwizz
freely admits to licking rocks
Member since May 2007
Posts: 971
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Post by rockwizz on Dec 28, 2010 0:35:51 GMT -5
wow...these are the best banded agates I've seen in a long time.
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Post by MyNewHobby on Jan 17, 2011 22:04:15 GMT -5
I decided to look through this post again and I am dam near tears.
This tumble (Rollingstone) just takes my breathe away.
It is tumbles like this that raise that bar for me higher and all I can do is try. One day ....
As I look through this post I see the Peridot and Pet Palm Wood (you mean there are more pictures below???) are amazing!!!!
As always!
(wanders off looking through the rest of the pictures in the post)
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daisyd681
starting to spend too much on rocks
Member since January 2011
Posts: 104
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Post by daisyd681 on Jan 26, 2011 12:10:32 GMT -5
Love, love, love those pink ocean jasper. I'm usually a purple girl, but all I see is beatuiful pendant possibilities in those.  |
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88pathoffroad
spending too much on rocks
Oregon ROCKS!
Member since August 2008
Posts: 305
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Post by 88pathoffroad on Jan 26, 2011 14:50:45 GMT -5
Attention all newbies! Yes you can! It will take some time to reach the beautiful heights that Rollingstone has achieved. Follow his recipes and practice, practice, practice. Practice on regular rocks, such as beach or river rocks. And get a good feel for your machine(s). Learn to listen for changes in the sound of the tumbling stones and they will tell you themselves when they need another charge or when they're ready to move to the next grit. Can't say enough about using plastic beads in the final stages,(from 'fine' or 'pre-polish' on. Even during 'burnish' stage). You don't want to go all that way and then have em crackin' into each other during 'polish'. Very true. The most difficult ingredient of rock tumbling is time. Also: trying "recipes" is difficult unless you have the same exact tumbler. Mine's a huge 15-pounder and the recipe posted for a 6-pounder doesn't really work with a significant barrel size difference, imho. All you can do is try! |
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meta99
has rocks in the head
Ohio Flint Ridge flint
Member since October 2010
Posts: 540
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Post by meta99 on Jan 26, 2011 15:20:07 GMT -5
OK...so you all couldn't just leave this alone?! I hadn't seen this and wish I hadn't! YIKES!!! I'm just trying to learn how to cab and slab and take macro pics on my camera...I don't need another addiction! I can't stop looking at these and now I want to tumble too! When is there time for my day job?
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rocknrocks
off to a rocking start
Member since January 2011
Posts: 15
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Post by rocknrocks on Feb 1, 2011 11:16:25 GMT -5
wow,great bunch of stones, loving these pics! Especially the laguna and crazy lace...
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rockgirl
noticing nice landscape pebbles
great state of ohio
Member since April 2011
Posts: 99
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Post by rockgirl on Apr 13, 2011 12:45:45 GMT -5
excuse me while i wipe the slobber off my chin.......those are some awesome stones don.....thanks for sharing them...
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geostew
starting to shine!
Member since September 2011
Posts: 42
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Post by geostew on Sept 2, 2011 22:43:12 GMT -5
I'm stunned, they are all beautiful!
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herchenx
Cave Dweller 
Member since January 2012
Posts: 3,360
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Post by herchenx on Jan 10, 2012 16:29:13 GMT -5
Just saw this, fantastic work Don, and thank you for sharing your process!
I am just starting out. Looking forward to seeing what I can come up with, but I have never seen stones like those. Amazing.
John
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fossiler
having dreams about rocks
Member since November 2011
Posts: 55
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Post by fossiler on Jan 17, 2012 13:11:32 GMT -5
Beautiful! i get my tumbler tomorrow, so i'm going to experiment with my beach rocks, see which ones work and which don't. I have many hard true jaspers and also some softer ones which might just end up being worn way... but all you can do is try, see what happens and learn from your mistakes.
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unclem
starting to spend too much on rocks
Me
Member since August 2012
Posts: 119
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Post by unclem on Aug 3, 2012 17:32:54 GMT -5
Wow! ummm did I say WOW!
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jamesp
Cave Dweller
Member since October 2012
Posts: 36,602
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Post by jamesp on Oct 29, 2012 16:39:18 GMT -5
The most striking colors ever.Color overload-fuse blew
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Roger
fully equipped rock polisher
Member since January 2013
Posts: 1,487
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Post by Roger on Jan 8, 2013 21:01:10 GMT -5
I am not sure if I am inspired or depressed. Really amazing tumbles. Mine look like rocks...back to the tumbler, again. I keep turning pretty rocks into little piles of grey sand lol.
Someday...the shine will be mine!
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junglejim
spending too much on rocks
Member since January 2014
Posts: 344 
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Post by junglejim on Jan 20, 2014 19:21:17 GMT -5
After seeing the colors on these rocks I felt like I was back in school taking notes for a big test. I just bought a tumbler, rocks from ebay and can't wait to get the barrels rolling. Seeing this thread really inspired me. Looks like Jasper is on the top of my got to have list, at least for now. This is my first post.
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junglejim
spending too much on rocks
Member since January 2014
Posts: 344
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Post by junglejim on Jan 25, 2014 22:36:25 GMT -5
As of 4:00 cdt my first batch is now rolling.
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matt2432
starting to spend too much on rocks
Member since December 2014
Posts: 171
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Post by matt2432 on Dec 24, 2014 12:30:23 GMT -5
These tumbles are inspirational, especially for a newbie like myself. Someday maybe I'll get to that point!
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mudbucket
off to a rocking start
Member since February 2015
Posts: 3
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Post by mudbucket on Feb 11, 2015 17:35:04 GMT -5
Nice Don! I have a question regarding your recipe. I'm stumped on this statement: "With amethyst, I found that 1/3 of the amethyst was ready after 3 weeks, another 1/3 was ready after 5 weeks, and the other 1/3 still needed additional tumbling. Jaspers seem faster, agates seem slower. Agates can take 8-12 weeks, depending on type and size."
Are you course grinding agates for 8-12 weeks? Using the recharge method for about a week,then recharging for 8-12 weeks seems like an awful lot of grit. Just want to make sure I'm off to the right start. Thanks!
Mud
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bcgal
noticing nice landscape pebbles
Member since March 2016
Posts: 94 
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Post by bcgal on Mar 24, 2016 15:46:19 GMT -5
wow! those are awesome!
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iedmagnet
off to a rocking start
Hi from Northern New Hampshire. I'm a retired veteran looking to get into this.
Member since July 2016
Posts: 1
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Post by iedmagnet on Jul 28, 2016 18:40:29 GMT -5
Wow!
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stonedape
starting to spend too much on rocks
Member since July 2016
Posts: 116
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Post by stonedape on Aug 4, 2016 12:45:45 GMT -5
**speechless**
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