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Post by Tonyterner on Mar 29, 2009 8:20:33 GMT -5
I'm mostly a cabber but as an offshoot I also tumble. I get lots of small offcuts of some interesting slabs plus other material I buy just for tumbling. Its been a year since I ran the vibe so I wasn't sure if I'd remember how to get the rocks shiny. These turned out fairly well, not as shiny as they could have been. Here are the pics. The reds.  The greens.  The clears, mostly quartz from the Chesapeake Bay.  Ocean jasper.  Peruvian pink opal on the left and bots on the right.  Some of the bigger miscellaneous rocks. There are some lakers in there.  Some more of the bigger ones.  Smaller rocks.  Tiny rocks.  My favs and a few slabs I threw in just for kicks.  Thanks for looking. |
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rockerfellerz
starting to spend too much on rocks
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Post by rockerfellerz on Mar 29, 2009 9:24:51 GMT -5
Wow! What a great mix of materials! I like how you sorted some by colors for the pictures. The carnelians look sweet in the "red" picture.
Thanks for posting these.
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rockbottom
starting to spend too much on rocks
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Post by rockbottom on Mar 29, 2009 10:39:33 GMT -5
That's a sweet batch, a lot of color and a lot of shine. You haven't forgotten anything at all.
Bob
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Post by Jack ( Yorkshire) on Mar 29, 2009 12:33:14 GMT -5
Great mixed Batch Tony
Whats the green stuff in the 2nd pic top RH side ?
Thanks
Jack Yorkshire uk
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tom
having dreams about rocks
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Post by tom on Mar 29, 2009 14:55:12 GMT -5
The Ocean Jasper is fabulous. Nice colors. A very nice batch indeed.
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Post by frane on Mar 29, 2009 15:04:19 GMT -5
Welcome back Tony! You did a great job on these and I am looking forward to seeing the next round.
Your OJ looks great! I never get it to turn out that well and I would love to know what the green is also on the right side of your green picture. Very pretty!
Fran
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Post by BuiltonRock on Mar 29, 2009 18:50:55 GMT -5
Very nice Tony! What kind of vibe do you have?
John
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Saskrock
fully equipped rock polisher
Member since October 2007
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Post by Saskrock on Mar 29, 2009 19:10:36 GMT -5
Nice batch, love the OJ
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Post by Bejewelme on Mar 30, 2009 6:35:18 GMT -5
Nice batch honey! Thank you for sharing!!! Especially the pink opal!! Now make some more!!! Amber  |
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Post by Tonyterner on Mar 30, 2009 9:51:44 GMT -5
Thanks everyone. The green is either imperial jasper or just plain green jasper. I'm not sure which. My vibe tumbler is a Lyman 1200 Turbo. Its made for polishing bullet cases but it works just fine for rocks and it was much cheaper than a Thumlers.
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NorthShore-Rocks
fully equipped rock polisher
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Post by NorthShore-Rocks on Mar 30, 2009 16:16:39 GMT -5
Way to go Tony!!! You still got it!
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Wolfden
fully equipped rock polisher
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Post by Wolfden on Mar 31, 2009 12:08:58 GMT -5
Tony !!! OUTSTANDING batch beautiful shine
Thanks for sharing
Wolf
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