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beachcomber1 having dreams about rocks Member since March 2009 Posts: 60	A LITTLE HELP PLEASE Mar 30, 2009 19:06:59 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by beachcomber1 on Mar 30, 2009 19:06:59 GMT -5 When I use 500 grit do I use pellets with that mix for fill. Thank you John

Thunder69 Cave Dweller Thunder 2000-2015 Member since January 2009 Posts: 3,105	A LITTLE HELP PLEASE Mar 30, 2009 19:43:00 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Thunder69 on Mar 30, 2009 19:43:00 GMT -5 If it is a rotary tumbler I would say yes ..It will cushion the rocks and keep them from chipping...Put your rocks in and add pellets to make it 3/4 full ....John
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randy starting to spend too much on rocks Member since August 2008 Posts: 117	A LITTLE HELP PLEASE Mar 30, 2009 19:43:33 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by randy on Mar 30, 2009 19:43:33 GMT -5 If you have lost enough volume from rough grinding, then I say yes. If the barrel is still fairly full (2/3 to 3/4), then just go on with the SC500. We'll see what the way more experienced than me have to say. Randy

beachcomber1 having dreams about rocks Member since March 2009 Posts: 60	A LITTLE HELP PLEASE Mar 30, 2009 19:46:19 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by beachcomber1 on Mar 30, 2009 19:46:19 GMT -5 Thank You

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A LITTLE HELP PLEASE Apr 1, 2009 20:05:17 GMT -5

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Post by MyNewHobby on Apr 1, 2009 20:05:17 GMT -5

Hi There!

I have only been tumbling since January.

However ... I have found that what I feel works for me is:

If I am working with really hard MOHS than no pellets for at least the first 4-5 days. I want those little suckers banging around.

After that ... depending on how you would like to see your stones, you can add pellets. I usually add a tablespoon of pellets for each tablespoon of grit. This is my combination. Yours can vary from batch to batch.

With the softer stones ... always add pellets. I have learned the hard way that I will lose the greater portion of those softer stones if I do not add pellets right from the start.

I have had and still have many great teachers here.

Practice, practice, and more practice and use different combinations of grit and pellets. Everyone has their own idea of how well (or not) the tumbling goes.

Above all .... Have Fun!!
Julie

You can stare at a rock for hours and never see the same thing twice.

Hard Rock Cafe driving up their electric bill Rock tumbling is harder than it looks. Mohs definitely. Member since April 2008 Posts: 2,735	A LITTLE HELP PLEASE Apr 1, 2009 20:32:58 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Hard Rock Cafe on Apr 1, 2009 20:32:58 GMT -5 I recommend using pellets after 500 to make up for lost volume and cushion the load to prevent chipping. Banging around is generally not a good idea in later stages. Chuck
	Some rocks aspire to greatness; others are destined to be grit carriers.

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