Post by ejs on Dec 21, 2009 23:17:34 GMT -5
Greetings, fellow tumblers. It's been a while since I've had anything worth posting, but I thought I'd pop up with some pics from a batch that I pulled out today. This batch was a mix of different type of jaspers (definitely my favorite tumbling materials these days). I ran them all in Lortone QT66s for the rough and 3 lb. barrels for the medium, pre-polish, and AO polish.
First some pics of purple jasper, supplied by MichaelJohn. Here is how it looked at the start (cut up with my WorkForce):
pic1:
And here is how it came out tumbled. I included one flash pic to give a sense of the color, which is a greyish-purple speckle:
pic2:
pic3:
Here is the rest of the batch, a mix of other jaspers. This is how it looked toward the end of the rough stage:
pic4:
And at the finish:
pic5:
pic6:
pic7:
pic8:
Here are some closeups of some of my favorites:
pic9:
pic10:
pic11:
I have a bunch more of these rocks tumbling now, and I am psyched for the next one to finish! Thanks for looking.
First some pics of purple jasper, supplied by MichaelJohn. Here is how it looked at the start (cut up with my WorkForce):
pic1:
And here is how it came out tumbled. I included one flash pic to give a sense of the color, which is a greyish-purple speckle:
pic2:
pic3:
Here is the rest of the batch, a mix of other jaspers. This is how it looked toward the end of the rough stage:
pic4:
And at the finish:
pic5:
pic6:
pic7:
pic8:
Here are some closeups of some of my favorites:
pic9:
pic10:
pic11:
I have a bunch more of these rocks tumbling now, and I am psyched for the next one to finish! Thanks for looking.
