teddymadison
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Post by teddymadison on Aug 26, 2012 6:59:44 GMT -5
I was at Lowe's yesterday and spotted little bags of river rock. There was a nice variety in them. They felt like they were at least 5lb bags and they were 4 bucks each so not a bad price. My question is; seeing they are already rounded and smooth, would I skip the coarse step and start with the 220 stage? Would I even skip 220?
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mjflinty
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Post by mjflinty on Aug 26, 2012 7:57:59 GMT -5
Yup, you can skip the coarse step but, you'll want to run them in a 120/220 stage.
Michael
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teddymadison
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Post by teddymadison on Aug 27, 2012 10:05:10 GMT -5
Yup, you can skip the coarse step but, you'll want to run them in a 120/220 stage. Michael Excellent. Thanks for confirming that.
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blessed
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Post by blessed on Aug 27, 2012 10:59:34 GMT -5
At the Lowe's near me they are 40 lb bags for $4.00. I looked at them and decided I would pass. They would make a good filler rock, I think. Your Lowe's gravel might be better than ours. When I started I tried to polish just about anything. Have fun. James
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cardiobill
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Post by cardiobill on Aug 27, 2012 12:14:38 GMT -5
I've used some of the lowes river rock for filler and some of it actually polished pretty well, some just looked like smooth brown and black rocks. At the end I couldn't tell the origin of the little pieces- lowes rocks or little fragments of the rock I was tumbling.
Bill
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Steve
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Post by Steve on Aug 27, 2012 12:26:50 GMT -5
I've used crushed Montana river rock from Home Depot as filler. I kept back a bag from a yard project. I pre-tumble it to grind out the basalt and take off the rough edges. The small pieces of jasper and agate take a nice shine - although I generally just reuse it until it disappears.
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teddymadison
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Post by teddymadison on Aug 27, 2012 13:34:58 GMT -5
Hmm, from what some of you are saying, I think we may be talking about different products. these were all 1 to 2 inch smooth stones. There were pinks, reds, whites, browns, blacks, and I remember seeing a peach colored one in these bags. Maybe I'll grab a bag just to take a pic for you all (I'm out of charcoal so I have to go there anyway lol).
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jspencer
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Post by jspencer on Aug 28, 2012 0:15:01 GMT -5
I use what may be the same product from Home Depot that is all small round river rock about 1/2" -3/4"in diameter. I use a handful in each load in the vibe for size variance. They all come out shiny and colorful. I fill small jars with them that resemble a jar of jellybeans when done. Just more filling.
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jspencer
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Post by jspencer on Aug 28, 2012 23:39:20 GMT -5
I looked today and what I use is a decorative soil cover mix for houseplants from Mosser Lee products. 5 lb. bag for about $3 at HD
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teddymadison
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Post by teddymadison on Aug 29, 2012 6:10:32 GMT -5
I looked today and what I use is a decorative soil cover mix for houseplants from Mosser Lee products. 5 lb. bag for about $3 at HD Yep, sounds like the same thing. I picked a bag up last night but forgot I did so no pic. I'll do that tonight.
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