Mazanec
spending too much on rocks
Member since March 2004
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Post by Mazanec on Apr 6, 2004 14:20:46 GMT -5
To get started in this hobby I would need: 1) A tumbler with barrel(s), 2) Several pounds (or more) of rough, 3) Course grit (tablespoon?) 4) Medium grit (ditto?) 5) Fine grit prepolish (ditto?) 6) Polish (ditto?) 7) Plastic beads (a pound?) Am I misestimating any quantities? Am I missing a #8?
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tjmax
noticing nice landscape pebbles
Member since March 2004
Posts: 79
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Post by tjmax on Apr 6, 2004 14:51:48 GMT -5
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Post by hermatite on Apr 6, 2004 14:55:16 GMT -5
I'd add an #8 as strainers or collanders for straining your rocks and pellets into when you dump the grit/water. I have a different collander for each grit and one for polish to avoid cross contamination. They're cheap enough when you go to the local dollar store. I also use margarine containers to hold my grit but that's not necessarily a purchase. And, if I understand your post correctly, yes, you'd probably want a separate table s po on for each level of grit and polish. I'm really paranoid about contaminating loads, and by having a separate item for each I think it's much easier to avoid. A pound of pellets just got me through two loads with 3 lb. barrels. I just reorderd five pounds, if that gives you a better idea. I'm not sure how big your barrels are.
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Post by creativeminded on Apr 6, 2004 17:48:38 GMT -5
Buckets to pour the slurry in between stages. I use one to do the first rinse of my stones through a strainer, and the second rinse bucket I use, I just dump what is in the strainer in it run water in it to where the pellets are floating, skim off the pellets with another small tea strainer. Then I am able to pick up the rocks one at a time and make sure no pellets have stuck in the creaves like they are in my sweet water agate.
I let the water settle in the first bucket before I pour off the water, on an area of our yard that will adventually be covered with cement blocks. The type of bucket I use is the Scwhan 2 1/2 gallon ice cream buckets they are a perfect size for my 3 lb. Lortone tumbler.
Tami
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WarrenA
fully equipped rock polisher
Member since November 2003
Posts: 1,530
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Post by WarrenA on Apr 6, 2004 22:59:39 GMT -5
your first project is to read the old posts on this site and take note of the recommendations you will learn alot and will be ready to start
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Post by sandsman1 on Apr 7, 2004 0:22:41 GMT -5
hi all --- your on a roll warren i knew absolutly nuttin when i found this site by accident from another site i read about two of the newest pages and said to my self im gonna learn something here and went to the first page and started reading took me a couple nites to get through them all but i was amazed at all the info that was being picked from a few great minds just for one docone31 was a big influence on me everything he wrote i read well. sometimes i had to read it twice to get the jist of it but was glad i did there where many more also that gave me the info i needed to stick with this hobby if not for all the ideas and info i read i prob woulda threw my first tumbler in the closet and said hell wit it hahaha but im still here and its gettin more fun every day . after i got hurt i sat her for two and a half yrs watchin this stupid tv now i got something to get outa bed for besides the jerry springer show hahaha ok seeya-s---john
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Post by cookie3rocks on Apr 7, 2004 0:30:51 GMT -5
My grit came with instructions on how much to use by wieght of stones so I use an old postal scale I have. I can put a dish on it and then turn the scale back to zero to be precise on my weights in ounces.
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