mol
off to a rocking start
Member since March 2015
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Post by mol on Mar 6, 2015 12:56:48 GMT -5
Hi to one and all. I have just stumbled across this forum, and I am thrilled with the amount of knowledge on offer. I started my first batch of rocks tumbling on Wednesday, wish me luck God knows I'm going to need it
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Post by Jugglerguy on Mar 6, 2015 14:46:29 GMT -5
Good luck. Having patience is the most difficult part of the first batch. Have you read enough here to realize that the first stage will probably take longer than a week (if you're using a rotary tumbler)? Welcome to the forum.
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Post by snowmom on Mar 7, 2015 5:45:38 GMT -5
best of luck to you! I was new this time last year, still very much a beginner, but the folks on this forum are so helpful and generous. The combined experience and knowledge here is a force to be reckoned with. Glad you are with us. Welcome from Michigan USA
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mol
off to a rocking start
Member since March 2015
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Post by mol on Mar 8, 2015 11:35:10 GMT -5
Yes Jugglerguy, I am using a rotary tumbler, and I'm surprised at how well my first batch is going. I'm still not sure which rocks I should put in together, I'm not really up on which are the softest and hardest. Although I worked out quite quickly which are the hardest rocks when I was smashing them up with a hammer !!!!!!
Hi Snowmom, and thank you for the warm welcome :-)
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Post by Jugglerguy on Mar 8, 2015 12:40:27 GMT -5
I do a lot of rocks I pick up myself, so I don't know how hard they all are either. I just throw them all in and see what happens. Most of them do fine. I use a rotary for the first stage and then finish them in a vibratory tumbler, so I'm not sure how much difference that makes.
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Post by Pat on Mar 8, 2015 14:06:05 GMT -5
Welcome from California. I don't tumble rocks, but in a small vibrating tumbler, I tumble metal findings to remove burs and clean them up.
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Fossilman
Cave Dweller
Member since January 2009
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Post by Fossilman on Mar 12, 2015 9:32:43 GMT -5
Welcome from Oregon...........
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