mesha74
off to a rocking start
"you know when you need rehab when you hide rocks in youre bed insted of money" ;)
Member since June 2015
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Post by mesha74 on Jun 25, 2015 20:05:32 GMT -5
hello i'm mesha from vancouver wa i'm a newbie to rock tumbling and have 2 beginner tumblers but i dream big i want to build one for real big rocks i have some pretty big river tumbled agates so i need a big tumbler lol my 4 year ld granddaughter and i are crazy for rocks .trying to get my son age 19 and hubby into rocks too i have a model T-100 thumler tumbler it was made in 1980's and a crappy little thing from the craft store lol that's how i found this place yep the t-100 issues .oh boy yep.... but my hubby and i got it up and running again .then it stopped due to the heat out side lol so i have it running on my stove in the kitchen lol then oiled it seems fine for now .so i wanted to thank all of the members for posting their troubles and tumbler issues.it helped me not go so bonkers .so a big thank you . <3
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Post by Rockoonz on Jun 25, 2015 21:07:48 GMT -5
Hi neighbor, I'm in Vancouver as well. I got a heavy duty tumbler base from a sale in Portland, we were always having problems with Thumler or Lortone bases. We pretty much only do 12 lb batches anymore, well, my wife does. I spend my time cutting on saws, making cabochons and whatnot, and trying to keep all the equipment running at home and at the rock clubs shop.
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mesha74
off to a rocking start
"you know when you need rehab when you hide rocks in youre bed insted of money" ;)
Member since June 2015
Posts: 10
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Post by mesha74 on Jun 25, 2015 22:18:28 GMT -5
i have a huge chunks of idaho/colorado amazonite blue/green i live downtown on 12th&jefferson i can give you two a chunk just let me know.i got them from a friend who moved back to idaho a few years back.i have some other big rocks but i don't know what they are.one looks like eather opal or agate.and 2 are green glassy like obsidian.i also love hanleys in hazeldale.oh yea i live 2 blcks west of the corthouse.
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Fossilman
Cave Dweller
Member since January 2009
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Post by Fossilman on Jun 26, 2015 9:18:49 GMT -5
Welcome "mesha"............I live south of you near Salem,OR....It's a great forum with good people,great information and tons of rocks!!!
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mesha74
off to a rocking start
"you know when you need rehab when you hide rocks in youre bed insted of money" ;)
Member since June 2015
Posts: 10
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Post by mesha74 on Jun 26, 2015 10:55:39 GMT -5
thank you i'm hopeing to learn allot here .i found most of my river agates nextdoor in there rock bed and at other rock fillers close to my house i raise my grandbaby so most f the time i rockhound close to the house.i have found real pretty agates.if there are rocks i look
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Post by Rockoonz on Jun 26, 2015 21:23:56 GMT -5
Will you be at the recycled art festival at Esther Short park tomorrow (Saturday)? I will be volunteering from 9am to 130pm taking peoples choice ballots.
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mesha74
off to a rocking start
"you know when you need rehab when you hide rocks in youre bed insted of money" ;)
Member since June 2015
Posts: 10
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Post by mesha74 on Jun 26, 2015 22:01:33 GMT -5
i can try to stop bye i don't drive though so i would have to walk (it's safer for other people that i don' drive lol) the amazonite i'm giving you is a big chunk i will try to ge it to you.i live on jefferson st in a big blue house .we have a boat,and wood palet boards in front (hubby is building more toe pinchers to sell for halloween.real coffins ,i have it stashed in my berry bushes.i will clean it up.
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mesha74
off to a rocking start
"you know when you need rehab when you hide rocks in youre bed insted of money" ;)
Member since June 2015
Posts: 10
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Post by mesha74 on Jun 26, 2015 22:20:12 GMT -5
ok i will be there sat. i will have a black fabric bag and a camo ht red hair and glasses.
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Post by snowmom on Jun 28, 2015 5:13:04 GMT -5
welcome from Michigan!
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Post by drocknut on Jun 28, 2015 7:51:14 GMT -5
Welcome to the forum.
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mesha74
off to a rocking start
"you know when you need rehab when you hide rocks in youre bed insted of money" ;)
Member since June 2015
Posts: 10
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Post by mesha74 on Jun 28, 2015 12:32:07 GMT -5
thank you all so much my cheapo kid tumbler is messig up i get what i paid for i guess .i use it for soft stones becouse it's not a aggressive tumbler.i thik i need to put a new wheel on it.i have a craft store toy tumbler i also scored another barel from a thrift store across the street they couldn't sell the kit becouse the tumbler was gone so i scored also with the grit and plastic beads nd polish .i use the red one for pre-plish and polishing.and the black one for the grit.my thumler model -t 100 is in the pre-polish now.keeping them going is the hard part lol.
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