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Post by Drummond Island Rocks on Feb 23, 2016 18:41:33 GMT -5
Still had a good amount of tiger eye and quartz in this batch but there was some other interesting stuff in the mix. If the rutilated quartz pictures pics don't get you excited then I give up! 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 Glad you made it to the end Thanks for looking Chuck
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Post by 150FromFundy on Feb 23, 2016 19:39:43 GMT -5
Mission accomplished on the rutilated quartz. #15 looks like a killer Lake Superior agate and the Tiger Eye would be an easy sell.
Darryl.
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Post by Drummond Island Rocks on Feb 23, 2016 19:46:57 GMT -5
Mission accomplished on the rutilated quartz. #15 looks like a killer Lake Superior agate and the Tiger Eye would be an easy sell. Darryl. Thanks Darryl- There were a few lakers in this batch but #15 was my favorite too. Chuck
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Post by radio on Feb 23, 2016 20:08:44 GMT -5
fantastic tumble! some killer stones in there!
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Post by toiv0 on Feb 23, 2016 21:33:29 GMT -5
I am always amazed by everyones work, just when you think it doesn't get any better it does. Holy wah nice tumlbes
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Post by Jugglerguy on Feb 24, 2016 6:32:38 GMT -5
Number four is looking at me! The quartz is awesome, and the Lakers, and the crazy lace, and did I mention that I like the tiger eye, ooh, and the Bahias...
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Post by jamesp on Feb 24, 2016 8:17:50 GMT -5
What is #1 and the red sparkle in #13.
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Post by Drummond Island Rocks on Feb 24, 2016 8:34:42 GMT -5
What is #1 and the red sparkle in #13. I wish I knew what #1 was but I think it must have come in some of my rockshed mixed rock. #13 is just a little piece of man made goldstone. Chuck
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Post by Drummond Island Rocks on Feb 24, 2016 8:36:35 GMT -5
I am always amazed by everyones work, just when you think it doesn't get any better it does. Holy wah nice tumlbes Thanks Billy- Do you tumble? Chuck
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Post by Garage Rocker on Feb 24, 2016 9:17:59 GMT -5
Wow, what a shine! I like all these, especially 12 and 15. For our second tumble we've got a similar batch in, some Lakers, Bahia and Mexican lace agate. They've been in a month, but those suckers are tough. I selected some of the better pieces, but did no work beforehand, they just went in the barrel. I guess I'm curious how long you ran a tumble like this and did you start with 60/90 or something a little more course to get them worked down a little faster? Did you work them any before you started tumbling? If it's just a matter of waiting, we'll be patient, but if I can speed it up any next time, I would. My Lot O has been sitting idle a while.
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Post by Drummond Island Rocks on Feb 24, 2016 9:32:41 GMT -5
Wow, what a shine! I like all these, especially 12 and 15. For our second tumble we've got a similar batch in, some Lakers, Bahia and Mexican lace agate. They've been in a month, but those suckers are tough. I selected some of the better pieces, but did no work beforehand, they just went in the barrel. I guess I'm curious how long you ran a tumble like this and did you start with 60/90 or something a little more course to get them worked down a little faster? Did you work them any before you started tumbling? If it's just a matter of waiting, we'll be patient, but if I can speed it up any next time, I would. My Lot O has been sitting idle a while. Thanks- Boy those are some complicated questions. I can never answer the question about how long rocks run in stage one because it is a never ending cycle of pulling rocks and adding rocks each week. The rose quartz and tiger eye in this batch are a good example. I started with 4 pounds of each of those back in early January and some were pulled out after 4 weeks some at 5,6,7 weeks. This these were week 8 rocks and there are still some that are not ready that are still in stage one. I use 46/70 grit for stage one and I do not pre-grind anything before tumbling but after 4 or 5 weeks if a rock looks like grinding off one or two flaws will speed it up by weeks I will do that. I only bother doing that on high end stuff though. Bahia agates and lakers are common ones that do spend some time at the diamond wheel. I run my loto 24-7 all year but I have to keep at least 36 pounds rolling in stage one at all times to keep the loto fed. This might explain some more forum.rocktumblinghobby.com/thread/73333/48-pound-cleanoutChuck
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Post by Fossilman on Feb 24, 2016 10:03:37 GMT -5
Those are fantastic!!!
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Post by Garage Rocker on Feb 24, 2016 10:31:09 GMT -5
Wow, what a shine! I like all these, especially 12 and 15. For our second tumble we've got a similar batch in, some Lakers, Bahia and Mexican lace agate. They've been in a month, but those suckers are tough. I selected some of the better pieces, but did no work beforehand, they just went in the barrel. I guess I'm curious how long you ran a tumble like this and did you start with 60/90 or something a little more course to get them worked down a little faster? Did you work them any before you started tumbling? If it's just a matter of waiting, we'll be patient, but if I can speed it up any next time, I would. My Lot O has been sitting idle a while. Thanks- Boy those are some complicated questions. I can never answer the question about how long rocks run in stage one because it is a never ending cycle of pulling rocks and adding rocks each week. The rose quartz and tiger eye in this batch are a good example. I started with 4 pounds of each of those back in early January and some were pulled out after 4 weeks some at 5,6,7 weeks. This these were week 8 rocks and there are still some that are not ready that are still in stage one. I use 46/70 grit for stage one and I do not pre-grind anything before tumbling but after 4 or 5 weeks if a rock looks like grinding off one or two flaws will speed it up by weeks I will do that. I only bother doing that on high end stuff though. Bahia agates and lakers are common ones that do spend some time at the diamond wheel. I run my loto 24-7 all year but I have to keep at least 36 pounds rolling in stage one at all times to keep the loto fed. This might explain some more forum.rocktumblinghobby.com/thread/73333/48-pound-cleanoutChuck Thanks Chuck, I guess the 'how long' question is overused and hard to answer and I should know that from my personal experiences so far. We're learning that the process is more of a continuous 'work in progress' than a start to finish with one intact batch. Really was most curious about the second part of your answer regarding the grit and grinding. After looking at the link you provided, thank you, I realized that I must have read that thread shortly after finding this forum. I had adopted pretty much the same cleanout process you described, down to the dollar store Tupperware and dipping each rock while inspecting. Or maybe it just feels like a logical work flow to me. I'll need to get some 46/70 grit, but I'm without a diamond wheel to work out any flaws. My tools consist of a Dremel, 4 inch tile saw and a hammer at this time, so there isn't much to do while we wait for enough rock to move on to stage two. First thing I need is more tumbling capacity. Then, never satisfied, I'll need a larger saw, a cabbing machine, bigger garage, truck.....
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Post by Drummond Island Rocks on Feb 24, 2016 11:32:56 GMT -5
Thanks Chuck, I guess the 'how long' question is overused and hard to answer and I should know that from my personal experiences so far. We're learning that the process is more of a continuous 'work in progress' than a start to finish with one intact batch. Really was most curious about the second part of your answer regarding the grit and grinding. After looking at the link you provided, thank you, I realized that I must have read that thread shortly after finding this forum. I had adopted pretty much the same cleanout process you described, down to the dollar store Tupperware and dipping each rock while inspecting. Or maybe it just feels like a logical work flow to me. I'll need to get some 46/70 grit, but I'm without a diamond wheel to work out any flaws. My tools consist of a Dremel, 4 inch tile saw and a hammer at this time, so there isn't much to do while we wait for enough rock to move on to stage two. First thing I need is more tumbling capacity. Then, never satisfied, I'll need a larger saw, a cabbing machine, bigger garage, truck..... Some folks do their pre-tumble work on tile saws. Probably not as easily as using a diamond wheel but should work. Some tile saw blades are thick enough to use the side of the blade to do some grinding. Chuck
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Post by colliel82 on Feb 24, 2016 13:42:24 GMT -5
You are right, these are great. Number 18 really caught my eye, but number 10 is also on my fave list.
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Post by Drummond Island Rocks on Feb 24, 2016 14:42:32 GMT -5
You are right, these are great. Number 18 really caught my eye, but number 10 is also on my fave list. Thank you- #10 is a rio grande agate that came from one of the boxes Sabre52 has been offering up. Chuck
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Post by quartz on Feb 24, 2016 23:40:33 GMT -5
Carol and I both just say WOW. Thanks
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Post by meviva on Feb 26, 2016 18:52:32 GMT -5
My faves are #'s 0-21....ok I couldn't pick a favorite....great job as always.
Andrea
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Post by adam on Feb 26, 2016 20:29:05 GMT -5
21 is epic, 6 peaks my interest, 15 is the bomb diggity. So much variety. I like it. I like it a lot.
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Post by beefjello on Feb 27, 2016 12:08:50 GMT -5
Super duper eye candy Chuck!
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