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walte1fr starting to shine! Member since November 2016 Posts: 25	Rough stonefor tumbling Dec 22, 2016 22:50:32 GMT -5 via Tapatalk Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by walte1fr on Dec 22, 2016 22:50:32 GMT -5 Awesome thank you very much everyone. I look foreword to trying all of these different types.

jamesp
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Rough stonefor tumbling Dec 23, 2016 9:27:19 GMT -5

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Post by jamesp on Dec 23, 2016 9:27:19 GMT -5

Glad you made it thru the gauntlet walte1fr. Welcome to the forum.

Here is a link to some photos of fine rocks to tumble. Not familiar with the supplier, but he has decent photos.
I would stay away from apache tears and amethyst until you have some experience.

walte1fr starting to shine! Member since November 2016 Posts: 25	Rough stonefor tumbling Dec 23, 2016 9:49:10 GMT -5 via Tapatalk Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by walte1fr on Dec 23, 2016 9:49:10 GMT -5 Hey thanks. I didn't see a link with your post. Yeah tough to make it through but I'm still here hahah

captbob no longer being taken for granite St. Pete FL Member since December 2007 Posts: 8,186	Rough stonefor tumbling Dec 23, 2016 10:02:23 GMT -5 rockjunquie likes this Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by captbob on Dec 23, 2016 10:02:23 GMT -5 Gauntlet? That was a romp through a pre-school playground compared to when I'm on a roll. Been on my best behavior with Santa watchin'!
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walte1fr starting to shine! Member since November 2016 Posts: 25	Rough stonefor tumbling Dec 23, 2016 10:05:57 GMT -5 via Tapatalk rockjunquie and spiceman like this Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by walte1fr on Dec 23, 2016 10:05:57 GMT -5 Obviously everyone knows your reputation. lol glad I came in during xmas then hahah

jamesp Cave Dweller Member since October 2012 Posts: 36,612	Rough stonefor tumbling Dec 23, 2016 10:09:52 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by jamesp on Dec 23, 2016 10:09:52 GMT -5 Dec 23, 2016 10:02:23 GMT -5 captbob said: Gauntlet? That was a romp through a pre-school playground compared to when I'm on a roll. Been on my best behavior with Santa watchin'! yawn

osuguy0301
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Rough stonefor tumbling Dec 23, 2016 10:51:57 GMT -5

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Post by osuguy0301 on Dec 23, 2016 10:51:57 GMT -5

I had a couple bags of mixed rocks from TheRockShed when i first started. The vast majority of it is 6-7 hardness and tumbles very well. Its much better quality than some mixed rough I have bought from Amazon that had a lot of softer rock in it. This is what he lists as in the mixed bag:

Rose Quartz, Green Aventurine, Lace Agate, White Quartz, different types of Jasper, Pudding Stone, Moss Agate, Sodalite, India Tree Agate, Petrified Wood, Turritella Agate, Prairie Agate and others.

I went through the bag and separated them out and then looked at them on the web. I was able to identify most of what was in the mixed bag by just looking on TheRockSheds web site at the rough he sells, but not everything. If i recall correctly, the Sodalite is the only thing that came in my bags that ground down to next to nothing due to its softness. The Turritella Agate is a cool stone that takes a nice polish. It has shells all through it that make some really nice patterns.

I personally like tumbling Petrified wood and Montana agates because I feel like they are pretty easy to tumble, take a nice shine, and have interesting patterns. I like tumbling everything though and feel like I learn something new from every batch I tumble. Trial and error is part of the fun for me.

jamesp Cave Dweller Member since October 2012 Posts: 36,612	Rough stonefor tumbling Dec 23, 2016 10:55:12 GMT -5 walte1fr likes this Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by jamesp on Dec 23, 2016 10:55:12 GMT -5 Dec 23, 2016 9:49:10 GMT -5 walte1fr said: Hey thanks. I didn't see a link with your post. Yeah tough to make it through but I'm still here hahah Lost focus, here ya go. rocktumbler.com/rough/

walte1fr starting to shine! Member since November 2016 Posts: 25	Rough stonefor tumbling Dec 23, 2016 10:55:42 GMT -5 via Tapatalk Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by walte1fr on Dec 23, 2016 10:55:42 GMT -5 Great thanks. I ordered a mixed bag from them. I'll look into the others you mentioned

jamesp Cave Dweller Member since October 2012 Posts: 36,612	Rough stonefor tumbling Dec 23, 2016 11:05:52 GMT -5 walte1fr likes this Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by jamesp on Dec 23, 2016 11:05:52 GMT -5 Dec 23, 2016 10:55:42 GMT -5 walte1fr said: Great thanks. I ordered a mixed bag from them. I'll look into the others you mentioned Good luck !

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Rough stonefor tumbling Dec 23, 2016 23:28:33 GMT -5 via mobile walte1fr likes this

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Dec 23, 2016 10:55:12 GMT -5 jamesp said:

Dec 23, 2016 9:49:10 GMT -5 walte1fr said:

Hey thanks. I didn't see a link with your post. Yeah tough to make it through but I'm still here hahah

Lost focus, here ya go.

rocktumbler.com/rough/

I agree with this, I got some great material from this seller.

spiceman fully equipped rock polisher Member since February 2016 Posts: 1,251	Rough stonefor tumbling Dec 23, 2016 23:52:18 GMT -5 walte1fr likes this Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by spiceman on Dec 23, 2016 23:52:18 GMT -5 Try to stay with only hard rocks...agates, jasper, Quartz, petrified wood.... Better end results.