vayank5150
starting to spend too much on rocks
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Post by vayank5150 on Feb 1, 2017 19:33:23 GMT -5
I know these rocks probably have no financial value, but all of them were picked up by my daughter either at her school playground or around our house. After 1 week in coarse grit, I am vry impresed with the results, and better yet, she is too. We have decided to put them back in Stage 1 for another week. I love this new hobby! 20170201_190233 by Michael Aldrich, on Flickr
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Post by orrum on Feb 1, 2017 20:27:22 GMT -5
Those rocks are billion dollar jewels!#! Your daughters rocks are priceless, put some away for her grandchildren!
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Post by Jugglerguy on Feb 1, 2017 21:33:27 GMT -5
Lookin' good! Its fun to pick them up yourself and turn them into shiny little beauties.
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Post by spiceman on Feb 1, 2017 21:42:45 GMT -5
Those rocks do have a value... It's in your heart and on her face. Worth a million:)
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Post by Pat on Feb 2, 2017 0:49:07 GMT -5
Agree with spicemanValue galore. Real keepers. Great memories. Wonderful times now. Enjoy!
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Wooferhound
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Lortone QT66 and 3A
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Post by Wooferhound on Feb 2, 2017 0:54:37 GMT -5
I can not imagine tumbling rocks that somebody else collected. In this hobby it's all about what comes from the finds that I make. I have come to look forward to our rock collecting trips. The stuff that comes out of the tumbler is Mine, I found it and I polished it.
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vayank5150
starting to spend too much on rocks
Member since January 2017
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Post by vayank5150 on Feb 2, 2017 7:33:59 GMT -5
Thanks for all of your kind words and for sharing in our happiness. As an added bonus, our new Lortone 33B arrived yesterday, so we now have 3 tumblers tumbling!
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Post by pghram on Feb 2, 2017 9:06:40 GMT -5
You're definitely hooked then. It's a wonderful hobby to share with your daughter.
And good for both of you for letting them run longer.
Peace,
Rich
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osuguy0301
starting to spend too much on rocks
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Post by osuguy0301 on Feb 4, 2017 9:53:27 GMT -5
vayank5150Being a science teacher to 8th graders I think its great that you and your daughter are getting into rock tumbling and rockhounding. Many of my students know nothing about rocks: how they are formed, the minerals they are made of, where the colors come from, etc. Collecting and tumbling rocks will turn into inquisitive questions about these things that will lead to a greater understanding of geology and general chemistry. I impart a lot of knowledge on my students but the greatest lessons are learned at home when students are interested in something that excites them. Doing rock tumbling in my classroom this year I have turned some students on to rock tumbling and geology in general. Its nice to see kids get excited about something other than their cell phone or the newest app. Keep up the good work! Jake
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Fossilman
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Post by Fossilman on Feb 4, 2017 11:04:25 GMT -5
Always great to get kids to join you in rockhounding(or anything else to that matter)....They love the hobby too!!! Glad to see your daughter enjoys the hounding... I see lots of sugar agates and granite,they will tumble out great!!!
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jamesp
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Post by jamesp on Feb 4, 2017 11:07:13 GMT -5
Dad got me a tumbler when I was 13. Ran half a dozen loads back then. Many rock hunting trips.
Always wanted to get back into tumbling. Finally at age 55 it happened. 42 years later. Modern day interests are all about phones and computers. A tumbler presents a process that can challenge any process engineer on earth. With a $100 machine. And outside activities in collecting rocks and learning geology.
win win
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Post by nowyo on Feb 4, 2017 22:46:47 GMT -5
Nice looking rocks there, keep them critters rolling. Lots worse things for a kid to do then come home with a pocketful of rocks. Good stuff.
Russ
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