lancemountain
starting to spend too much on rocks
Member since March 2017
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Post by lancemountain on Jul 31, 2017 22:02:37 GMT -5
for the polish stage make sense?
I have a lortone 33b and it's great (actually I have two) I'm still really learning the craft but am learning from each mistake I make!
Just reading it looks like vibrating machine is gentler for the polish stage?
Follow up- what would be the recommended vibrating machine?
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Post by Jugglerguy on Jul 31, 2017 22:46:08 GMT -5
A lot of us here have Lot-O tumblers. Some others have Thumler vibes. Seems like both are well liked. I love my Lot-O.
I use my rotary tumblers for just the first stage, then I switch to my Lot-O for all other stages. Each stage only take two days in the Lot-O. It also uses way less grit. I use two tablespoons of 220, then 1/2 Teaspoon of 500, 1000, and polish. I do have a second barrel that I use just for the polish stage.
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Post by orrum on Aug 1, 2017 5:38:01 GMT -5
Hey listen to Rob he really has honed his craft!
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lookatthat
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Post by lookatthat on Aug 1, 2017 11:38:25 GMT -5
Hi Rob, do you use the rotary for the rough stage to get the stones the shape you want or for some other reason?
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Post by Jugglerguy on Aug 1, 2017 11:44:41 GMT -5
Hi Rob, do you use the rotary for the rough stage to get the stones the shape you want or for some other reason? I use it to remove all the flaws from the rocks. I did an experiment once where I used just the Lot-O for all stages. I changed grit every day for 28 days. The flaws were never removed from the rocks. Vibes just don't do a good job grinding away large amounts of material to grind out holes and cracks. The shape also stays closer to the original shape, but that's not my primary concern. I really dislike any sort of imperfection in my final rocks, so the rotary is necessary to remove those. That's not to say that all my rocks are perfect, but I aim for perfection. My vibe only experiment
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lancemountain
starting to spend too much on rocks
Member since March 2017
Posts: 214
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Post by lancemountain on Aug 1, 2017 14:55:22 GMT -5
A lot of us here have Lot-O tumblers. Some others have Thumler vibes. Seems like both are well liked. I love my Lot-O. I use my rotary tumblers for just the first stage, then I switch to my Lot-O for all other stages. Each stage only take two days in the Lot-O. It also uses way less grit. I use two tablespoons of 220, then 1/2 Teaspoon of 500, 1000, and polish. I do have a second barrel that I use just for the polish stage. Thank you! That's considerably less amount of time and grit than what I am using! I'll have to look into the Lot-O
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