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Post by Drummond Island Rocks on Oct 4, 2018 8:30:53 GMT -5
I thought I would share a quick video. This is a Moctezuma agate that I sawed in half and tossed in the tumbler. One day in 120/220 and 2 days in 500 in the lot-o tumbler. I will be going one more day in 500 and 2 days in polish still but I thought the results after day 2 in 500 were pretty incredible.
Chuck
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Post by tkvancil on Oct 4, 2018 9:23:10 GMT -5
That is pretty incredible. The Lot-O sure seems efficient at breaking down grits.
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Post by Drummond Island Rocks on Oct 4, 2018 9:27:12 GMT -5
That is pretty incredible. The Lot-O sure seems efficient at breaking down grits. I have heard it told that it breaks down in half every 24 hours. So when running 500 for 3 days your last day is like running 1500. Seems about right from what I have seen. Chuck
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Post by miket on Oct 4, 2018 9:35:28 GMT -5
Very nice!
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Post by MsAli on Oct 4, 2018 10:20:29 GMT -5
That is gorgeous!
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Post by Drummond Island Rocks on Oct 4, 2018 11:14:31 GMT -5
Thanks. The rock is cool but the video was more about the three day tumble from rough to high gloss. So much for needing patience. Chuck
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Post by miket on Oct 4, 2018 11:38:56 GMT -5
Thanks. The rock is cool but the video was more about the three day tumble from rough to high gloss. So much for needing patience. Chuck You must know something I don't- I have agates that have been tumbling for months!
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Post by MsAli on Oct 4, 2018 11:43:27 GMT -5
Thanks. The rock is cool but the video was more about the three day tumble from rough to high gloss. So much for needing patience. Chuck So what you are saying is maybe I need to add a Lot-o to my list of things to buy?
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Post by Drummond Island Rocks on Oct 4, 2018 11:48:44 GMT -5
Thanks. The rock is cool but the video was more about the three day tumble from rough to high gloss. So much for needing patience. Chuck You must know something I don't- I have agates that have been tumbling for months! Last year I spent a little over six months tumbling 15 pounds of Botswana agate halves. For those I went with a flawless surface front and back. These agates are being tumbled with completely natural sides and backs. The saw leaves about a 120 grit surface so very little tumbling required. Chuck
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Post by Drummond Island Rocks on Oct 4, 2018 11:49:36 GMT -5
Thanks. The rock is cool but the video was more about the three day tumble from rough to high gloss. So much for needing patience. Chuck So what you are saying is maybe I need to add a Lot-o to my list of things to buy? All the cool kids are using them. Trying a little peer pressure. Chuck
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Post by miket on Oct 4, 2018 11:52:12 GMT -5
You must know something I don't- I have agates that have been tumbling for months! Last year I spent a little over six months tumbling 15 pounds of Botswana agate halves. For those I went with a flawless surface front and back. These agates are being tumbled with completely natural sides and backs. The saw leaves about a 120 grit surface so very little tumbling required. Chuck I think that's a great choice, the polished face with the natural sides looks fantastic!
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Post by MsAli on Oct 4, 2018 11:54:29 GMT -5
So what you are saying is maybe I need to add a Lot-o to my list of things to buy? All the cool kids are using them. Trying a little peer pressure. Chuck You & 1dave sure do like to use the peer pressure method Instead of the QT66 thats on my list, I will cross it out and add the Lot-o Your video convinced me to join the cool kid club
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Post by Drummond Island Rocks on Oct 4, 2018 12:02:09 GMT -5
All the cool kids are using them. Trying a little peer pressure. Chuck You & 1dave sure do like to use the peer pressure method Instead of the QT66 thats on my list, I will cross it out and add the Lot-o Your video convinced me to join the cool kid club That is a tough call. I am a huge fan of the larger barrels. If I had to use 3 pound barrels I would have quit long ago. There is a big difference in stage one grind time with the 6 and 12 pound barrels plus you can step down to 46/70. Sorry if that made you decision harder. What tumblers do you have now? It takes a lot of rough rolling to keep the loto fed. I run mine 24-7 365 but on average I keep 36 pounds in stage one. So if I was only rolling 12 pounds in stage one my loto would maybe run for one week out of the month. A QT66 and Lot-0 make a great team. Chuck
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Post by MsAli on Oct 4, 2018 12:19:53 GMT -5
You & 1dave sure do like to use the peer pressure method Instead of the QT66 thats on my list, I will cross it out and add the Lot-o Your video convinced me to join the cool kid club That is a tough call. I am a huge fan of the larger barrels. If I had to use 3 pound barrels I would have quit long ago. There is a big difference in stage one grind time with the 6 and 12 pound barrels plus you can step down to 46/70. Sorry if that made you decision harder. A QT66 and Lot-0 make a great team. Chuck Killing me Chuck Ok, thats more to think about -Thank you
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Post by oregon on Oct 4, 2018 12:26:11 GMT -5
Yeah - nice polish for three days.
Can you show a few more pics of the back? Curious to see how 'natural' that looks. Also, what else did you have going on in the lot-o? imagine you tossed it in with a bunch of other stuff? thx. going to have to give it a try.
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Post by Drummond Island Rocks on Oct 4, 2018 12:39:23 GMT -5
Yeah - nice polish for three days. Can you show a few more pics of the back? Curious to see how 'natural' that looks. Also, what else did you have going on in the lot-o? imagine you tossed it in with a bunch of other stuff? thx. going to have to give it a try. About a dozen of these with a whole bunch of ceramics. The one in the video is one of the larger ones. This batch will finish up Saturday. When I take pictures I'll try to include one of the backs. Chuck
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Post by Fossilman on Oct 4, 2018 13:38:07 GMT -5
HOLY MOLY, I like it too...
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Post by miket on Oct 4, 2018 14:38:58 GMT -5
You & 1dave sure do like to use the peer pressure method Instead of the QT66 thats on my list, I will cross it out and add the Lot-o Your video convinced me to join the cool kid club That is a tough call. I am a huge fan of the larger barrels. If I had to use 3 pound barrels I would have quit long ago. There is a big difference in stage one grind time with the 6 and 12 pound barrels plus you can step down to 46/70. Sorry if that made you decision harder. What tumblers do you have now? It takes a lot of rough rolling to keep the loto fed. I run mine 24-7 365 but on average I keep 36 pounds in stage one. So if I was only rolling 12 pounds in stage one my loto would maybe run for one week out of the month. A QT66 and Lot-0 make a great team. Chuck I'm starting to believe that bigger is better- for barrel size. I actually borrowed a tumbler with 2 3lb barrels and I think that if I'm going to continue this obsession (which I OBVIOUSLY am), then I'm going to purchase a tumbler with larger barrels for stage one. Then a loto, someday...
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Post by Jugglerguy on Oct 4, 2018 15:46:07 GMT -5
That looks great, Chuck. I’m used to the rocks looking good after a couple days in the Lot-O, but that one looks even better than usual.
Does the cavity get ground down at all in the Lot-O? Ceramics certainly go in there, but without much pressure on them. I haven’t really done anything I cannot think of with a large hole like that.
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Post by Drummond Island Rocks on Oct 4, 2018 16:00:50 GMT -5
That looks great, Chuck. I’m used to the rocks looking good after a couple days in the Lot-O, but that one looks even better than usual. Does the cavity get ground down at all in the Lot-O? Ceramics certainly go in there, but without much pressure on them. I haven’t really done anything I cannot think of with a large hole like that. Thanks Rob- The inside is certainly shiny but in a matter of minutes there are small ceramics lodged in all of those voids. I have a heavy duty dental pick that I use to get them out. Clean outs on these are a bit of a chore but worth it. Chuck
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