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Post by Drummond Island Rocks on Dec 12, 2018 19:15:56 GMT -5
Spent a little time at the trim saw making tumbler food today. Mostly Brazilians with some Bots mixed in.  Thanks for looking Chuck |
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Post by miket on Dec 12, 2018 19:29:04 GMT -5
So nice.
I need to get me some! 🤔
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Post by hummingbirdstones on Dec 12, 2018 20:12:06 GMT -5
Those look good enough to eat just like that. Looking forward to the eye candy after you tumble them.
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darrad
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Post by darrad on Dec 12, 2018 21:07:14 GMT -5
That's going to be a SWEET batch when they're done.
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Post by HankRocks on Dec 12, 2018 21:07:32 GMT -5
Yummy snacks!!
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Post by stephan on Dec 12, 2018 21:14:23 GMT -5
Bots took me second. Couldn’t figure out why you’d want to tumble botryoidal agates. Then I looked at the picture and realized you meant Botswanas. 😂
Great looking mix. Looking forward to seeing the results.
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Post by MsAli on Dec 12, 2018 21:14:38 GMT -5
They are going to be delicious when done
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Post by nowyo on Dec 12, 2018 22:13:32 GMT -5
Those look awesome.
Russ
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Post by fernwood on Dec 13, 2018 4:11:27 GMT -5
Nice looking batch of yumminess.
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Post by Jugglerguy on Dec 13, 2018 16:45:37 GMT -5
Those two pinkish halves in the bottom row are cool. I can't wait to see how they turn out.
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Post by Garage Rocker on Dec 13, 2018 18:35:49 GMT -5
That's a great bunch of tumbler fodder. Have fun with it, we'll be waiting...
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Post by beefjello on Dec 13, 2018 19:19:40 GMT -5
Definitely some yummy cuts Chuck! Top left split with a single water line ribbon flowing though it looks very cool! Almost 3-D effect.
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mossyrockhound
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Post by mossyrockhound on Dec 17, 2018 20:01:39 GMT -5
Can't wait to see the final product!
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Post by Fossilman on Dec 18, 2018 10:57:03 GMT -5
Nice waterlines on those Brazilians...Botz are nice too..
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Post by drocknut on Dec 18, 2018 13:27:02 GMT -5
yummy snack there
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Post by oregon on Dec 18, 2018 14:24:21 GMT -5
Spent a little time at the trim saw making tumbler food today. Mostly Brazilians with some Bots mixed in. Thanks for looking Chuck When ever you post the 'after' pic, let us know your recipe as well. I tried some small thunderegg halves in the lotto, turned out ok, but did undercut a bit near the agate/matrix transition, rounded the edges a bit. Imagine some of those problems will be non existent with the solid agate material. Have to experiment some more. |
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Post by Drummond Island Rocks on Dec 18, 2018 14:39:25 GMT -5
The last time I did a batch of brazilians and bots like this I tumbled the outsides till flawless. That is a lot of work but they come out great. Recently I cut a bunch of mexican agates in half and tumbled them but left the outsides natural. That is a quick and easy tumble. None of the ones I have done that way have the varying hardness issue you find with thundereggs but I would say the least of amount of time in the tumbler the better off you are. These mexican agates never went in a rotary. I started in 120/220 in a vibe and only ran 2 days per stage.   This link shows the front and back of a couple bots and brazilians that were tumbled in stage one till flawless. forum.rocktumblinghobby.com/thread/81092/bots-brazilians-moreChuck |
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Post by MsAli on Dec 18, 2018 17:22:08 GMT -5
They need some closeups-especially that 2nd from left
I think you are so right when the less amount of time in the tumbler the better. I noticed that the bots just kept getting worse the longer they were in.
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