mia
starting to spend too much on rocks
As you travel on thru life, whatever be your goal. Keep your eye upon the donut, not upon the hole.
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Post by mia on Aug 1, 2019 10:09:42 GMT -5
I found a thread... it had this recipe for tumbling Labradorite. 60/90 (with pellets) until shaped, about 3 weeks with weekly recharges. 120/220, 8 days 500F, 8 days CPP polish, 11 days forum.rocktumblinghobby.com/thread/36957I am 'assuming' these time periods are for a rotary tumbler... any guesses as to what time frame would be in a Vibrating tumbler? Since that is what I have. Thanks
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Post by pauls on Aug 1, 2019 16:17:07 GMT -5
The first stage run until the rocks are ready, no time limit at all. The others run for about half the time they say.
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El JeffA
spending too much on rocks
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Post by El JeffA on Aug 1, 2019 22:36:24 GMT -5
I have never used 60/90 grit in the vibe tumbler. I have read that many times and my thought is it probably settles to the bottom. The rotary will shape the rocks but the vibe really doesn’t. After the initial stage, I think 2 days each for 120/220, prepolish, and polish...then a couple hours with soap and borax.
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mia
starting to spend too much on rocks
As you travel on thru life, whatever be your goal. Keep your eye upon the donut, not upon the hole.
Member since January 2011
Posts: 150
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Post by mia on Aug 2, 2019 10:11:41 GMT -5
Thanks guys... I did not use 60/90 on them at all..but started them in 120/220 in the vibe...
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Post by broseph82 on Aug 6, 2019 8:53:07 GMT -5
You need to treat them like fluorite and have a dry polish as your last stage. I think TheRockShed has a recipe for this.
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