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Post by nepherite on May 19, 2005 0:29:59 GMT -5
This is the first batch out of my 65 pound tumbler, rough grind. The pieces i put in had a white rind on it and were not that great quality. Some really nice colors came out though. I can't post photos anymore so heres the link. tinypic.com/55q93m tinypic.com/55qbr4 tinypic.com/55qbyb |
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Post by sandsman1 on May 19, 2005 1:07:42 GMT -5
hey neph there gonna be lookin good when there finished and they do have some good color commin out wait till they have a shine on them there gonna be great
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Post by Alice on May 19, 2005 7:39:50 GMT -5
Looking good so far nepherite
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Post by Tweetiepy on May 19, 2005 7:45:22 GMT -5
Did you digitally add those sparkly marks??? WOW they're all sparkly after coming out of coarse - you know they're gonna be amazing once completed, keep us posted...
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phoenix1647
starting to spend too much on rocks
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Post by phoenix1647 on May 19, 2005 7:54:33 GMT -5
Oh my...those are looking good already.
A 65 pound tumbler? WOW..you must get a good
deal on grit. How much grit you have to put in a
load anyway?.....I been thinking about going up to
a 12 pounder...
Pho
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Post by Cher on May 19, 2005 8:39:04 GMT -5
I can't even imagine trying to fill up a 65 pound tumbler let alone the amount of grit it would take. Bet you buy it by the barrel huh? Those are so cool, I love the color and they look like they are coming along nicely, those are going to be awesome when they are done. Where do you get it? Did you buy it from a vendor or ebay?  Sorry I wasn't able to help you figure out why your pics weren't showing up, that one has me totally stumped. Cher |
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Post by creativeminded on May 19, 2005 8:55:10 GMT -5
They are shaping up well.
Tami
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Post by rockyraccoon on May 19, 2005 9:24:22 GMT -5
how big are those rocks neph? is that the 65 lb tumbler sitting next to them? they are looking great.
kim
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Post by Tweetiepy on May 19, 2005 10:10:09 GMT -5
I was gonna ask for a size reference then I saw your garden hose next to it - not realizing that that's the mother of all barrels there too! - WOW - What are you gonna do with them after? Can't wait to see them finished & polished up!
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Post by krazydiamond on May 19, 2005 14:35:42 GMT -5
those are gorgeous, something tells me those are fairly big hunks of jade!  . can't wait to see the finished product! how long did you have to run those in coarse? KD |
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chassroc
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Post by chassroc on May 19, 2005 15:37:25 GMT -5
Looking Good!
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Post by nepherite on May 19, 2005 15:43:06 GMT -5
I had it running for 3 weeks, some of the jade is 3 to 5 pounds. I find the jade in the pacific ocean , its about a 2 to 3 hour drive from my house. It takes about 10 pounds of grit for each barrel load. I bought the course grit at miles supply at .58 cents a pound.
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Post by krazydiamond on May 19, 2005 15:53:39 GMT -5
is that the stuff that comes in 50 bags and 300 pound fiber drums? i just recently got the Miles catalog and would love to give this family owned and operated company my business, just wasnt' sure if what i was looking at was the right stuff for tumbling.
that is a great price for grit tho!
if you have room to store mass quantities!
KD
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Post by nepherite on May 19, 2005 16:07:28 GMT -5
When i talked to miles supply they said you can also buy it by the pound. They have silicon carbide from 46 to 300 grit, the only other is aluminum oxide at 600 grit.
Tony
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Post by sandsman1 on May 19, 2005 16:30:37 GMT -5
kd they have a place up near you when i got a 50lb bag sent it was around 45.00 i think with shipping so it might be even cheaper to you
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Sorry I wasn't able to help you figure out why your pics weren't showing up, that one has me totally stumped. 
. can't wait to see the finished product! how long did you have to run those in coarse?
