Large Lace Agate Tumble

RocksInNJ fully equipped rock polisher Member since September 2019 Posts: 1,895	Large Lace Agate Tumble May 6, 2020 22:38:54 GMT -5 hummingbirdstones and stewdogg like this Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by RocksInNJ on May 6, 2020 22:38:54 GMT -5 Man that’s looking great.
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scottyh starting to spend too much on rocks Member since November 2007 Posts: 181	Large Lace Agate Tumble May 7, 2020 0:51:06 GMT -5 JBe and RocksInNJ like this Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by scottyh on May 7, 2020 0:51:06 GMT -5 looking good.. but I would good for another 2-3 rounds of rough before making a decision.... mind you I am a perfectionist

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Large Lace Agate Tumble May 14, 2020 11:14:21 GMT -5 Fossilman, jamesp, and 7 more like this

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Post by JBe on May 14, 2020 11:14:21 GMT -5

This week has been busy so I'm a bit late posting an update. I cleaned the QT12 out on Monday.

We're down to 348 grams for a running total mass loss of about 28.4%. It's back in rough for another week. I'm torn now. I know I won't tumble out the deepest recesses in the stone but I would like to get to the point where I don't have more material cleaving off. Having previously tumble lace agate like this it seems the bubbly (for lack of a better term) areas are the most likely to chunk off.

We'll see what it looks like this weekend.

Last Edit: May 14, 2020 12:58:49 GMT -5 by JBe

1 QT12 / 1 33B / 1 Lot-O

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Large Lace Agate Tumble May 18, 2020 14:26:59 GMT -5 Fossilman, jamesp, and 8 more like this

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Post by JBe on May 18, 2020 14:26:59 GMT -5

Clean out this weekend after 7 weeks in rough leaves us at 335 grams for a total mass loss of 31%. Some of the seams are starting to smooth out and there was less crumbling this time.

Yay! We're getting close to moving on.

1 QT12 / 1 33B / 1 Lot-O

saxplayer fully equipped rock polisher Member since March 2018 Posts: 1,327	Large Lace Agate Tumble May 18, 2020 16:45:32 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by saxplayer on May 18, 2020 16:45:32 GMT -5 Really cool!

jamesp Cave Dweller Member since October 2012 Posts: 36,607	Large Lace Agate Tumble May 19, 2020 2:56:17 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by jamesp on May 19, 2020 2:56:17 GMT -5 A beauty.

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Large Lace Agate Tumble May 19, 2020 8:24:23 GMT -5

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Post by hummingbirdstones on May 19, 2020 8:24:23 GMT -5

It's going to be so yummy when you're finished!

Robin

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knave gets rocks for Christmas Enjoying the hobby Member since September 2019 Posts: 5,569	Large Lace Agate Tumble May 19, 2020 9:36:26 GMT -5 via mobile Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by knave on May 19, 2020 9:36:26 GMT -5 It’s really starting to look nice!

RocksInNJ fully equipped rock polisher Member since September 2019 Posts: 1,895	Large Lace Agate Tumble May 19, 2020 19:38:32 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by RocksInNJ on May 19, 2020 19:38:32 GMT -5 That’s looking great. Hope it holds together for you.
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orrum gets rocks for Christmas Member since January 2013 Posts: 7,205	Large Lace Agate Tumble May 19, 2020 20:14:47 GMT -5 via mobile hummingbirdstones, JBe, and 1 more like this Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by orrum on May 19, 2020 20:14:47 GMT -5 Hey I tell you this is a great thread!!! That lace agate is just getting better and better. Thanks for the running info and pics!!! Awesome sauce!!!
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brubble off to a rocking start Member since April 2020 Posts: 23	Large Lace Agate Tumble May 23, 2020 15:59:07 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by brubble on May 23, 2020 15:59:07 GMT -5 Coming along nicely and thanks for sharing!
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JBe starting to spend too much on rocks Member since January 2019 Posts: 103	Large Lace Agate Tumble May 28, 2020 11:15:05 GMT -5 drocknut, Fossilman, and 7 more like this Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by JBe on May 28, 2020 11:15:05 GMT -5 Here it is after 8 weeks in rough weighing in at 315 grams for a running mass loss of about 35.2%. It's going back into rough for another week.
	1 QT12 / 1 33B / 1 Lot-O

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Large Lace Agate Tumble May 28, 2020 13:14:37 GMT -5 JBe, knave, and 2 more like this

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Post by Peruano on May 28, 2020 13:14:37 GMT -5

You are doing a marvelous job in the true sense of a purist. Mexican crazy lace can have major differences in hard/soft spots, and by asking the tumbling to do the major shaping, you are exposing those weakest spots to damage/fracturing. I'm sure that some adhesives applied in the deepest fractures or cracks (when they were dry) would have strengthen the stone and potentially prevented some of the breakoffs. Yes a lapidary cab machine could have reduced the time, reduced the risk, and allowed you more control over shape but that would not have been tumbling. A stone like this once polished and smoothed to your satisfaction can be an endless source of pleasure as it is contemplated from every possible angle and repeatedly gives a different impression. Looking at the outside and imagining what is yet to be seen inside. Right on.

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Fossilman Cave Dweller Member since January 2009 Posts: 20,723	Large Lace Agate Tumble May 28, 2020 15:11:01 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Fossilman on May 28, 2020 15:11:01 GMT -5 BEAUTIFUL.....
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RocksInNJ fully equipped rock polisher Member since September 2019 Posts: 1,895	Large Lace Agate Tumble May 28, 2020 19:12:28 GMT -5 knave likes this Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by RocksInNJ on May 28, 2020 19:12:28 GMT -5 Looking better each week. Love it!
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Large Lace Agate Tumble Aug 31, 2020 15:52:07 GMT -5 Fossilman, hummingbirdstones, and 4 more like this

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Post by JBe on Aug 31, 2020 15:52:07 GMT -5

I'm back after being out of commission for a bit. I wore a hole in the barrel lid gasket and they are back ordered everywhere. I ended up finding a QT66 barrel (which I planned on buying sooner or later) and I stole the gasket from that.

After getting the barrel rolling again I ended up being away from home for about a month so it was just left tumbling.

Now here we are. The latest weigh in puts it at 230 grams for a running mass loss of about 52%! There's still some lines and crevices I need to accept will not tumble out so I'm finally moving it on to my vibe for polish. I originally figured this would be the first rock I'd tumble through final polish in the rotary in a long time time. It turns out it shrunk enough I can squeeze it in the Lot-O. Also a vug with some druse appeared!

We're on the home stretch now.

1 QT12 / 1 33B / 1 Lot-O

knave gets rocks for Christmas Enjoying the hobby Member since September 2019 Posts: 5,569	Large Lace Agate Tumble Aug 31, 2020 15:53:07 GMT -5 via mobile JBe likes this Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by knave on Aug 31, 2020 15:53:07 GMT -5 Beauty!

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Large Lace Agate Tumble Sept 1, 2020 8:56:08 GMT -5 JBe likes this

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Post by hummingbirdstones on Sept 1, 2020 8:56:08 GMT -5

That is going to be amazing when it's polished!

Robin

"Of all tyrannies, a tyranny sincerely exercised for the good of its victims may be the most oppressive. It would be better to live under robber barons than under omnipotent moral busybodies. The robber baron's cruelty may sometimes sleep, his cupidity may at some point be satiated; but those who torment us for our own good will torment us without end for they do so with the approval of their own conscience."

-- C.S. Lewis

Fossilman Cave Dweller Member since January 2009 Posts: 20,723	Large Lace Agate Tumble Sept 1, 2020 9:36:58 GMT -5 JBe likes this Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Fossilman on Sept 1, 2020 9:36:58 GMT -5 NICE!
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jasoninsd can identify rocks - even green ones I Wish I Knew Half The Stuff I Thought I Knew 30 Years Ago! Member since July 2020 Posts: 18,436	Large Lace Agate Tumble Sept 1, 2020 12:38:45 GMT -5 JBe likes this Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by jasoninsd on Sept 1, 2020 12:38:45 GMT -5 What a gorgeous stone! With over 50% loss in mass, looking back, do you wish you would've shaped it by hand prior to tumbling, or do you think the results would have been about the same?
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