lparsons
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Member since April 2020
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Post by lparsons on Aug 5, 2020 23:39:36 GMT -5
I was wondering if it was common to use strong chemicals to clean extremely dirty rocks before tumbling.
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Post by pauls on Aug 6, 2020 0:54:17 GMT -5
I can't think of any good reason why you would even think about doing it. Put the rocks in the tumbler with some water and grit run it for a while your rocks will be clean, You could even do it without the grit and it would work.
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jamesp
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Post by jamesp on Aug 6, 2020 6:21:35 GMT -5
agree with pauls. Best rock cleaner on earth is a rock tumbler. i remove rust off of steel in a rotary tumbler using road gravel for abrasive. Nothing beats it.
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Post by Mel on Aug 21, 2020 14:52:20 GMT -5
agree with pauls . Best rock cleaner on earth is a rock tumbler. i remove rust off of steel in a rotary tumbler using road gravel for abrasive. Nothing beats it. Dang James, is there anything you can't do? (Just love reading your posts, always learn something).
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Wooferhound
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Post by Wooferhound on Aug 22, 2020 6:51:58 GMT -5
Stage 1 is the cleaning step, at the end of stage 1 your rocks will be clean and rounded. I used to clean the rocks before Stage 1, but it really does not matter. The cleaning and rounding all help to form a thick slurry that helps the first stage go faster.
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