chandler
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Post by chandler on Dec 19, 2020 10:27:18 GMT -5
This is my first set of rocks that I tumbled! I am about to do the last step, which is the polish. There are a few that still have a few nicks and white on them. If I polish them, can I then add them to my next batch that I begin? Maybe on step 2?
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Fossilman
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Post by Fossilman on Dec 19, 2020 11:58:26 GMT -5
Just pull them out now...
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chandler
starting to spend too much on rocks
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Post by chandler on Dec 19, 2020 12:05:03 GMT -5
Ok, so if I pull the ones that need more time tumbling, then I add them to my next load?
Sorry if I sound dumb. I'm new to this.
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stewdogg
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Post by stewdogg on Dec 19, 2020 12:40:52 GMT -5
Yes, you can pull them out and step them back to any grit you want. If you want them more rounded or to try and take out bruises move them back to step one/coarse grit and then run them through all of the following steps till you get back to polish.
I usually have a bucket of water that I throw the rocks in as they finish coarse grind and waiting for medium grind. When I get enough rocks finished in rough I move them from the holding tank to the next step.
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chandler
starting to spend too much on rocks
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Post by chandler on Dec 19, 2020 13:09:29 GMT -5
Thank you!!!!!!!
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gatorflash1
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Post by gatorflash1 on Dec 23, 2020 21:28:19 GMT -5
rocktumbler.com/book.shtmlA good easy read for any rock tumbler who wants to be successful. It has many pictures of what you want the rock to look like at the end of each batch. One of the most basic things to learn when rock tumbling is to be very patient and not move a rock to the next stage until it is ready to move. Keep rocks in one stage as long as necessary until they are finished and ready to move to the next stage. Patience is required, especially at stage 1 which can take weeks of tumbling because it does 95% of all the important heavy tumbling work on a rock.
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kyoti
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Post by kyoti on Dec 24, 2020 9:48:09 GMT -5
Another thing you can do is to run them in some warm water with Ivory soap shavings for about an hour or two. It'll help remove the polish that is stuck in the cracks. You can also use this technique to remove any remaining grit from cracks before you take the rocks into the polish stage.
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