lunanyte
off to a rocking start
Member since July 2021
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Post by lunanyte on Jul 24, 2021 7:48:17 GMT -5
I have always been fascinated by rocks: collecting, washing, and displaying them was a regular hobby as a child. If you take me to a museum with rocks, please plan to go on without me. I do love polished rocks but also appreciate some raw rock...some things look so cool right out of the ground. Time to up my game though.
I purchased my first tumbler, Nat'l Geo brand. I'll take advice. I will update someday but if I can do some neat stuff with what I've got, I'd like to know how.
I have other side hobbies but I've been in veterinary medicine for my whole life. I like rocks better than most people at this point. 😆
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stonemon
Cave Dweller
Member since January 2017
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Post by stonemon on Jul 24, 2021 8:21:14 GMT -5
Welcome to the forum!
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Post by manofglass on Jul 24, 2021 8:29:43 GMT -5
Welcome from Michigan
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Post by hummingbirdstones on Jul 24, 2021 9:29:14 GMT -5
Welcome from Northern Arizona!
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Post by rockjunquie on Jul 24, 2021 16:24:18 GMT -5
Look for Michigan Rocks on YouTube he has several videos on the National Geo tumblers that you'll find helpful.
And, of course, welcome aboard!
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Post by perkins17 on Jul 24, 2021 17:12:18 GMT -5
Welcome!
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felrock
starting to shine!
Done with the agates, now onto some Quartz!?!?
Member since July 2021
Posts: 39
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Post by felrock on Jul 24, 2021 17:34:55 GMT -5
Welcome from Québec, Canada! As rockjunquie said, Michigan Rocks has a really good YouTube channel where he has great tumbling videos about how to tumble rocks etc.. I own a Nat Geo hobby tumbler myself, and I've been watching Michigan rocks every night to go to sleep how much his videos help a lot. No.1 advice I have to give you, is to get yourself some good pre-polish and polish instead of what you got with your tumbler. Aluminum oxide 500grit for pre-polish and some aluminum oxide 1200grit works well to get a better result out of your tumbler. Here's a link to his YouTube video, I highly recommend watching before moving on to the second step. I'm actually following up on his advices shown in this video. If you want to see how my rocks are going so far here's the link to my post: forum.rocktumblinghobby.com/post/1172420/thread
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Post by perkins17 on Jul 24, 2021 17:49:59 GMT -5
Welcome from Québec, Canada! As rockjunquie said, Michigan Rocks has a really good YouTube channel where he has great tumbling videos about how to tumble rocks etc.. I own a Nat Geo hobby tumbler myself, and I've been watching Michigan rocks every night to go to sleep how much his videos help a lot. No.1 advice I have to give you, is to get yourself some good pre-polish and polish instead of what you got with your tumbler. Aluminum oxide 500grit for pre-polish and some aluminum oxide 1200grit works well to get a better result out of your tumbler. Here's a link to his YouTube video, I highly recommend watching before moving on to the second step. I'm actually following up on his advices shown in this video. If you want to see how my rocks are going so far here's the link to my post: forum.rocktumblinghobby.com/post/1172420/thread I agree. I have used the polly plastics grit kit from Amazon and it worked well for me. Al lot of people on here recommend the rockshed's grit and polish which should last a while.
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catskillrocks
fully equipped rock polisher
Member since July 2008
Posts: 1,270
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Post by catskillrocks on Jul 24, 2021 19:41:30 GMT -5
Welcome from western New York. I second the advice to watch the videos of the National Geographic tumbler from "Michigan Rocks".
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felrock
starting to shine!
Done with the agates, now onto some Quartz!?!?
Member since July 2021
Posts: 39
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Post by felrock on Jul 24, 2021 19:45:07 GMT -5
Welcome from Québec, Canada! As rockjunquie said, Michigan Rocks has a really good YouTube channel where he has great tumbling videos about how to tumble rocks etc.. I own a Nat Geo hobby tumbler myself, and I've been watching Michigan rocks every night to go to sleep how much his videos help a lot. No.1 advice I have to give you, is to get yourself some good pre-polish and polish instead of what you got with your tumbler. Aluminum oxide 500grit for pre-polish and some aluminum oxide 1200grit works well to get a better result out of your tumbler. Here's a link to his YouTube video, I highly recommend watching before moving on to the second step. I'm actually following up on his advices shown in this video. If you want to see how my rocks are going so far here's the link to my post: forum.rocktumblinghobby.com/post/1172420/thread I agree. I have used the polly plastics grit kit from Amazon and it worked well for me. Al lot of people on here recommend the rockshed's grit and polish which should last a while. You've used the polly plastics one?!! I literally just bought that one!! In fact, I received it in the mail yesterday. Glad to hear someone say that it gives good results!
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Post by jasoninsd on Jul 24, 2021 19:59:55 GMT -5
Welcome to the forum from South Dakota! I'm with you on some rocks look like they just need to be dressed up, while other need to be left in their natural state to be admired "as is". I have a propensity for wanting to leave Fairburn Agates in their natural state...Teepee Canyon Agates however deserve to be slabbed and cabbed! LOL
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Post by perkins17 on Jul 24, 2021 20:18:57 GMT -5
I agree. I have used the polly plastics grit kit from Amazon and it worked well for me. Al lot of people on here recommend the rockshed's grit and polish which should last a while. You've used the polly plastics one?!! I literally just bought that one!! In fact, I received it in the mail yesterday. Glad to hear someone say that it gives good results! I have a dual 3 pound tumbler so I acted like there were 2 lbs of rough through all steps. I also used ceramic media as filler in the 2nd step and beyond. I had pretty good results and imagine others can as well.
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Post by rockhoundingwithkids on Jul 28, 2021 18:10:31 GMT -5
I have always been fascinated by rocks: collecting, washing, and displaying them was a regular hobby as a child. If you take me to a museum with rocks, please plan to go on without me. I do love polished rocks but also appreciate some raw rock...some things look so cool right out of the ground. Time to up my game though. I purchased my first tumbler, Nat'l Geo brand. I'll take advice. I will update someday but if I can do some neat stuff with what I've got, I'd like to know how. I have other side hobbies but I've been in veterinary medicine for my whole life. I like rocks better than most people at this point. 😆 Welcome! We are also fellow veterinary medical professionals and find it very therapeutic.
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