marmamook
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Post by marmamook on Aug 7, 2021 11:45:16 GMT -5
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Post by perkins17 on Aug 7, 2021 12:15:28 GMT -5
marmamook, it might be too small to tumble. I might keep it raw as a display piece. As for it being beekite, I'm not sure. If you were to tumble it you would lose lots of material.
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marmamook
off to a rocking start
Member since August 2021
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Post by marmamook on Aug 7, 2021 12:22:52 GMT -5
perkins17 that was my worry. two pieces i have are pretty small, the third is about four times their size. i wouldn't cry if i lost a third of that, but i'd hate to lose more. maybe i'm better off giving it some sort of hand polish
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Post by perkins17 on Aug 7, 2021 14:06:05 GMT -5
marmamook, if you have access to a cabbing machine or a flat lap you could try that to control what you lose. You could try hand polishing but I've never tried that and can't speak as to it's effectiveness. Maybe try a vibe only if you have one. I've heard they keep the natural shape of the rock.
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Post by Rockindad on Aug 8, 2021 8:15:26 GMT -5
hey all- got these beautiful stones off a few different beaches in southern lake michigan. my question to you is this- how will it tumble? my belief is this is beekite. i looked at a spot on the bottom of one where it fractured and i do see the beautiful concentric growth lines that make me confident that's what i've got. but the pieces i have are relatively small, the smallest being just over a square centimeter. can i throw them in with pellets and some other tiny stones? i've got a bunch of micro magates i'd like to see polished up, but i'm just dipping my toe into tumbling and i'd rather tumble stuff i care less about at first. here are some pictures of the potential beekite. anyone have any guidance? Tumbling does not have to be an all or nothing endeavor. We often give materials a run to "clean" them up and then decide what to do with them- set aside for slabbing, making window cuts, tumble all the way through, leave as a specimen, etc. Can really be helpful when dealing with a material that has patterns that you want to cut. As far as size, we have bowls full of tiny pieces that are highly polished from every tumble we have done. To keep them from disappearing altogether, limit their time with SiC grits and you'll be okay.
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