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JR8675309 freely admits to licking rocks Member since August 2019 Posts: 807	Tumbling... slabs? Aug 21, 2021 6:47:11 GMT -5 jasoninsd likes this Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by JR8675309 on Aug 21, 2021 6:47:11 GMT -5 Does/should/would anyone ever tumble slabs in a rotary tumbler?
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Aug 21, 2021 6:47:11 GMT -5 JR8675309 said:

Does/should/would anyone ever tumble slabs in a rotary tumbler?

What rotary do you have? How big are your slabs? I tumble saw scraps in my small tumblers.

Peruano driving up their electric bill Heads Up! Member since March 2011 Posts: 2,429	Tumbling... slabs? Aug 21, 2021 12:06:17 GMT -5 JR8675309 likes this Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Peruano on Aug 21, 2021 12:06:17 GMT -5 In a vibe, yes.
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JR8675309 freely admits to licking rocks Member since August 2019 Posts: 807	Tumbling... slabs? Aug 21, 2021 14:25:40 GMT -5 perkins17 likes this Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by JR8675309 on Aug 21, 2021 14:25:40 GMT -5 perkins17 The big ones I have are UV-10 and QT66. Peruano looks like I'm going to need a bigger vibe.
	Oooh shiny...

stefan Cave Dweller Member since January 2005 Posts: 14,113	Tumbling... slabs? Aug 29, 2021 12:28:25 GMT -5 fernwood likes this Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by stefan on Aug 29, 2021 12:28:25 GMT -5 Yes I have done smaller slabs. Nothing really special other than I only put in 1 or 2 per load as they will tend to stick together. 3Lb barrels.
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fernwood misunderstood rock expert Member since May 2016 Posts: 11,965	Tumbling... slabs? Aug 29, 2021 12:49:36 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by fernwood on Aug 29, 2021 12:49:36 GMT -5 I have tumbled small ones in a 3 lb rotary. Did them with some other rocks. They turned out nice. These were all what some call slabettes or one cab wonders, to give an idea of size. The largest was about 2.5" long.
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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	Tumbling... slabs? Aug 29, 2021 18:25:04 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by jasoninsd on Aug 29, 2021 18:25:04 GMT -5 I've got some full size (whatever that means! LOL) that I wouldn't trust in a rotary. I have it stuck in my head they'd break. I do plan on putting them in my UV-18 vibe one of these days...
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