electrocutus
spending too much on rocks
Member since October 2020
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Post by electrocutus on Dec 13, 2021 10:19:04 GMT -5
Just over a year ago I bought a "Dr. Cool Pro" tumbler for fun to try to polish rocks I picked up on vacation in Gaspesie. This is an identical tumbler to the Nat Geo Pro. I caught the bug and halfway through the year I bough a small Lortone tumbler so I could try more types of rocks. This is where I am so far! I need to get more glass containers to display them :-) I am now in the moddle of tumbling rocks from my Scotland vacation from September. I can't wait to take photos of them when I am done. Thanks to everyone's help and encouragement throughout the past year!
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Post by victor1941 on Dec 13, 2021 10:55:46 GMT -5
Very nice tumble. I especially like the purple one near the bottom side.
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Post by hummingbirdstones on Dec 13, 2021 21:18:22 GMT -5
Very pretty tumbles! I'm looking forward to seeing your Scotland trip.
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Post by holajonathan on Dec 13, 2021 21:43:28 GMT -5
Nice tumbles. Small tumbler are slow (at least the Lortone ones), but they certainly get the job done if you've got the patience. There is one in the bowl around the 2:30 position that looks purple and gray. I wouldn't mind seeing a close up of that one next time you've got the camera out.
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quartzilla
Cave Dweller
Member since April 2020
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Post by quartzilla on Dec 13, 2021 22:42:58 GMT -5
Those look good enough to eat! Good job!
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Post by jasoninsd on Dec 13, 2021 23:08:34 GMT -5
Fantastic looking tumbles! That's the kind of "candy dish" all of us on the forum can appreciate! I'll echo the sentiments regarding seeing the Scottish finds!
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Post by stephan on Dec 14, 2021 0:43:13 GMT -5
Those look good enough to eat! Good job! Not recommended. Human tooth enamel is only about a 5 on the Mohs scale, and not terribly tough either.
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Post by stephan on Dec 14, 2021 0:44:25 GMT -5
There are definitely some cool ones in those bowls. Good luck with the Scottish ones.
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electrocutus
spending too much on rocks
Member since October 2020
Posts: 335
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Post by electrocutus on Dec 14, 2021 11:24:41 GMT -5
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Post by stephan on Dec 14, 2021 14:11:02 GMT -5
OK, that stuff is too cool. Great name. The first pic even looks like a dragon's head in profile (red eye, red teeth).
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electrocutus
spending too much on rocks
Member since October 2020
Posts: 335
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Post by electrocutus on Dec 15, 2021 17:50:00 GMT -5
OK, that stuff is too cool. Great name. The first pic even looks like a dragon's head in profile (red eye, red teeth). I had not noticed that, but you are right, I can see the teeth :-)
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Post by stephan on Dec 15, 2021 19:14:37 GMT -5
OK, that stuff is too cool. Great name. The first pic even looks like a dragon's head in profile (red eye, red teeth). I had not noticed that, but you are right, I can see the teeth :-) And the eye is about dead center. Red diamond with a black center for the pupil
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Post by hummingbirdstones on Dec 15, 2021 20:56:08 GMT -5
I had not noticed that, but you are right, I can see the teeth :-) And the eye is about dead center. Red diamond with a black center for the pupil It looks like a Velociraptor.
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