Orchid calcite tumbling

nursetumbler Cave Dweller Member since February 2022 Posts: 994	Orchid calcite tumbling May 16, 2022 20:21:28 GMT -5 dillonf likes this Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by nursetumbler on May 16, 2022 20:21:28 GMT -5 May 16, 2022 20:11:48 GMT -5 dillonf said: Those look sweet! Beautiful! Thank you dillonf. I'm glad I seen that dry polish video. It worked great

Deleted Deleted Member Member since January 1970 Posts: 0	Orchid calcite tumbling May 26, 2022 22:45:41 GMT -5 via mobile nursetumbler likes this Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Deleted on May 26, 2022 22:45:41 GMT -5 Those look nice nursetumbler ! It was worth the extra polish and time for sure!

nursetumbler Cave Dweller Member since February 2022 Posts: 994	Orchid calcite tumbling May 27, 2022 2:50:30 GMT -5 via mobile Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by nursetumbler on May 27, 2022 2:50:30 GMT -5 May 26, 2022 22:45:41 GMT -5 ashley said: Those look nice nursetumbler ! It was worth the extra polish and time for sure! Thank you ashley

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Orchid calcite tumbling Feb 5, 2023 19:50:23 GMT -5 dirtsifter likes this

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Post by keiths on Feb 5, 2023 19:50:23 GMT -5

I followed the normal advice regarding tumbling Calcite. For polish, I put it in a UV18 dry with corncob and AO for six days. It came out with a nice luster, but not what I would call a good shine. So, I put the Calcite in 2 Lot-Os, wet, with the AO polish for two days. When I emptied the Lot-Os, both had a mass of thick ceramic and rock in the bottom of both barrels. The sheen was worse. Now the rocks are back in the UV18 with corncob, and I will leave them for at least two weeks, adding polish and/or corncob as I think is needed. I had far less trouble with fluorite and got a good shine with far less trouble. I do need to remember to keep soft rocks out of the vibes, wet.

angelseakr1957 off to a rocking start Member since May 2023 Posts: 7	Orchid calcite tumbling Mar 13, 2024 15:56:47 GMT -5 via mobile Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by angelseakr1957 on Mar 13, 2024 15:56:47 GMT -5 Hey! When you ran the dry tumble, did you recharge the barrel? Or let it go 3 weeks as is?

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Orchid calcite tumbling Mar 24, 2024 13:45:51 GMT -5 via mobile

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Mar 13, 2024 15:56:47 GMT -5 angelseakr1957 said:

Hey! When you ran the dry tumble, did you recharge the barrel? Or let it go 3 weeks as is?

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Sorry about the lateness of the answer. I just put it in and tumbler and let it go. Thank you for asking

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