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Tumbles
Feb 19, 2021 4:12:36 GMT -5
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Post by Garage Rocker on Feb 19, 2021 4:12:36 GMT -5
Nice bunch of tumbles, glad you decided to post pics!
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Post by Garage Rocker on Feb 19, 2021 3:56:11 GMT -5
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Post by Garage Rocker on Feb 18, 2021 10:22:25 GMT -5
holajonathan I didn't even mention earlier that I really like these little nodules you posted. I have been gifted some of those in the past and had the chance to mess around with them too. Since you were asking about methods other than tumbling them whole, I didn't bother to share these, but thought I would double back and do it anyway. Maybe you'll give it another try. With these, I would usually grind the very outer layer on the edge of the tile saw blade and then let them roll in stage one until I was happy with the appearance (judgement call for everyone). Some of those plumes that break the surface do undercut, but I just gave them special attention between stages, to clean out any residue before it dries. I'm willing to accept some undercutting because the plumes are so cool and there's really nothing you can do about it. The one thing I do like about tumbling them whole, is without the rind, you can see right through them for the full plume effect. Of course, you have to start with something that can withstand a little grinding without reducing it to nothing. I know you said most of yours were pretty small to start with, so I don't know what you do then. I have a bunch that will probably stay the way they are. Good luck, whatever you do with them.
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Post by Garage Rocker on Feb 17, 2021 20:18:15 GMT -5
I get your point now. It may be a great way to go Brian. I barely clean my rocks between steps. Just a good rinse with hose water over a screen basket. But for some odd reason I never have much issues with such contamination. Even with sensitive glass. Why contamination is not a problem in my case anyway has not been an issue go figure. I always start my vibe steps with a dose of siC 500. Then to the AO steps. Maybe the vibe breaks down what is loose and shakes out what will come loose and the rest stays jammed in the rocks ? Agreed Jim, I never had an issue with grit contamination. I know there are some imaginative steps taken by folks to keep everything separate for each grit and I assume that when rotary tumbling, this could be a benefit, if not necessary. My first stage is the only one to be completed in the rotary, so no need to worry. I don't think the Lot-O cares much about this topic. A hose rinse over a strainer is all I've done for 90% of my tumbles at clean out and no problems. If I have a live edge or vug on something, I'll use a toothbrush to give it a once over between steps...if I'm using them. I was working with a two step Lot-O technique when I had to step away a while back.
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Post by Garage Rocker on Feb 17, 2021 14:16:00 GMT -5
RIP, EIB
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Post by Garage Rocker on Feb 17, 2021 10:15:32 GMT -5
I must have been asked a 1000 times how to tumble glass Garage Rocker. And told them a 1000 times to buy a Lot-O tumbler to do a glass polish. Most of them were glass jewelry makers on a Facebook glass group. Tumble polishing much of their glass jewelry work would have behooved them tremendously. I don't think a single one of them bought a Lot-O and gave it a try. If memory serves you nailed a polish on the glass the very first attempt. They look like your standard super quality tumbles Randy, well done. ETA I think you liked the blue glass. Cobalt is the most common way to go rich blue. The glass blower knows cobalt well. If he takes a tiny amount of cobalt rich 'coloring' glass and tosses it in a 50 gallon vat of molten clear glass it almost instantly spreads thru the big vat and turns it rich blue. It takes very little cobalt glass to make blue glass and it has some kind of chain reaction when it hits the clear glass and spread thru it. Yup, the Lot-Omatic shine machine. Tumbled the glass much like my rocks. No sweat for that ingenious contraption. I'd definitely take more of that blue, everyone grabbed that up pretty quickly. Interesting to hear how they make those colors and patterns. Those pieces you sent me (which I have still yet to feature, but will) show true artistry.
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Post by Garage Rocker on Feb 17, 2021 7:11:54 GMT -5
I pulled out some of the tumbles that were birthed from these pieces earlier this evening, prompted by this thread. That glass makes some interesting tumbles. The blue was especially striking. What say you, jamesp , do you have any opinion on glass? If that is not the most loaded question in RTH history...you tell me what is. Can you post the tumbles you did with these? I’d love to see them! One thing I do have is photos. Here is one with the slag glass, along with some obsidian and other misc glass. If you want your mind blown with some tumbled glass pics though, head over to jamesp profile and take a look. You're welcome.
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Post by Garage Rocker on Feb 16, 2021 23:00:48 GMT -5
Epic run, rockjunquie. Come over and spin the tunes any time.
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Post by Garage Rocker on Feb 16, 2021 22:29:23 GMT -5
Hot damn! How do you even begin to describe what's going on in there?
I was always most envious of the finds, whether estate or out in the wild, you come up with. Always with the amazing material. Kuddos, man! As long as you keep sharing these pics, we all win.
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Post by Garage Rocker on Feb 16, 2021 22:07:38 GMT -5
Meh...
From Wikipedia: Sarcasm is the use of words usually used to either mock or annoy someone, or for humorous purposes.[1] Sarcasm may employ ambivalence,[2] although it is not necessarily ironic.[3] Most noticeable in spoken word, sarcasm is mainly distinguished by the inflection with which it is spoken[4] and is largely context-dependent.[5]
I'm delivering all my messages with disclaimers now, just to be safe.
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Post by Garage Rocker on Feb 16, 2021 21:38:16 GMT -5
miket - you nailed those angles on the corners on this one!!! I love it! Agreed! Wouldn't change a thing.
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Post by Garage Rocker on Feb 16, 2021 21:11:59 GMT -5
hummingbirdstones - I'll agree with Robin on this one. I think it's absolutely stunning the way it is. However, I can understand why you'd want to groove wrap it Mike. It's a beautiful stone! Garage Rocker - Very well written with regards to the view of the stone! - I believe I was the one who was raising questions about the tight corners in one of Mike's other threads. miket - you nailed those angles on the corners on this one!!! I love it! I've read so much lately, I am losing track of what happened when and where. Anyway, if I managed to roll out something like that, I'd post it and dare anyone to tell me to redo it.
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Post by Garage Rocker on Feb 16, 2021 20:49:50 GMT -5
Winter is getting us too, woodman . Wish is was snow, but it's the ice that gets you:
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Post by Garage Rocker on Feb 16, 2021 20:40:41 GMT -5
This is a beautiful piece. First off, that stone is a marvel of the natural world. These things occur without man's 'brilliant' intervention. Who could have believed that? I wonder sometimes if the people that buy these things (or maybe it's gifted) realize just how special these stones are? Or is it just those of us with curious minds and rocks in the head that wonder how in the world this rock looks like this and how did it happen? Anyway, I love this the way it is.
I've read a bunch of posts lately and I am not going back to cross reference, but were you questioning the sharp corners and how to get the wire to fit those angles when groove wrapping? Maybe I'm wrong...
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Post by Garage Rocker on Feb 16, 2021 20:17:08 GMT -5
Here are a few pieces I had at one time, for comparison. That cobalt blue is lovely. My favorite color to find for sea glass. I pulled out some of the tumbles that were birthed from these pieces earlier this evening, prompted by this thread. That glass makes some interesting tumbles. The blue was especially striking. What say you, jamesp , do you have any opinion on glass? If that is not the most loaded question in RTH history...you tell me what is.
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Post by Garage Rocker on Feb 16, 2021 20:06:52 GMT -5
Wish there was more to photograph, but the weather is pretty much dictating the available subject matter. There's beauty in it, especially since we still have power. If that goes, this will be the ugliest stuff I've ever seen.
High was 17 today. 28 tomorrow and another round of snow/sleet/ice mix on Thursday. Let's see what those ornamental trees are really capable of.
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Post by Garage Rocker on Feb 16, 2021 19:18:21 GMT -5
Love those beach pics, amygdule. We went to Sanibel Island this past Summer and found a ton of nice shells. Apparently, the island is known as one of the best shell collecting areas in the US. I would be over the moon if I could combine rockhounding AND the occasional sweet sea shell.
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Post by Garage Rocker on Feb 16, 2021 15:40:22 GMT -5
I always play this song 5 beers in. My SIL's ringtone for me is this song. LOL! A little piece of Tela trivia in case you missed it before. I'm on a roll at YT.
You are definitely riding a hot streak.
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Post by Garage Rocker on Feb 16, 2021 8:21:34 GMT -5
Here are a few pieces I had at one time, for comparison.
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Post by Garage Rocker on Feb 16, 2021 1:10:03 GMT -5
Might be a piece of slag glass.?
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