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I use a more aggressive grit, 36 SiC, and it takes like 3 days in a wet rotary tumbler. The next stage is 600 SiC.

Love your guys video, I'm in Minnesota and am new to rock collecting and tumbling, I have a river a block away from me and am hoping to go hunting there soon, Thank you for this video, so fun!!

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Next time i tumble im gonna try doing super smooth like yours. Great videos!

Hey there, if you get this, any chance for directions to some of the tailings piles? I'd thought I might find them using google maps but with stuff grown over now it's hard to see where to go. I'm hoping to check it out in mid April. Thanks so much! I really enjoy your videos.

Is this stuff just in any of the slag piles in that area? Or do you have some specific spots? I realize I pass by there not too far and I'd love to check it out.

One of the best videos I’ve seen. Thank you for sharing. You have given me hope for mine 😂. After two weeks stage one I wasn’t hopeful, now I know that’s normal ❤. Love from the uk 😊xxxx

Second thing is a clinker from coal burning.

Wonder where this river is? Also river hunting, is it the best hunting vs land locations I wonder.

So I see that you spend a lot of time doing this and just wondering what you do with all these shiney rock? Cause you are Michigan rocks never say what you do with them

You did good. Very pretty stones. Cool.

I live in the south, couldn't imagine being somewhere that cold. 😂

I enjoyed your video very much,thanks for doing this video.

Nice video! Your tumbler turned out nicely! So, the rock tumbler cost you only $160. Also, I beg to differ... I would recommend anybody to build one. Doesn't hurt to try...If they have a background of making things & determination, they surely can accomplish... If they have the building skills & patients it will happen. I have that drive and I'm sure many others do too.

You believe the rocks are a billion years old because someone decided to say that amount of time. That's the actual reason. There is no evidence to support that number. It's just decided, hey, that's what we're going with. Incredible. And almost no one questions it whatsoever.

Great vid! Beautiful geodes! You’re making the same mistake I did, though, in mot wearing a mask when you cut these. The silica is dangerous to inhale. Just a friendly observation! Again, great vid! The camera setup was perfect! ❤

Most complete video I encountered on the topic. You do a nice job describing the entire process (end-to-end) especially like the "math" diagram; greatly appreciated.

awesome video! takes me 20 minutes to get into the dollar store cause of their rock meidan in the parking lot

Nice commentry

Where are you located? 😍

Very beautiful rocks! Pretty colors & designs/patterns. Polished nicely! On some of the rocks on the 1st stage, try sanding/grinding some of the areas that have cracks or pit marks to avoid mass loss.Tumble again on 1st stage & move on when ready.

Oh so pretty, each one is so unique. My largest is 1.97lb and my second is 1.57 lb. Great content thanks for sharing ❤

Thanks for all your hard work and patience in producing this valuable video that is teaching us your valuable skills .

How many RPM is your moter?

Jou make it good shine

Having parts from a rotary laser engraver attachment and few other odds and ends, the thought of a DIY tumbler appealed. I wanted a larger tank than the kit I'd started with provided. So, I have made a 3D printed a 12 pond capacity tank using PLA and coating the interior (wear surface) with a 5mm layer of a tough silicone I cast in place. Still working on the project, but it should be functional in a week or so. Thanks for the inspriation. My tank, though reliant on some expensive tools, has been fabricated from less than $25.00 in materials. It'll be interesting to see how well it holds up. Enjoyable new hobby!

Hmm. I was considering using heat shrink tubing or maybe sliding on automotive fuel line. This looks easier!

Great job! I'll check your build vid out!

Jellyfish?

Nice, very familiar sounds

So where did you buy these stones ? very nice

Please don't worry about whether or not this video is too long. Everything you've shown us is beautiful, and personally, I like the off-beat ones the best. Thank you for this cool "lesson."

Tysm!!!

😮whoa

nice job, thanks for sharing you knowledge.

I just LOVE your raw reaction to 6:40!! As were the rest of us breathless to see that. . From Big Daddy to Crawdaddy! Nice channel!!

I grew up along the Mighty Mississippi near Quincy. This brings back memories

Thank you that was very helpful.

I have the same cheap Harbor fraught tumbler and yeah, it has soooo many flaws. I've burned through a dozen of the cheap belts and keep meaning to build my own. Between the crappy plastic bushings and the tiny motor it's a constant job to keep running. Your idea of using the sliding door runners is brilliant. 👍

The “strange” one with the agate in bands looks like agatized petrified wood.❤

do know one for removing room dust?

Total cost: USD 250. Plus the silicon carbide (different grits) and the borax and aluminum powder. Non even to mention the electric bill.

So beautiful ❤❤❤

Hello from Finland. Great video 👍 and nice tumbler.

I read about how to make an industrial tumbler out of a rear axle of a big semi truck with the rims and tires in place. You want to cut an opening in the highest part of the rim to load rocks. The article said a cover is not needed but I always thought if I was going to do one I would have a hinged door sealed with inner tube rubber. The idea is to set up a motor geared down so the tires rotate slowly and all the rocks stay in the lowest part of the tire at all times tumbling over each other. Each tire can hold about 100 lbs of rocks and you have 4 tires going at all times each one with a different grit. Always use the same tire for the same grit. You rotate the rocks once a week and you have 100 lbs of polished tumbled stones each week. I have been wondering if you could use quartz sand as grit for the first stage to do the rough rounding off? I am posting this on all videos about rock hounding to spread the idea, if this is you channel and you do not like that let me know. The fact that the tumbling will all take place in a rubber tire should help keep the noise down. The rocks should never touch the rim. I have suggested to people that they make a soundproof shed just big enough to be practical so the noise will be minimized. Plus the rubber in a tire is thick and should absorb a lot of the noise. Also you should have a small fan on the motor to keep it cool. A high quality motor will be a must as it will run 24 hours a day. I am no expert but with the proper gearing the motor should not be under too much stress. I would sell the tumbled stones. Once tumbled, you grade them by quality and type. Some would be really valuable. I bet you could average $10 usd per pound with just good found material and more if you have high grade material. Definitely not for the weekend rock hound but if you sell stones or want to, what a cheap way to start. You could tumble other people's rocks for a fee or shares too. You could make one with car tires for a smaller scale operation. There has to be a lot of people with 30 year in the making, 3 ton pile of rocks out behind their house. With this they could see results from all that collecting.

Minnesota tiger eye! Or Iron Range tiger eye, whichever. That's exactly what it reminds of though, like a cross between an agate and tiger eye. Frickin sweet man!

Uh your a nub I’ve been here from Britain and already found a pounder

Wait, so you can add raw rocks to ones that have already been tumbled? And I just started a batch of agates and your video is showing me that it will probably actually take me months to get the results I am hoping for. It's only my second time so I hope I can be patient.

So what is so special about Agates? I pick up many stones from the Lochs here in Scotland that look like them, also gold/silver looking stones!