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Will the borax actually add to the shine.Does it work as a polish at all?

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This video is great for showing how to use it. Thank you very much.

Nice walkthrough. I liked the barrel of the Lot-O but not the body shaking the floor so much so I built my own version. It runs way quieter, I wish I could still find those Ziploc containers you have now.

Thank You Lance much appreciated. So, Lance just so you know Lance " YOU'RE THE BEST I LOVE YOUR VIDEOS MY FRIEND 👍❤️😃👋

Those that are still in the water should be moved to land for future extended life.

Hi Lance I've just found your channel I love watching Rock Tumbling Videos. I've got The National Geographic Hobby Rock Tumbler. Which is still in the box i haven't had time to do any Rock Tumbling due to some Health Medical Issues. Lance how long do you Tumble you're Stones?

Enjoyed your video. I’ve been tumbling rocks for about a year. Hauled about 20 tons of river rock on my driveway and it’s been a treasure trove for the tumblers. Early on I started adding borax to every stage. I think it keeps the grit in suspension better and helps the cutting process. I switched to vibratory tumblers for everything after the first stage. It cuts the polish time to about 1/3 of doing every in the rotary barrel. I do like you, between grit stages I do a brief tumble with borax only and it helps with the cleaning process. A 30-45 minute burnish stage after final polish leaves my rocks finished shiny like wet glass.

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So helpful

Just rockin out in the shop! Nice setup!!!

I also open my tumbler like this, I couldn’t tell you the amount of times I’ve cut myself.

I need a video that shows how to get the lid ON (a harbor freight RT)😡

Thanks - that worked

Can you tell me are those bearings or bushings that those rods run in? Thanks

Pity i cant hear a thing you are saying

Hello, we no longer find borax in my home... what can I replace it with if possible? THANKS

I thought the cars would move on their own or something lol

Are all those stones from just two drum loads?

I personally prefer white lithium grease to light machine oil (3 in 1).

Thank you, you have all the right info, this helps out this novice💖🙏💯

Thanks for the awesome info!! I'm a newbie for sure

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Great tip I put a strainer over it myself ❤❤

Those rocks are beautiful! Thanks for all the information also.

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Do all the QT 12 have steel end bearings instead of the plastic or was that a customazation thanks

what speed you put it on with the borax in it only sorry?

what speed did you put it on?

I gotta say I tumbled my first rocks with nothing but Ajax and it took about 4 weeks, the ran just water about 2 weeks but they actually looked better than the next batch I did and ordered grits and polish for.. lol I was just trying out the tumbler and decided to try ajax cause I had it available.. I may just go back to that if I can't figure out these grits! lol on the plus side, my rocks smelled fresh n clean too and ajax is cheap! :)

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I'm a newbie to tumblers,so I'm unsure about this.. on old box fans that need lubrication, Lubriplate (white lithium grease) works better than 3&1.. seems to last a long time. It keeps my fans running fine. YMMV Thanks for the video.

I usually use Ivory bar soap grated to burnish, but I have also used borax. But you are correct. Borax can be harsh to softer stones. I also use the tumbler to gain the desired shapes for the rock than move them to a vibrating unit for next steps. I also remove the ceramic media prior to polishing stage and the burnish stage.

I usually use Ivory bar soap grated to burnish, but I have also used borax. But you are correct. Borax can be harsh to softer stones. I also use the tumbler to gain the desired shapes for the rock than move them to a vibrating unit for next steps. I also remove the ceramic media prior to polishing stage and the burnish stage.

I usually use Ivory bar soap grated to burnish, but I have also used borax. But you are correct. Borax can be harsh to softer stones. I also use the tumbler to gain the desired shapes for the rock than move them to a vibrating unit for next steps. I also remove the ceramic media prior to polishing stage and the burnish stage.

Hey there Lance Dean, wow! you have some awesome dirt roads, very cool finds and great results! I have been doing a 24-hour bubble bath (Borax) between each stage and then a borax burnish at the end, my last couple of loads though I ended up doing a final borax run, then an Ivory soap 24-hour burnish on top of that, do I need to go to burnishers anonymous? LOL. I thought they did look shinier, but that may be because I wanted them to, a sort of optical placebo effect. We need to find a rock tumbler who works at a place with high tech optical equipment.

Cool video Lance Dean, very informative and well done. One thing that might help you with the oiling is plastic squeeze pipettes, I have found them at Hobby Lobby in the modeling section, I think they were Testors brand, they work great at delivering a drop or 2 in tiny spots. Thank you for showing us.

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The best advice I've been given is to join a local rock club. The rockhounding community is a wonderful one and I've found that the more experienced rockhounds are usually willing to share with newcomers.

Did you ever figure out what caused the foamy slurry? I enjoy your videos a lot.

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Newbie at Tock tumbling and I really enjoyed the very thorough information you shared. Thanks.

Cool shop tour and helpful tips, thank you for showing us.

Hey there Lance Dean, cool video. I always have trouble with those oil bottles dripping more then I want, I found that those plastic pipettes you can get at craft and hobby stores work great for more pinpoint accuracy. Thank you for showing us.

Considering it's supposed to be an informational video it would have been cool if you would have turned it so the camera could see roughly how much oil you're using things like that

In the double rock tumblers the say 3 lbs each but it really doesn't work well with larger stones. I look a some table buffers but all I have is my Dremel too cut and sand. Can you recommend something that I can get that is cost affective

I use the Borax after I saw your videos. My rock are awesome but I use it every stage. Actually you're instructions are awesome but you leave space for experimention.

The democrats used a 2000 mule team with pretty rough and ugly results

And the blue rocks? The purple looking one? How are you just picking around them!