Some interesting rocks. I'll agree that some in the pictures on the listing looked like what you got, but there seemed to be a lot of them that I didn't see. Unless you didn't get the same camera angle as the seller did. Would be interested in seeing more like this. Looking forward to seeing how these tumble!
Good Afternoon Mike, I think a few of the small ones you 'kept' will become tumbling media. Hopefully some of them will turn out nice. Thumbs up! Have a great afternoon! Jim
@@richardhulbert9480 Hello Richard, OK - found 2 parcels that would fit (one with a little help) in your tumblers. I have 4 1/4 pounds of India Bloodstone. Some of these pieces would require a judicial thump to make them smaller to fit. The second is 2.70 pounds of Montana Agate. I picked these pieces for their size to fit your tumblers. Both are $5.00 per pound plus USPS. Let me know. Jim
@rockman531 I am happy with that. I was thinking of several hundred dollars worth. Just don't tell my wife. But tell me how to get you some money and I will do so.
@rockman531 I bought a wet saw for bigger rocks. It's still in the box. I like polished rocks and want to learn how to do it. Growing up in Michigan we gathered Petoskey stones and used sandpaper to shine them up. I have several of them. But I bought a nice display case to put my rocks in when done. It's about to get a few. I brought back lots of quartz from NC. They are in pre polish now
Seller probably weighed them wet and likely did not properly use the Tare function of their scale. The smaller pieces are only worthwhile as filler to help you get good tumble action (i.e., having various size stones in the tumbler). Otherwise, they are worthless, as they will be gone by the time the tumble is finished. The debris also adds useless weight. To be fair, it looks like you got the pile of rocks in the photos.
I sell rocks on ebay but mine are pretty nice, all self collected from Wyoming, Montana and Nebraska primarily. Truthfully most of those you bought looked like railroad rocks to me. And the debris was unusual.
Not many rockhounding places in Florida we get walmart winn dixie and tractor supply. I get excited if i pull into a place and see rocks. But you should open a rock store of your own online. I will buy some
Mike you are to blame for the "weighing the bag" you said someone always says your weighing the bag. I didnt see it so i took up the torch. I dont care about the bag so much as bugging you😅
One more question. I bought 2 dual 3 pound tumblers from harbor freight.they are working good. But watching other channels i am wondering if they spin to fast. They are 45 a min. Is that to fast? Should i get a voltage regulator to slow it down a bit? I am just now one barrel in pre polish. But as i understand thats the the hard part when bruising can happen. I put media in to cushion the rocks. But scared of messing them up.
I have 2 of the 3lb Nat Geo tumblers. Even on the lowest speed, they still spin twice as fast as other tumblers of the same size. The fix for me has simply been to keep the barrel loaded more than the recommended 2/3-3/4. I fill mine more like 7/8 of the way full. Starting after stage 1, I add ceramic media to replace any volume that was lost before moving them on to the next step. I also use diatomaceous earth as a thickener in every stage. When I first decided to try it, I actually wasn't expecting it to make that much of a difference, but it really has. My rocks get ground down faster and more evenly in stage 1 and they come out of polish shinier and with a more even polish. I've also noticed that the thicker slurry often has a big impact on the amount of tiny little chips that I find sticking to the bottom of my barrels. When I get the ratio of grit to DE just right, I find very few, if any.
Yes please
Some interesting rocks. I'll agree that some in the pictures on the listing looked like what you got, but there seemed to be a lot of them that I didn't see. Unless you didn't get the same camera angle as the seller did. Would be interested in seeing more like this. Looking forward to seeing how these tumble!
I like how you did this it was fun to see what you got for how much $$. Thanks for sharing 😊
Good Afternoon Mike, I think a few of the small ones you 'kept' will become tumbling media. Hopefully some of them will turn out nice. Thumbs up! Have a great afternoon! Jim
Jim you've been in the rock business a year or so I've heard. If you care to sell me some stuff to tumble hit me up.
@@richardhulbert9480 Hello, I'm going thru my garage in an attempt to clean & organize. I'll look to see what tumbling material I have. Take Care, Jim
@@richardhulbert9480 Hello Richard, OK - found 2 parcels that would fit (one with a little help) in your tumblers. I have 4 1/4 pounds of India Bloodstone. Some of these pieces would require a judicial thump to make them smaller to fit. The second is 2.70 pounds of Montana Agate. I picked these pieces for their size to fit your tumblers. Both are $5.00 per pound plus USPS. Let me know. Jim
@rockman531 I am happy with that. I was thinking of several hundred dollars worth. Just don't tell my wife. But tell me how to get you some money and I will do so.
@rockman531 I bought a wet saw for bigger rocks. It's still in the box. I like polished rocks and want to learn how to do it. Growing up in Michigan we gathered Petoskey stones and used sandpaper to shine them up. I have several of them. But I bought a nice display case to put my rocks in when done. It's about to get a few. I brought back lots of quartz from NC. They are in pre polish now
Seller probably weighed them wet and likely did not properly use the Tare function of their scale. The smaller pieces are only worthwhile as filler to help you get good tumble action (i.e., having various size stones in the tumbler). Otherwise, they are worthless, as they will be gone by the time the tumble is finished. The debris also adds useless weight. To be fair, it looks like you got the pile of rocks in the photos.
I sell rocks on ebay but mine are pretty nice, all self collected from Wyoming, Montana and Nebraska primarily. Truthfully most of those you bought looked like railroad rocks to me. And the debris was unusual.
What's your eBay handle? I'd like to look at what you have.
Not many rockhounding places in Florida we get walmart winn dixie and tractor supply. I get excited if i pull into a place and see rocks. But you should open a rock store of your own online. I will buy some
One of the stones I bought claims to be an opal. Sure looks like stained glass to me. Is there a way to make sure?
Mike you are to blame for the "weighing the bag" you said someone always says your weighing the bag. I didnt see it so i took up the torch. I dont care about the bag so much as bugging you😅
One more question. I bought 2 dual 3 pound tumblers from harbor freight.they are working good. But watching other channels i am wondering if they spin to fast. They are 45 a min. Is that to fast? Should i get a voltage regulator to slow it down a bit? I am just now one barrel in pre polish. But as i understand thats the the hard part when bruising can happen. I put media in to cushion the rocks. But scared of messing them up.
Because of the barrels small size - the rpm is approximately correct. Larger barrels turn slower. Jim
Jim beat me to saying it. Smaller barrels turn faster.
I have 2 of the 3lb Nat Geo tumblers. Even on the lowest speed, they still spin twice as fast as other tumblers of the same size. The fix for me has simply been to keep the barrel loaded more than the recommended 2/3-3/4. I fill mine more like 7/8 of the way full. Starting after stage 1, I add ceramic media to replace any volume that was lost before moving them on to the next step. I also use diatomaceous earth as a thickener in every stage. When I first decided to try it, I actually wasn't expecting it to make that much of a difference, but it really has. My rocks get ground down faster and more evenly in stage 1 and they come out of polish shinier and with a more even polish. I've also noticed that the thicker slurry often has a big impact on the amount of tiny little chips that I find sticking to the bottom of my barrels. When I get the ratio of grit to DE just right, I find very few, if any.
Thanks for the info!