@@codycast It really depends on the region and state you live in. I live in Texas, so there are not many great rock hounding locations, but states like Oregon and Michigan are a rock hunter's paradise. I would Google your state and "rock hunting" to see what comes up for you. Tumbling rocks you found yourself is incredibly satisfying! 🙌🙌
What is your personal opinion on plastic media pellets vs ceramic cylinders/ceramic beads?? I know the plastic arnt the greatest for environmental reasons. How would you gage each performance in rough/pre/ polish stages? I really wish I could have a clear lid to see exactly what takes places in thr process between the two
I'm new to rock tumbling, just on my 2nd batch. I'm curious of what kind of tumbler, and what size of barrel you are using? Your stones look rather large, and I Love it. Sweet videos too, Thank You.
@@ReikiGemWellness After watching another of your videos, I guessed it was the QT6 barrel you were using, So I ordered the QT66 and then finding out later the QT12 barrel will fit this. So I've got an option there. You've already been such a great help and the biggest thing I've learned is Patience. Sooo muchly appreciated.
Hi Shannon. I love your video's. I'm new to tumbling. So do you change out the water and use new grit after a week in course grit? Can I just tumble for 2 weeks and then check? I'm hoping to try tumbling tiger's eye. Thxs!
Ceramic media are used for 2 reasons - to fill up the excess space as the stones get smaller, and to provide cushion during the later stages. Yes, these can be washed off and reused
Thanks for the great videos, keep up the fantastic work. I have a question concerning multiple course stages. From the videos such as this one I notice you added media in with the stones for stage 1. Is that correct! Also could you provide the recipe as it was absent from the video, Thanks so much!
Hi, I am just getting back into rock tumbling after about a 30 year break. Back then I used a polish compound that was a pale blue, have you any idea what it may be as I found it to be excellent. Many thanks. ( I'm in UK)
Tigers eye is awesome but when I roughed it for one week a lot of it still came out with cracks and crevices with the grit stuck in there. I had to stick those back in for another week. I think from now on I will be less impatient on the roughing step. Tigers eye seems to be prone to cracks and crevices and the grit will stick in there and make it look dull and white. I really, really appreciate your burnishing advice. I sprayed off about 11 pounds of various agates, tigers eye and similar hardness stones and then I used dish soap and granulated sugar after just the first step of roughing for one week and I left them in there and went and did DoorDash for a day and came back and was tired so I fell asleep and when I woke up I took them out and sprayed them off and they looked like they skipped the next 2 steps and were almost at full polish. That really confused me. But yeah, there was a thin layer of fine grit that was stuck in all the micro crevices on the bottom of the barrel and I guess with the sugar it acted like a polish grit for a day. It was like 65% there for the shine factor. I'm a newbie on this so take what I say with a grain of sugar.
ive been trying to find a large polished gold tiger eye for my desk with no luck ,it seems no one wants to do this . any advice appreciated, size I would like 200 to 300mm
Well, it really difficult to get a solid piece that size - that's nearly a foot long. You could check with roughstone.rocks/ to see if they have something that large, but them you would need someone to carve and polish it. No way that's going into a tumbler. Good luck on your search!
I was wondering when you did 3 weeks of course grit, did you put in a new batch of grit for each 1 week interval? or were you running the same initial batch of grit for the whole 3 weeks
I do have a Rock Tumbling 101 Online Course available to go over all the basic information to start the rock tumbling hobby 👍 reikigemwellness.com/courses/learn-rock-tumbling-101/
It depends on where you live. If you live in the US you can purchase it from my online store, but if you are outside of the US you'll need to Google search to find a place that ships to you. 🙏🙏
Thank you for watching! If you have any questions, about tumbling, gemstones, or about anything in the video - please ask below, I will answer!
Where did you get the stones? I want to tumble rocks but really want to use ones I find “in the wild” vs buying them online.
@@codycast It really depends on the region and state you live in. I live in Texas, so there are not many great rock hounding locations, but states like Oregon and Michigan are a rock hunter's paradise. I would Google your state and "rock hunting" to see what comes up for you. Tumbling rocks you found yourself is incredibly satisfying! 🙌🙌
Reiki Gem Wellness thanks. I live near downtown in San Diego CA
They look nice do you sell then I’m interested in geting a real tigers eye
Are you single!!!
Good job girl,,love it,my favorite rock.
Great job on the tiger eye, I have some coming soon and looking forward to the weather to brake so i can fire up the tumbler. again great job
I like so much this stone
Wonderful!
🙏💖💖
I just started my first barrel of tiger eye and I hope it comes out as nice as yours. Thank you for your video. 😉
Best wishes on your Tiger Eye tumble!
Thank you for all of your rock tumbling videos! Always very inspiring! 👍👍
Thank you so much!!
Oops, I just read more in your description...Got it. Again, Thank You.
What is your personal opinion on plastic media pellets vs ceramic cylinders/ceramic beads?? I know the plastic arnt the greatest for environmental reasons. How would you gage each performance in rough/pre/ polish stages? I really wish I could have a clear lid to see exactly what takes places in thr process between the two
I'm new to rock tumbling, just on my 2nd batch. I'm curious of what kind of tumbler, and what size of barrel you are using? Your stones look rather large, and I Love it. Sweet videos too, Thank You.
I find that the Lortone QT-6 holds 5 pounds of rough very nicely 😃
@@ReikiGemWellness After watching another of your videos, I guessed it was the QT6 barrel you were using, So I ordered the QT66 and then finding out later the QT12 barrel will fit this. So I've got an option there. You've already been such a great help and the biggest thing I've learned is Patience. Sooo muchly appreciated.
Hi Shannon. I love your video's. I'm new to tumbling. So do you change out the water and use new grit after a week in course grit? Can I just tumble for 2 weeks and then check? I'm hoping to try tumbling tiger's eye. Thxs!
Shannon, what is the percentage of ceramic media you per lb. of Tiger eye and do you use the ceramic media on every stage of grit/polish
I’m tumbling my first set. It was a mixed bag. One of my favourites is what I now know is tigers eye. Thanks for this video 😬
I'm glad you're getting to tumble Tiger's Eye - it is so gorgeous!
Very nice lovely beautiful knowledge of the crystals ❤️🌞😊😊💗😘❣️❣️🌻💕☀️☀️
Hi, are those ceramic pellets , what do they do and are they reusable . Thanks
Ceramic media are used for 2 reasons - to fill up the excess space as the stones get smaller, and to provide cushion during the later stages. Yes, these can be washed off and reused
Thanks for the great videos, keep up the fantastic work. I have a question concerning multiple course stages. From the videos such as this one I notice you added media in with the stones for stage 1. Is that correct! Also could you provide the recipe as it was absent from the video, Thanks so much!
Hi, I am just getting back into rock tumbling after about a 30 year break. Back then I used a polish compound that was a pale blue, have you any idea what it may be as I found it to be excellent. Many thanks. ( I'm in UK)
Would you share where you buy tigers eye from ????
Tigers eye is awesome but when I roughed it for one week a lot of it still came out with cracks and crevices with the grit stuck in there. I had to stick those back in for another week. I think from now on I will be less impatient on the roughing step. Tigers eye seems to be prone to cracks and crevices and the grit will stick in there and make it look dull and white. I really, really appreciate your burnishing advice. I sprayed off about 11 pounds of various agates, tigers eye and similar hardness stones and then I used dish soap and granulated sugar after just the first step of roughing for one week and I left them in there and went and did DoorDash for a day and came back and was tired so I fell asleep and when I woke up I took them out and sprayed them off and they looked like they skipped the next 2 steps and were almost at full polish. That really confused me. But yeah, there was a thin layer of fine grit that was stuck in all the micro crevices on the bottom of the barrel and I guess with the sugar it acted like a polish grit for a day. It was like 65% there for the shine factor. I'm a newbie on this so take what I say with a grain of sugar.
ive been trying to find a large polished gold tiger eye for my desk with no luck ,it seems no one wants to do this . any advice appreciated, size I would like 200 to 300mm
Well, it really difficult to get a solid piece that size - that's nearly a foot long. You could check with roughstone.rocks/ to see if they have something that large, but them you would need someone to carve and polish it. No way that's going into a tumbler. Good luck on your search!
Hi, I'm having trouble polishing blue tiger eye. It's not polishing very well.
I was wondering when you did 3 weeks of course grit, did you put in a new batch of grit for each 1 week interval? or were you running the same initial batch of grit for the whole 3 weeks
Yes, you clean the stones and put in brand new grit every week. 👍
You have such a lovely beautiful knowledge about crystals. I'm learning.🥰🌔🌒🌙🌓🌓☀️💕🌻🌻❣️😘❤️🌞😊💗💗
Tanks, a lot...👍🇺🇸🇲🇽⚒️⛏️🤞👏
Any time!
What's this COURSE??? What do you actually do to get the shine???? Please let your viewers know about that as well.. Thanks
What is Tumbling?
I do have a Rock Tumbling 101 Online Course available to go over all the basic information to start the rock tumbling hobby 👍 reikigemwellness.com/courses/learn-rock-tumbling-101/
@@ReikiGemWellness thank you soo much.. I'm gonna check it out...
Where I buy like this mm
It depends on where you live. If you live in the US you can purchase it from my online store, but if you are outside of the US you'll need to Google search to find a place that ships to you. 🙏🙏
Why the 5 instead of the normal 4 stages?
I have just found that adding in a stage of Extra-Fine 1000 grit makes the final result in polish much better 👍
@@ReikiGemWellness ok cool I was asking Michigan rocks a few questions also nice guy !