Rough Tumbler Cleanout: Agates, Opal, Dragon's Blood, Etc.

in this video I open up one of my rock tumblers to see what is done with the rough stage of tumbling, and what needs to run longer. There are some net rocks in there that we got on a trip to Ohio. I also select some new rough rocks to put in the barrel for rough tumbling. I give the ones ready to move ahead a cleanup in the ultrasonic tank. How did the agate, opal, dragon's blood and jasper look? Watch and see... #jasper #petrifiedwood #agate #lapidary #opal
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[@JustJay-kl8pr]

Hi New sub here. You have a great set up there very cool rocks.

[@keithrodman9318]

Some of those are going to turn out very beautiful. Can't wait to see them after the final stage. Looking forward to seeing the videos of your fossil and rock hounding trip!

[@deniseview4253]

The last 3 pieces are so pretty. The small stuff can be put in a jar for display.

[@rockman531]

Hi Mike, You're right! I do watch ALL of your videos...and enjoy all of them, too! The Tepee Canyon agate from South Dakota looked great! The Chert & pet wood looked awesome, too! Those 3 green rocks are Bloodstone/Fancy Jasper from India. Bloodstone is all green with the little red dots (the 'blood') & the multi-colored pieces are the fancy jasper. The material comes out of the same vein - just 2 different names depending on color. Looking forward to seeing what you find at the rock shops in South Dakota. Hopefully more Tepee Canyon. Just got a nice collection of agates with some Lake Superior agates for you to tumble. Safe travels! Good Luck fossil collection! Thumbs up - as always! Jim

[@richardhulbert9480]

We were poor growing up. Our minister had many hobbies one of which was rock polishing. Other was fixing and selling mowers. He gave me a bike with a canister that rode over the back tire. I had to let him check it every week or two. He also sold me my first mower that I would tie behind the bike and go out looking for yards to mow to pay for it. I had the strongest legs of my life back then pulling a mower and a wagon with the string trimmer and gas while polishing his rocks.

[@MikesLapidaryFossils]

No kids around to push the job off on, so I put a motor on my polisher.