Tumbling and Polishing Rocks. Step 4. TXP Polish. The Final Tumble. (hopefully)
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- Tumbling and Polishing Rocks, step 4. Hopefully this will be the final tumble. Using TXP polish if everything goes well we should have some very nice polished rocks in about a week. Anything can happen so my fingers are crossed but everything is looking like we will have a nice batch.
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I love the “oh look at this one” over and over. Sounds just like me with my family hahahaha
Thank you for picking the rocks up to show us at each step. I would have been upset if I could not see the rocks up close lol.
It was pretty nice huh?
We used to collect rocks from the shores of Lake Superior.
My dad would tumble and polish them and put them in a wine bottle and make a lamp out of them.
They were beautiful!! :)
Very impressive I'm so glad I picked your video! It's so inspiring to see the excitement of rocks beauty in another human being we are a rare Polished breed. And all the other awesome things your father and what you mentioned was so helpful as to inspire others in ways to show off our Rocks!!! Thank you and Rock on!
How did I get here? I don't even polish rocks.. I'm a 34 argentine, I can't even... But good work Joe.
Fernando Gimenez lmfao 😂
You should try it ! It’s great fun !!!
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Like the video and beautiful rocks
I just wanted to say to you...THANK YOU👍By far, you made this video helping myself and many others step by step and easy to understand by going slowly and showing us your images! All my years (LiL Over +40 years) of wondering how to get the rocks to shine! Thank you Again!0
"They're gonna love the rocks"
Yes
Man, once again I don’t know where you find the time! I’m just glad you do! What a neat craft to add to the list!
When i,was a little kid myngrandpa had a jar with polished rocks he had collected in streams throughout the years while he was brook,trout fishing and he polished them and I was always so mesmerized by them and would pull them all out every tile I was at their house……so im probably going to,do the same with the rocks I have. I got a tumbler 2 months ago and im just now tonight going to start the polish stage for the second time…im 61 by the way and picked these rocks up from different parts of alaska and michigan..so ive never bought any yet just what i myself happened upon that looked cool…..so here we go….!
Idk why, but I'm loving these videos. I wish I could collect and tumble my own stones too.
Your step three results look better than any step four results I’ve had this year. I stubbornly keep leaving a troublemaker rock in with the rest and it absolutely ruins my last step.
If you want to make sure you get a good batch, and you are doing a good job of cleaning them between steps, just do a batch of quartz. They are usually easy to find and they are good to practice with simply because there are so many of them. If you screw a batch of them up, it is no big deal. Lol.
The agate with the circles is amazing! Love it.
I love the various way you use the rocks in your projects. The water feature with lights must have been beautiful
Here to pick up new quarantine skills
My maternal grandfather loved this hobby, as did his son and my mentor uncle. The family had an early home 🏠 on Wecoma Beach in Lincoln City, Oregon. There they too used these expansively in landscape close to the old lodge house, and used them as the aggregate in the sidewalks and small patio. They were careful to wash away the cement in such a way that did not compromise the strength, but left the stones exposed - it was beautiful, and I’ve never seen it done since. Sadly a corporation put a crap condominium over it all, also destroying the grassy knoll all my cousins and I played in as kids. I think in a few years I’m going to pick this up!
This was amazing to watch, Thank you for sharing
That is a really neat hobby, like Christmas when your opening up that tumbler!
It really is tho! 😉
That reddish rock you took out that you said looked like a tooth, looks like a heart to me :)
You made a very pleasant and informative presentation. Well organized. Showed the various stages of the process. Kudos and thanks. Just had back surgery, but when I can, I will go rock hunting on Lake Ontario about a mile from my house. If you would share the vendors and equipment you use, I would be most appreciative. From your presentation I deduced that you know how to identify these stones. I also would appreciate any internet or literature sources for these identifications. Once again, kudos and thanks.
Thank you for this series, Joe. It's fun! Can't wait to see the final polish! I'm lovin the Louisiana house redo also. 100 year flood ... I never did hear you say how Melissa got out when the water started rising. I hope she had family nearby.
Btw beautiful job, I'm actually online buying a tumbler now I've never done it before but I grew up practicing energy healing and chakra cleansing with stones I've also been making jewelry for years and I've always wanted to tumble my own stones but yeah but you do takes patience and there is definitely an art form to it and you sir have something of a mastery over it so yeah beautiful job
Good luck. I have been doing it now for a very long time. The first thing you need to remember is that it is not that hard. You need to make sure you do not have soft rocks in with your hard rocks and then make sure you clean well between steps and you will have good luck. If you get a batch at the end that was not all shiny then you more than likely have a soft rock in with your hard ones.
From mud buggin to rock tumblin, you definitely are an eclectic dude Joe!
Just put my first batch in the tumbler thanks for the video!!
Absolutely beautiful Joe I can't wait to see the final step :-)
This makes me happy for some reason
great greetings from bijih alam.
Imagine doing everything till the last step and leaving one bad rock in there to mess up all the other rocks. I would be so upset 😭
@Spencer Javion seriously?
@@kurtmagnus5243 no, theyre bots! They both joined a month ago
You told what you use the rocks for, and it was exactly as I was thinking, where your dad used it for the top of an end table. That was exactly what I had thought about. Juddie
Why did I think you were going to show us some rocks? 🤣🤣🤣🤣Silly me! 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣. Its just a narration of rock tumbling, okay. I get it now. No see, just say. Okay. 😎😎😎✌️✌️✌️✌️
Those Colours blow me away. Awesome mate. ATB Moose
They’re gonna ask about the rocks they’re gonna open it up and look at the rocks they’re gonna love the rocks....hahaha that’s awesome
The little cool one and other small ones would make awesome jewellery
Hey Joe! Thanks for the shoutout to ND! You must be talking bout the beautiful bluffs out in the Badlands of ND. Very beautiful rocks out there too!! Take care. Hope all is well!
I worked out in the Williston and Ray and Tioga areas for a couple years. I did quite a bit of driving down 1804 out of Williston and all around that area. There are many very very beautiful areas around there. I stayed for months at the state park off 1804 on Lake Sakakawea. I caught quite a few catfish during my stay. It truly is beautiful, seeing storms off in the distance because there are not a ton of trees. I loved that area.
That state Park is our family favorite to camp!! Love ND! Won't ever dream of leaving. Keep up the great videos!!
thanks for adding the nice North Dakota comment! Go ND!
So I'm sorry, but something needed to be said. Every single one of those "cool looking rock" as you put it is a type of semi-precious Stone. They all have names based off of their identifiers. Which are the bands that you pointed out, the occlusions, the inclusions of metals like titanium oxid or iorn etc... For example I'm pretty sure that large yellow one you picked up which you thought was just a rock with some quarts in it is actually a carnelian but I could be wrong it's definitely something though they're all something the red one you picked up that you said was kind of boring is a type of Jasper anyways like I said they're all something and the more you learn about what you've got there the more fascinating they become check it out I recommend the illustrated Crystal Bible for one not just because it's illustrated but also because the categorical sections are organized by color so you can actually look up your Stones by their appearance to figure out what you got
Joe you should try making a wooden ring to set that translucent little rock in , bet it would look fantastic when done.
Love it thank you
Where do you get your rocks and how do you pick them or know they will look nice.
Goo on ya Joe. What about the fountain you used to have? got any footage of that? cheers
That little banded one looks like a small version of Minn when you held it that one way...cool...can't wait for the final look
5:21 a.m. how did i get here?
319 for me
6:13 for me
Those turned out amazing! I just finished polishing some river rock, they were super dull so I burnished for 12 hours with ivory soap but they are still very dull and only look shiny when wet. Any suggestions on how to make them shine?
Would be cool to see how some of these burr rocks around here would turn out. Several have crystals on the outside that look like diamonds on them.
Very cool...
Thank you so much, good information. But why are you called NorthernSeclusion??
You mentioned on one of the softer rocks that your going to pull out so it does not mess up the batch? Can you expand on that? I'm having trouble getting a good polish on my final stage.
It's hard enough waiting for four or five episodes. I might go crazy when I start polishing my own collection and having to wait THIRTY DAYS.
Donna Vorce ikr
Didnt he say 5/7 days each time. Cleaning 2x, then polish?
@@namiesnaturals3557 yeah and he even waited longer than that on first 2 steps
I was wondering if it's possible to get a shinelike what I see you do off river rocks and if so how do I do it?
I've learned so much on your channels. Now just add links so I know where to buy what you use.
My dad would make necklace pendants out of polished rocks
Can you use glass marbles as filler media for pre polish and polish?
Hi! :) I don't know anything about rocks, so I have to ask, the rocks you've used, did you buy them specifically, or did you go outside just picking some random rocks up? Like, could I get similar effects from random rocks I got from the beach? Thank you in advance
Just a thought would it be better to put the crit in first, so it doesnt become airborne when you shake the barrel
I use them in plants and in my yard!
Hi, I have a home full of rocks collected by my son, and I am thinking a rock tumbler would be the best holiday gift this year! I have been watching your videos all morning and now that I am scouring the internet for a rock tumbler I was wondering if you could give me an opinion on a great starter machine!? Thank you.
Hey Joe. Have you ever saved the slurry from each batch to re-use in future tumblings? Save on cost is my thought.
I never have Shawn. I do remember years ago reading something about just putting the rocks in that first tumble and then instead of switching it just leaving it run for 4 weeks and as the grit would degrade it would eventually shine the rocks. I never tried it and have no idea if that would even work. Back then we did not have computers so I have no idea where I read it. I might try that once though using my little 3 pound tumbler just to see what happens.
That would be an interesting test. I never thought about the grit breaking down either. If I was tumbling, considering now that the grit degrades, I would think 2 runs of slurry before it doesn't work anymore. But only a test would find out. lol Thanks for the reply.
I love hunting for rocks and never want to stop but most of what we have here is from creeks and our broadriver rocks how would I get them to shine the way you do or can it be done
im curious, why is it important not to let them dry while you are rinsing them and cleaning them?
I believe it's because the "clay water" (that's what I call it, obviously it's not), will dry in the cracks and then it can be really hard to remove. Plus you don't want any grit from the previous stage getting into the next and scratching the polish. But I'm not an expert.
Joe you definitely aren't missing the weather here in Minnesota, 65 yesterday and now 30's today!
I just heard the weather forecast - chili today, hot tamale.
I heard from my Dad that is has been super windy also. It was a nice 73 down here today and not much wind.
NorthernSeclusion yeah it ripped my tin roof of my large coop! But all the water is opened up around here!
Josh: I was watching a youtube video on Voyageurs National Park last night and the Ranger was saying that the exposed rock in the park is some of the oldest rock in the world, billions of years old. Even older than the Grand Canyon. So I was thinking that the park isn't to far from your tent so maybe go and do a little rock hunting there.
1 am and I am watching some guy polishing his rocks, what I am doing with my life?
How do you know the 2 stones you took out aren't going to get shiny? I'm wondering because I have a stone that I've been trying to polish and just doesn't seem to shine, it looks shiny when wet but becomes dull when dry, but all stones always look shinier when wet even when they are not done polished. I'm new at this so I was wondering if my polish wasn't fine enough or it's the stone.
It is the stone. Some simply will not get that wet looking shiny polish. As you do more batches you will get to know which ones you are thinking might not polish well. It just takes time.
I think the one with the circles is a ocean jasper, it really looks like it but I'm not an expert
Joe, what and size brand is your tumbler?
Nice
How many days do you let each stage tumble
I am on my third tumble using Nat Geo 4 stage grit. Rocks do not come out shiny. They look like your 3rd stage tumble. I have followed your instructions carefully. Just don't know what the problem could be. I did remove some rocks that looked like they were not going to tumble correctly.
that you recommend me to give final brightness to drum rhodochrosite
thanks
Have you ever polished any keokuk geodes? I have thousands of them and I have wondered if they would polish up? We find tons of solid ones
I do not know because I have never tried them. People slab them and then polish them but that does not use a tumbler. They would be fun to try.
I believe the one with the rough patch is moss agate and that "rough patch" was a section of drusy. I could be wrong? The one after that is a large agate. Very beautiful and where'd you get those?? They are more than just cool rocks. 😉
I am just always looking for rocks and I find them in many places.
Do you use the same toothbrush for cleaning in every step or do you have a different one for every step?
Same one, just rinse it real well when your done each time.
It's funny with the stuff he is using. The tumbler, the media, the polish...if you call it "rock tumbling" ..the cost is pretty cheap. Buy the exact same stuff from the sporting goods place and used it to prepare brass for reloading. They double the price for some reason.
I bet that there is a faster way to concrete your yarn. Maybe not better, but a lot faster.
these would look amazing in a fish aquarium with some colorful fish.
Beautiful rocks.. I've been thinking of buying a tumblr. Looks like fun..thanks for sharing.
1975Jdonov my thoughts exactly
Have you been to the West end Gratto in Iowa?
I've recently gotten into rock polishing. I've been using a 4 step grit process, but mine never turn out shiny. I've not used the pellets, do those help as well? My final step I used an M-5 powder in my tumbler for about 5 days and no shine. Any pointers?
Pellets will help but when I started I never used them so that is not your problem. make sure you clean everything extremely well before switching steps. More than likely your problem is that you have a soft rock in with your hard rocks. A soft rock is like a piece of sandpaper scratching all the other rocks. If you ever want to test that, do a whole batch of just quartz rocks. They are the easiest and a good hardness. You pretty much can not screw them up. Haha. That will tell you of you "process" is correct.
7:04 - You said "Doo Doo"
And what exactly does one use polished rocks for? Forgive my ignorance but it sure seems like a lot of work for what?
I have used everyone of your videos to help me with my first rock polishing, they are great!! I’m about to start step 4. When I am finished, I clean everything, and then what? Do I let the rocks sit out and dry? Keep the wet?? Thank you!
Always keep them wet between steps. Clean the tumbler and the put some water in the tumbler, maybe an inch. Then as you wash the rocks put them into the tumbler.
what type and brand of final polish are you using? The stuff I have, aluminum oxide stinks, no shine. I used aluminum oxide pellets for medium and wonder is that messed up all my lake superior and carnelian agate. not a happy camper with my tumbler
TXP polish.
Do you have to tumble the rocks multiple times? Or can you just tumble them until you are happy with them?
the process is 4 steps. Each step is a new sized grit. Each step takes about 7 days. You tumble them 4 times then and each time for a week and then they are done.
Question - why not reclaim the grits, dry them out and use them again instead of rinsing it away in the yard.
It looses the sharpness of the grit. The edges on the grit are what grinds down the stone.
I know this was years ago lol but my nanny wants one and I was wondering where you get your rocks from?
I pick them up at different jobs I do when looking at their landscape rocks. I also buy them online. Just look up polishing rocks or rock tumbler rocks. You will find many places that sell them.
idk if you even still use this channel but could you give me the name of this exact rock polisher? and also WHAT CALENDAR IS THAT?? I love the nature event updates i'm always looking for something like that, where could I buy such a gem?
What kind of tumbler do you use? Very curious
Emma D looks like a Lortone 45c
The red one looks like red jasper. The big one is agate
Where do you get these rocks? Do you buy them or find them on your own?
Both ways. I find about 75% of them and I like to buy some to add to the batch from some different area. I like adding rocks that we do not have around here to the batch.
cool
I put rocks in the tumbler follow the instructions can end up with smaller rocks. What am I doing wrong? Please.
The rocks will always get smaller, especially in the first two steps. The grit is grinding them smooth.
Where do you get all your supplies and rocks please sir??
rocktumbler.com/
I would appreciate some help please. One year ago I bought a National
Geographic Professional Rock Tumbler Kit and try as I might, I simply can’t get
my stones to shine. I have tried time and time again and followed all the steps
religiously but nothing. I have often repeated the pre-polish and polish stages
and the burnishing, still no joy. I make sure the stones are similar in hardness
and the barrel is totally clean. I live in a hard water area, so I used only bottled
water, but it made no difference. Then I tried distilled water, but again, no joy. Can you suggest what else I could do?
I have the same issue on the second round of polish,not shiney
u did switch on the tumbler the whole week non stop?
Yes.
How long did they tumble for?
I like to do 7 days for each step. 7x4=28.
I promise that yesterday, I thought to myself that it was about time for another rock update. I swear. Can't believe that my internal clock is set to your rock polishing, but there are worse things to set your clock to. 😊
B Swins same
Mark Schisler Didn't think I was the only one, but it sure is a relief to hear it. 😊
how much everything cost?... where did you get everything... i sooo want to buy
This is where I get most everything.Thank you. rocktumbler.com/
thanks ☺
i can use it with glass right....i would love to see a video of glass
Do you ever sell any of your agates you polish?
All that effort and you don't know whether you're gonna do anything with them 🥺
I have a whole video explaining what I do with them.
So its 3 x 7 days ea. To final end?
4 steps, each step you spend about 7 days on.