I got the same tumbler for my birthday last year. I've been running it almost 24/7 since then and its doing just fine. I love my hundreds of polished rocks! I do the first stage with 60/90 grit, 5 tablespoons worth, for 5 days. Then examine and only remove the flawless ones. Then literally rinse and repeat unti I have enough to fill the barrel for the 2nd stage. And borax is your friend in the final stages, burnishing is essiental IMO so it doesnt dry in the tiny voids or druzy spots. And definitely invest in some ceramic media to take up space in the final 2 stages to avoid cracks and chips. Pretty agates, good luck to you!
Tumbling is a work in progress for most of us and it sure does take lots of patience! It is fun to see the rough rocks come out smooth and shiny, though!
If you're not learning something new everyday are you really living??? Don't just exist... LIVE and learn🧡 Awesome macro pics! The eyes are really cool too!
I juuuust bought One of These for My Grandmother; she's always wanted a Tumbler, and I am going to Love helping Her find Stones to put into It, I'm a Beach-Rock/Driveway Rock Fiend too, Thanks to Her. Thanks for The Video Sir! 🙏🏻🤟🏻👽🍻🖖🏻👽
I started tumbling rocks last December and I haven't stopped yet. Started off with a leegoo now I got a lortone Q66 I've been wanting to try a tumble bee
Those turned out beautifully! And the final stage fractures are the worst! Those are the worst heart breakers! But over all, they came out wonderful and you have the skill set to fix a lot of those. Thanks for sharing!
I’d give some tips but I’m sure you talk to Rob (Michigan Rocks). But burnishing with Borax for a few hours after polish really brings the shine out more. 👍🏻
Tumbling Great Lakes beach stones, and seeing these defects pop on on Stage 4 are tough enough. But with agates? Ouch. Good you have the polisher and will fix them, I’m certain they’ll be gorgeous!
@@AgateDad i recently finished my first batch. I was happy that they shined up so well, but was also disappointed how some of the features tend to fade away. If I had the equipment, I would stick to cutting and polishing on the cab machine. Just my two cents 😂
I would love if there was a way to "seal" a side of the rock to keep the rough texture and just tumble a part of it. I think fully tumbled rocks lack some "natural" effects
The second set cut them and re-polish, just food for thought. It is a process I have been doing it every month for 3 years and I still get frustrated. Happy hounding.
I'm in Minnesota too! I bought my grandsons a rock tumbler years ago. While we didn't go rock hunting, I bought some rocks for them to polish but it didn't go as well as I had hoped. Does the softness of the stone make a difference in how long to do each stage?
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thanks man just pulled the trigger yesterday on a TB-22 and some tubs of grit. This should be helpful
I got the same tumbler for my birthday last year. I've been running it almost 24/7 since then and its doing just fine. I love my hundreds of polished rocks! I do the first stage with 60/90 grit, 5 tablespoons worth, for 5 days. Then examine and only remove the flawless ones. Then literally rinse and repeat unti I have enough to fill the barrel for the 2nd stage. And borax is your friend in the final stages, burnishing is essiental IMO so it doesnt dry in the tiny voids or druzy spots. And definitely invest in some ceramic media to take up space in the final 2 stages to avoid cracks and chips. Pretty agates, good luck to you!
I love geology, and he showcases the best aspects of what I love about nature .thank you agate dad.
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oh me and my wife are totally obsessed lol. i took her to Diamond Hill Mine a few months ago and that was it for her she was hooked 😂
They look beautiful and shiny to me! Nice job!! 😊
Thanks!
Tumbling is a work in progress for most of us and it sure does take lots of patience! It is fun to see the rough rocks come out smooth and shiny, though!
Nice that you have the lap wheels to clean those up, some of the rest of us just deal with it 👍😁
very beautiful and quality stone friends.
I think they all turned out great, good job ,I have a hard time waiting for my tumbled rocks !
It is hard, worth the wait though!
Pretty nice! I love my Lortone double barrel. I haven't set it up yet after my move, need to do that soon
Do it!
I love my Lortone's as well! Which one do you have?
@@CacklingChick Model # is 33B
@@cynergy4 AWESOME! I have that one as well. Do you tumble often? Speaking of, I need to fire up another batch. 😁👍🏻
@@CacklingChick I haven't set it up since I moved, and I have some half finished material. Need to get on it! It's a great tumbler!
Try cushioning them after stage 1 with ceramics. Keep them in a tub marked with the grit stage so as not to carry on grit to the next stage.
Thanks for the tip!
If you're not learning something new everyday are you really living??? Don't just exist... LIVE and learn🧡 Awesome macro pics! The eyes are really cool too!
Awsome... I got 1 barrel going to 3 one still in 2... I hope they shine up. Love how these turned out ❤
Nice! I gotta get my barrels going again soon!
I love the .mossy one with the little spots of white banding
It's always fun to tumble. Can't wait to see the ones you touch up. Another good day.
I juuuust bought One of These for My Grandmother; she's always wanted a Tumbler, and I am going to Love helping Her find Stones to put into It, I'm a Beach-Rock/Driveway Rock Fiend too, Thanks to Her.
Thanks for The Video Sir! 🙏🏻🤟🏻👽🍻🖖🏻👽
I can't wait to get myself to a tumbler for my collection, yours look so cool now 😊
It’s fun :)
Ahhh the orange one with the banding on both ends please run it on your lapidary and polish the ends 😍😍
One of my first tumblers
Nice!
Those rocks came out beautiful, great, and fantastic 😊 from Jordan
very pretty
And will say you got a great shine
Yes, I've been waiting for a tumbling vid
Should be one every few months now 🤣
Those Agates are really beautiful.
You really got a great shine on those.
I started tumbling rocks last December and I haven't stopped yet. Started off with a leegoo now I got a lortone Q66 I've been wanting to try a tumble bee
Those turned out beautifully! And the final stage fractures are the worst! Those are the worst heart breakers! But over all, they came out wonderful and you have the skill set to fix a lot of those. Thanks for sharing!
Woah!! Nice job buddy! Really great!
Love the macro shots.
I’m glad!
I’d give some tips but I’m sure you talk to Rob (Michigan Rocks). But burnishing with Borax for a few hours after polish really brings the shine out more. 👍🏻
Tumbling Great Lakes beach stones, and seeing these defects pop on on Stage 4 are tough enough. But with agates? Ouch. Good you have the polisher and will fix them, I’m certain they’ll be gorgeous!
I’ll get the hang of it!
Thank you
Marvelous. You should have 2 barrels one just for polish and then the other one for gret only.
Not a bad idea!
@@AgateDad I got the idea from someone who does a lot of tumbling.
Great stuff matey
Please show more rock tumbling
LSA are hard to tumble, so those look awesome ❤
Thanks for that!
@@AgateDad i recently finished my first batch. I was happy that they shined up so well, but was also disappointed how some of the features tend to fade away. If I had the equipment, I would stick to cutting and polishing on the cab machine. Just my two cents 😂
Show!💚
My last batch had some chipped rocks as well.. back to stage 1 for me lol😅
Glad I’m not the only one!
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I would love if there was a way to "seal" a side of the rock to keep the rough texture and just tumble a part of it. I think fully tumbled rocks lack some "natural" effects
Hot glue usually does the trick
@@HansBeaz Does it really hold the trip to the tumbler :o
@@ZaDussault It works pretty well for me in a vibratory tumbler but I've never tried it in a rotary tumbler so not sure about that
The second set cut them and re-polish, just food for thought. It is a process I have been doing it every month for 3 years and I still get frustrated. Happy hounding.
I'm in Minnesota too! I bought my grandsons a rock tumbler years ago. While we didn't go rock hunting, I bought some rocks for them to polish but it didn't go as well as I had hoped.
Does the softness of the stone make a difference in how long to do each stage?
Is it best to polish and the cut or cut then tumbling?
Not bad for your 1st time!❤ But then again you know your rocks
I’m learning more, picking the right stones to tumble is important. I thought I had a good batch for the first go around
@Agate Dad oh yes right rocks with right rocks makes a huge difference
I got a Tumble Bee for Christmas.
What's the biggest rocks you can put in them?
Did you use any media in stages 3 and 4? Ceramic pellets or plastic help cushion to keep from brushing and cracking
I used tile spacers
Great video. How do you like that brand of tumbler.
So far I have no complaints at all 🙌
I am new in this, I got a couple of rocks, and I was wondering which is the best tumbler for new beginners?
I haven’t been disappointed with this one but there are many options out there
2:10 looks like a chopped carrot!
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Some of them look like candy .