In this video I cut, pre-shape and polish a few kilos of Tiger Iron and Tiger Eye from Western Australia using a wet saw, a rock tumbler and a vibratory tumbler.
Thanks for showing us the process and steps you took. I have never successfully tumbled anything, and I'm a fairly avid rockhound, this looks straight forward enough to try.
My second favorite stone after agate. Always like the chatoyancy of the golden tiger-eye. Pleasure to view the contrasting bands within the iron tiger-eye. Appreciate the time making the video. 👍
Thank you Jane, yes the mud/slurry can be a pain to dispose of especially since we have a fairly small block. What I do is let it sit in a bucket for a week or two then drain off the water leaving the concentrated mud in the bottom of the bucket, then it's just a matter of waiting for it to harden, tip into a garbage bag and put out with the normal rubbish 👍
Thank you, I'm not sure if the Hematite prevents them from achieving a nice gloss or not. I'm going to run them in the polish stage again to see if they improve 👍
Hey paul! How much grit do you use per pound? I was using less than suggested but my outcomes weren't great. (For other reasons also!). I currently use 2T PER pound for 1st stage rotary tumbler
Hi Kathy, I use roughly one tablespoon per pound in the rotary but that's only stage one, the remaining stages are done in the vibe tumbler and use about half or even a third of what I'd use in the rotary. I think rounding them off against the saw before stage one saves weeks in the tumbler plus I use 46 grit, a coarser grit than the 80 that most people use 👍
Yes that makes sense. I don't have anything to trim mine with so it does take a little bit longer and Stage one. Paul do you sort through the Rocks dry between stages and remove any that may have cracks Etc
@@angellawson1883 yes, any that look like they need another go in stage one will get that, every now and then I find one that has broken or has deep crack, they get chucked in the bin 😁
Thank you Paul for the amazing world of stones that you opened to us.
Absolutely my please ☺
Thanks for showing us the process and steps you took. I have never successfully tumbled anything, and I'm a fairly avid rockhound, this looks straight forward enough to try.
Thank you, it really is a fairly simple process as long as you use good quality grit and polish 👍
I love Tiger Iron, the banding and colors are fantastic. Great video Paul well done.
Thank you Gordon, some pieces can be a tad tricky but well worth it for the good ones 👍
Beautiful batch! I love the multi colored bands in some of those pieces.
Thank you Peter ☺
My second favorite stone after agate. Always like the chatoyancy of the golden tiger-eye. Pleasure to view the contrasting bands within the iron tiger-eye. Appreciate the time making the video. 👍
Thank you John I always appreciate the positive feedback ☺
Beautiful Paul!
Thank you Jim ☺
Cool rocks Paul, thanks mate. Cheers Kev
Thanks Kev, I appreciate your positive comments 👍
I thought I was the only one who does that trick with the spoon and the center post!!
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Nice video. Always enjoy watching. What do you do to get rid of all your mud?? 👍🇩🇰 Jane
Thank you Jane, yes the mud/slurry can be a pain to dispose of especially since we have a fairly small block. What I do is let it sit in a bucket for a week or two then drain off the water leaving the concentrated mud in the bottom of the bucket, then it's just a matter of waiting for it to harden, tip into a garbage bag and put out with the normal rubbish 👍
Very pretty patterns and design on each rock! They don't seem to get very shiny though, do they?
Thank you, I'm not sure if the Hematite prevents them from achieving a nice gloss or not. I'm going to run them in the polish stage again to see if they improve 👍
Hi Paul, my favorite roks🙂🙂🙂 do you think there is any way to polishing the tiger iron even more then that?
Hi Saverio, good question, I will run them in the final polish stage again to see if they improve 👍
Is there much difference in vibratory tumblers as far as brands?
I really wouldn't know but I'm very happy with my Thumler's UV-10 😀
Hey paul! How much grit do you use per pound? I was using less than suggested but my outcomes weren't great. (For other reasons also!). I currently use 2T PER pound for 1st stage rotary tumbler
Hi Kathy, I use roughly one tablespoon per pound in the rotary but that's only stage one, the remaining stages are done in the vibe tumbler and use about half or even a third of what I'd use in the rotary.
I think rounding them off against the saw before stage one saves weeks in the tumbler plus I use 46 grit, a coarser grit than the 80 that most people use 👍
Yes that makes sense. I don't have anything to trim mine with so it does take a little bit longer and Stage one. Paul do you sort through the Rocks dry between stages and remove any that may have cracks Etc
@@angellawson1883 yes, any that look like they need another go in stage one will get that, every now and then I find one that has broken or has deep crack, they get chucked in the bin 😁
@@paulhardie Thanks again!!!
@@angellawson1883 my pleasure.