I am one of those Yanks who shovels copious amounts of coarse grit into my rotary tumblers for the first stage of rock tumbling. I’ve been at this hobby for almost a year and I really enjoy the transformation process from a raw rough rock to a polished stone that begs to be admired. I enjoy polishing different rocks to share with my three grandchildren and talk about the geology of the individual stones. It can evolve into an expensive hobby if you aren’t careful. Your take on the pros and cons of rock tumbling, especially with the Nat Geo tumbler, is spot on. It is a nice starter tumbler for beginners to allow them to dip their toe in the water, so to speak. Once bitten, better quality tumblers are desired. Vibratory tumblers are the ticket for less tumbling times and much less grit needed once you get past the rotary tumbler coarse stage. Enjoyed your video. I have liked and subscribed.
Hi Rick, welcome! It is a great hobby, my young grandchildren love tipping out the polished pebbles and sorting them into colour and size etc. Sadly here in the UK vibratory tumblers are not available, perhaps in time Lotto will sell in the UK. It is possible to tumble in a rotary with less grit, I am going to experiment with this. I was not having a dig at american tumblers using lots of grit, simply making the point that here in the UK it is more difficult to find grit suppliers at a reasonable price and in larger quantities. The NT tumbler is excellent, mine is in use all the time, it is actually my favorite tumbler. Nice to here from you, cheers!
Thank you for your comprehensive review. As my end game is to produce highly polished rocks for resale, from your appraisal of buying rough and self tumbling, I now think my best route is to put the money towards a good polishing set up and buy ready tumbled. Very much appreciated ;-)
It's amazing how after all these years that the National Geographic tumblers have been on the market that they still don't provide sufficient and proper grits for polishing, nor do they provide enough stones to actually fill the barrel to the proper level. They are still selling pouches of grit simply marked stage 1 through 4, without specifying what the grit is. They now also sell plastic bottles of the grit, again without telling you what the grit is. While certain aspects of their kits are nice, they miss the whole ball with the negative aspects that seem to continue to this day. BTW, your videos are well done and informative, so I am sure you have helped out many folk.
I agree entirely with your comments. In my view the only value to the world of tumbling that they have contributed is the Hobby machine which, if you get a good one, is a reliable excellent starter machine. ( mine is still working well)Though as you say the accessories supplied with it are pants! Cheers!
Great video as it really puts things into a practical reality. Very sound questions! The NG rock tumbler isn’t an easy recipe process. I personally like that as it gives a big challenge. The US videos really do show people shovelling in the SiC, but your videos show using a lot less with good results. I have made granddaughters necklaces from the stones (as per another of your videos), but I think I will do this just for the challenge. Thanks for being so practical and down-to-earth!
I live in a flat and was concerned about the noise, so i built a box and lined it with sound proofing foam, i cant hear my tumbler now, which sometimes is disconcerting as i dont know its its still running unless i check it, but great video to highlight these problems unwary people could face And dont forget, dont tip the slurry down kind any drains! it doesn't warn you about this in the booklet but i believe it should
HI, Thank you for this, my only worry would be the machine overheating. Is this an issue? Good to reiterate the warning not to block your drains, thanks again and good luck with your tumbling.
Thank you for your videos showing the tumbling process, reviewing the machine itself, and discussing the overall hobby of rock tumbling. You have encouraged me to invest in the National Geographic Professional Rock Tumbler, which is the 2-pound barrel version of your model. From what you have said, it doesn't sound like you had any issues with the motor getting hot or anything breaking, so that's good news. :)
Thank you so much for sharing your thoughts. I adore a man who can think things through! I inherited (only child) my Dad's rock tumbler that he probably didn't use much, but the batch of agates he did was very nice. When I was a kid we used to do a lot of beachcombing and rough camped at a very secluded island beach that is only accessible by float plane or boat. It had a treasure trove of agates on the beach and we came home with about a 20 pound sack (9 kilograms) of just agates so I have my work cut out for me. Fortunately the tumbler is a 4 lb. (2 kilogram) size barrel so I might live long enough to see them all done. I also do stained glass and will throw in batches of stained glass bits to frost the individual shards because the finished mosaic might look nice if the light can shine through the project and the pieces are all frosted.
Hi, sounds like you have dived in and are trying everything which is really great! I have tried a bit of glass tumbling and I am slowly collecting colored bottles and glass ash trays to smash and tumble, it's all great fun! Thank you for watching and carry on enjoying the tumbling.
Hi Stacey, it can depend a lot on your choice of rocks to start with, I did do a complete tumble in just 10 days and ended up with a great finish. ruclips.net/video/s8dwEq8Yg7g/видео.html but a different batch could take weeks! Thank you for watching!
You've helped me a lot. I've already got my NG TUMBLER and also an extra box of stones. I live near a beach and have been collecting rocks for a while. I have ideas of what I'm going to do with them as I'm a crafty person. So I'll see what comes of it all. 😏
I urge you to give it a try, it is not always as easy as the instruction books suggest but that is what makes it a fascinating hobby. it might take a few tries to get a good polish but once you have achieved a good polish it will all fall into place and become easier and more interesting. I hope you take the hobby up it is a great hobby. Thank you for watching.
Brilliant vid, Thank you, ive been collecting various small rocks and quartz etc for a long while, from the moors, Cornwall and beaches, So have a rather delightful and fairly large amount. Was toying with idea of which tumbler to get and how to acquire all the grits and polishes etc, now i know lol.. Thank you . Cant wait to get started
Glad you enjoyed it but do not discount other types of tumbler. Evans and Beach make tumblers in the UK and are worthy of consideration. Enjoy your tumbling!
Great video , i can't help but laugh at how stressed you looked after the cut at 3:52 from the previous clip lol EDIT: Also really can't wait to see more videos from you, especially in the rocks you collect and tumble and then whatever you do with them afterwards.
This is a good insite into the process and the first part about the time it may take to tumble is a good heads up i only just got my tumblet myself and it came with some foam pieces for polishing so im looking forward to see how my stones come out i found most of them in the local creeks and stony river beds so will be interesting
Glad to be of help, good luck with your tumbling and let me know how you get on. I have not come across foam pieces so I will be interested. What tumbler did you buy? Thanks for watching!
Thank you so much for this channel!. I've always had an interest in stone engraving/carving . You have inspired me to take it up again. I'm not working due to the corona virus. Since discovering your videos I've finished two slate engravings.
I really love Celtic and Nordic design one is three Celtic dogs chasing each other around a circle the other is a geometric circular pattern. I used roof tiles and cut cut a circle in the middle for clock motors. Now I have two clocks! I'm going to engrave a another slate today with a Mexican style skull.
@@anthonytoner7500 That is interesting. I have made clocks in the past, I made one on riven slate with a seahorse and bubbles, for my daughter but found it a lot of work, also I could not find clock motors of a good enough quality to justify the work that went into the clock itself. I would love to see your work, celtic design is quite intricate, I am guessing you are more artistic than me. Keep it up, Steve.
I have the same problem with the clocks. All I can get is the cheap plastic motors and tin hands. I like making things that have function and look good also. I would be delighted if you could have a look. The problems I am having is not having a systemic approach to making things. I'm running into problems later in the project especially if it has raised parts to it.
I am a bit chaotic myself. Always getting distracted by the new idea. If I get a chance I will upload pictures of the clocks I made to Pinterest and let you know. If you could do the same I would be interested. keep carving!
The issues that I heard people have with that particular machine were all related to the speed of it. According to "Michigan Rocks" on youtube, it turns at twice the speed of every other tumbler. He has a video dedicated to the National Geographic tumbler. He would probably interest you as he's a teacher, so, good at explaining things and he also makes things with stones.
Hi, I made this video some years ago, since then I have bought several other machines all slower than the NG Hobby. I do not notice any difference in the quality or speed of the polish between the machines and have concluded that in tumbling speed does not really matter. I think the newer Chinese made machines use speed as a marketing device rather than a useful feature of the machine. Thanks for watching!
@@thestonecraftingworkshop7490 , thanks for that information. I'm always looking at rocks and sometimes bring some home. It's just recently that I've become really fascinated by the beauty of tumbled stones. That's why I'm watching rock hounding and tumbling videos. I will watch more of your videos to see your other machines and the rocks you tumble.
Thank you for this information on Rock tumbling. Your video has opened my eyes to some things to definitely think about. I've been a rock hound since early childhood, collecting stones from everywhere I go, and have been wanting a tumbler for some years. Now that I have the financial means, I'm trying to decide on a tumbler. Do you know anything about the vibration tumblers? The research I've done so far indicate the processing time is "considerably" shorter than with the rotary tumblers. I still have a great deal of research to do. 🙂
Hi, I don't have personal knowledge about vibratory tumblers as they are nor available in UK, ( vibratory tumblers in the UK are, I think too big, for component cleaning). My understanding is that rotary tumblers are better for coarse tumbling but vibratory tumblers are quicker at the polishing stages. I have not found anyone testing this idea, if you do can you let me know? Cheers.
As far as I can ascertain there are only three makes available in the UK. The National Geographic,, "Beach" and "Evans". I cannot tell you which is better but I have found the "beach" tumbler with a five year guarantee and that seems a good bet! Good luck and thanks for watching.
I'm a noob but in the U.S. my research seems to recommend Lortone brand from Mukilteo, Washington, and to a lesser extent Chicago Electric brand. Lortone makes industrial expensive tumblers and many other serious rock polishing and rock cutting industrial tools akin to machine tools like lathes and milling machines, etc.. It appears as if their smaller scale hobby tumblers are built with a quality that gets a lot of good reviews. But again. That's just my Google research. The Lortone 33B seems to get a lot of good reviews. But you usually have to buy the grits from rough to fine which comes close to doubling the cost.
@@divermike8943 I just inherited a Lortone 45C - NR tumbler from my Dad and it looks pretty sturdy still. It has a 4 lb. size barrel, and since my parents and I found about a 20 lbs. of agates on a beach, I'm glad he picked a larger machine. He only left a bag of coarse grit with it so I'll have to look around for the other grits to finish a project. It is annoying that the grit can't be reused since it seems to be expensive. I would have thought that at least with the first tumbling, you could empty out the used grit and bits of stone and dump it back in with the next batch of initial tumbling.
Hi, the "polish" supplied with the tumbler is rubbish. Not really a polish, it is just not fine enough. I use either tin oxide or cerium oxide, a bit dearer but it works. see my vid ruclips.net/video/Px9D0V5QLwQ/видео.htmlsi=R48F1AZL0MtvPGY- The other thing that might be a problem is if the stones you are putting in the barrel are simply not hard enough to polish ruclips.net/video/y7rackq3Hno/видео.htmlsi=zmdM6x3zT00Q5aCVand also do you use pollybeads? This might help ruclips.net/video/Mq32zfIChHU/видео.htmlsi=I1kD2hjB-CEsWRTX best of luck!
@@thestonecraftingworkshop7490 Thank you!!! great video! I'll try cerium oxide. I don't know where to find tin... Tell me in what doses and what grain size is cerium oxide?
Thanks for showing us, I have some opal chips I want to tumble as they're too small to go on the cab machine or polish by hand but I think I'll get a Lortone.
Hi Betty, remember that in a tumbler the stones get a bit smaller at each stage. If the chips are very small they may disappear! I am not at all familiar with polishing opal so I cannot offer any advice. Best of luck with this and please let us know how you get on!
Hi, I doubt very much if your neighbors would hear it. Though I would not want the constant rumble sound to live with. It might be possible to damp down the noise by placing the maachine in a cupboard or under a box but it does need some air flow to cool the motor. Thank you for taking an interest!
What is a Sashay (sp?) of grit asks this yank. Honestly. It's not important to the point of this video, but among other things, I'm fascinated by words and language.
Hi, a "Sachet" is a small sealed bag of something (salt,sugar,talc,grit). I,m not sure but this may be French derived (it sounds French) though it is a commonly used English word. Thanks for watching.
Your video helped a lot and your voice is super pleasant. Thanks
You're very welcome!
I am one of those Yanks who shovels copious amounts of coarse grit into my rotary tumblers for the first stage of rock tumbling. I’ve been at this hobby for almost a year and I really enjoy the transformation process from a raw rough rock to a polished stone that begs to be admired. I enjoy polishing different rocks to share with my three grandchildren and talk about the geology of the individual stones. It can evolve into an expensive hobby if you aren’t careful. Your take on the pros and cons of rock tumbling, especially with the Nat Geo tumbler, is spot on. It is a nice starter tumbler for beginners to allow them to dip their toe in the water, so to speak. Once bitten, better quality tumblers are desired. Vibratory tumblers are the ticket for less tumbling times and much less grit needed once you get past the rotary tumbler coarse stage. Enjoyed your video. I have liked and subscribed.
Hi Rick, welcome! It is a great hobby, my young grandchildren love tipping out the polished pebbles and sorting them into colour and size etc. Sadly here in the UK vibratory tumblers are not available, perhaps in time Lotto will sell in the UK. It is possible to tumble in a rotary with less grit, I am going to experiment with this. I was not having a dig at american tumblers using lots of grit, simply making the point that here in the UK it is more difficult to find grit suppliers at a reasonable price and in larger quantities. The NT tumbler is excellent, mine is in use all the time, it is actually my favorite tumbler. Nice to here from you, cheers!
Really useful information. Thank you! Some of these thinks I hadn’t considered but I will now.
Glad it was helpful!
Thank you for your comprehensive review. As my end game is to produce highly polished rocks for resale, from your appraisal of buying rough and self tumbling, I now think my best route is to put the money towards a good polishing set up and buy ready tumbled. Very much appreciated ;-)
Glad it was helpful. Though there is a lot of satisfaction in tumbling your own stones. Best of luck in your new business!
It's amazing how after all these years that the National Geographic tumblers have been on the market that they still don't provide sufficient and proper grits for polishing, nor do they provide enough stones to actually fill the barrel to the proper level. They are still selling pouches of grit simply marked stage 1 through 4, without specifying what the grit is. They now also sell plastic bottles of the grit, again without telling you what the grit is. While certain aspects of their kits are nice, they miss the whole ball with the negative aspects that seem to continue to this day. BTW, your videos are well done and informative, so I am sure you have helped out many folk.
I agree entirely with your comments. In my view the only value to the world of tumbling that they have contributed is the Hobby machine which, if you get a good one, is a reliable excellent starter machine. ( mine is still working well)Though as you say the accessories supplied with it are pants! Cheers!
This was exactly what I was looking for, thank you.
Glad I could help!
Well done. Solid information with solid advice!
Much appreciated!
Thank you for a good honest review.
Glad it was helpful!
Thank you for giving wonderful advice. Wish I could find other videos that told the truth. Excellent.
Glad it was helpful!
Great video as it really puts things into a practical reality. Very sound questions! The NG rock tumbler isn’t an easy recipe process. I personally like that as it gives a big challenge. The US videos really do show people shovelling in the SiC, but your videos show using a lot less with good results. I have made granddaughters necklaces from the stones (as per another of your videos), but I think I will do this just for the challenge. Thanks for being so practical and down-to-earth!
Hi Morris, thank you for such a thoughtful comment, keep up the Tumbling and the pebble crafting!
Thank you for this great video. You made some good points. From Texas USA
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Glad it was helpful! Happy Christmas to all in the USA from England!
I live in a flat and was concerned about the noise, so i built a box and lined it with sound proofing foam, i cant hear my tumbler now, which sometimes is disconcerting as i dont know its its still running unless i check it, but great video to highlight these problems unwary people could face
And dont forget, dont tip the slurry down kind any drains! it doesn't warn you about this in the booklet but i believe it should
HI, Thank you for this, my only worry would be the machine overheating. Is this an issue? Good to reiterate the warning not to block your drains, thanks again and good luck with your tumbling.
Thank you for your videos showing the tumbling process, reviewing the machine itself, and discussing the overall hobby of rock tumbling. You have encouraged me to invest in the National Geographic Professional Rock Tumbler, which is the 2-pound barrel version of your model. From what you have said, it doesn't sound like you had any issues with the motor getting hot or anything breaking, so that's good news. :)
Hi, my tumbler is still working well! Good luck with the tumbling.
Thank you so much for sharing your thoughts. I adore a man who can think things through! I inherited (only child) my Dad's rock tumbler that he probably didn't use much, but the batch of agates he did was very nice. When I was a kid we used to do a lot of beachcombing and rough camped at a very secluded island beach that is only accessible by float plane or boat. It had a treasure trove of agates on the beach and we came home with about a 20 pound sack (9 kilograms) of just agates so I have my work cut out for me. Fortunately the tumbler is a 4 lb. (2 kilogram) size barrel so I might live long enough to see them all done.
I also do stained glass and will throw in batches of stained glass bits to frost the individual shards because the finished mosaic might look nice if the light can shine through the project and the pieces are all frosted.
Hi, sounds like you have dived in and are trying everything which is really great! I have tried a bit of glass tumbling and I am slowly collecting colored bottles and glass ash trays to smash and tumble, it's all great fun! Thank you for watching and carry on enjoying the tumbling.
Thank you very much, for your advice. It's very helpful!
Glad it was helpful! Thank you for watching!
Your absolutely right, that a batch of rocks from start to finish can take much longer then 4 weeks. 😁
Hi Stacey, it can depend a lot on your choice of rocks to start with, I did do a complete tumble in just 10 days and ended up with a great finish. ruclips.net/video/s8dwEq8Yg7g/видео.html but a different batch could take weeks! Thank you for watching!
You've helped me a lot. I've already got my NG TUMBLER and also an extra box of stones. I live near a beach and have been collecting rocks for a while. I have ideas of what I'm going to do with them as I'm a crafty person. So I'll see what comes of it all. 😏
Enjoy your tumbling and your crafting! It is a fascinating hobby.
Thanks for the video, I thought it would be easy but I'm reconsidering now.
I urge you to give it a try, it is not always as easy as the instruction books suggest but that is what makes it a fascinating hobby. it might take a few tries to get a good polish but once you have achieved a good polish it will all fall into place and become easier and more interesting. I hope you take the hobby up it is a great hobby. Thank you for watching.
Brilliant vid, Thank you, ive been collecting various small rocks and quartz etc for a long while, from the moors, Cornwall and beaches, So have a rather delightful and fairly large amount. Was toying with idea of which tumbler to get and how to acquire all the grits and polishes etc, now i know lol.. Thank you . Cant wait to get started
Glad you enjoyed it but do not discount other types of tumbler. Evans and Beach make tumblers in the UK and are worthy of consideration. Enjoy your tumbling!
Great video , i can't help but laugh at how stressed you looked after the cut at 3:52 from the previous clip lol
EDIT: Also really can't wait to see more videos from you, especially in the rocks you collect and tumble and then whatever you do with them afterwards.
Hi, this show business stuff is stressful ! lol. Thanks for watching.
Thank you so much, I like your review and in-depth discussion.
Glad you enjoyed it! Thank you for watching.
Very helpful! Thank you so much :)
You're very welcome!
This is a good insite into the process and the first part about the time it may take to tumble is a good heads up i only just got my tumblet myself and it came with some foam pieces for polishing so im looking forward to see how my stones come out i found most of them in the local creeks and stony river beds so will be interesting
Glad to be of help, good luck with your tumbling and let me know how you get on. I have not come across foam pieces so I will be interested. What tumbler did you buy? Thanks for watching!
All great points that you mentioned! Got yourself a new subscriber! 😬
Thank you , welcome aboard!
Thank you. Good information to consider.
Glad it was helpful!
Very honest review.
Thank you, and thanks for watching.
Thank you so much for this channel!. I've always had an interest in stone engraving/carving . You have inspired me to take it up again. I'm not working due to the corona virus. Since discovering your videos I've finished two slate engravings.
That is really gratifying to hear, well done and keep it up. What was the subject of your engravings? cheers!
I really love Celtic and Nordic design one is three Celtic dogs chasing each other around a circle the other is a geometric circular pattern. I used roof tiles and cut cut a circle in the middle for clock motors. Now I have two clocks! I'm going to engrave a another slate today with a Mexican style skull.
@@anthonytoner7500 That is interesting. I have made clocks in the past, I made one on riven slate with a seahorse and bubbles, for my daughter but found it a lot of work, also I could not find clock motors of a good enough quality to justify the work that went into the clock itself. I would love to see your work, celtic design is quite intricate, I am guessing you are more artistic than me. Keep it up, Steve.
I have the same problem with the clocks. All I can get is the cheap plastic motors and tin hands. I like making things that have function and look good also. I would be delighted if you could have a look. The problems I am having is not having a systemic approach to making things. I'm running into problems later in the project especially if it has raised parts to it.
I am a bit chaotic myself. Always getting distracted by the new idea. If I get a chance I will upload pictures of the clocks I made to Pinterest and let you know. If you could do the same I would be interested. keep carving!
Thanks for sharing this!
Glad you enjoyed it!
The issues that I heard people have with that particular machine were all related to the speed of it. According to "Michigan Rocks" on youtube, it turns at twice the speed of every other tumbler. He has a video dedicated to the National Geographic tumbler. He would probably interest you as he's a teacher, so, good at explaining things and he also makes things with stones.
Hi, I made this video some years ago, since then I have bought several other machines all slower than the NG Hobby. I do not notice any difference in the quality or speed of the polish between the machines and have concluded that in tumbling speed does not really matter. I think the newer Chinese made machines use speed as a marketing device rather than a useful feature of the machine. Thanks for watching!
@@thestonecraftingworkshop7490 , thanks for that information. I'm always looking at rocks and sometimes bring some home. It's just recently that I've become really fascinated by the beauty of tumbled stones. That's why I'm watching rock hounding and tumbling videos. I will watch more of your videos to see your other machines and the rocks you tumble.
Thank you for this great advice!
You are welcome, thank you for watching.
Thank you for this information on Rock tumbling. Your video has opened my eyes to some things to definitely think about. I've been a rock hound since early childhood, collecting stones from everywhere I go, and have been wanting a tumbler for some years. Now that I have the financial means, I'm trying to decide on a tumbler. Do you know anything about the vibration tumblers? The research I've done so far indicate the processing time is "considerably" shorter than with the rotary tumblers. I still have a great deal of research to do. 🙂
Hi, I don't have personal knowledge about vibratory tumblers as they are nor available in UK, ( vibratory tumblers in the UK are, I think too big, for component cleaning). My understanding is that rotary tumblers are better for coarse tumbling but vibratory tumblers are quicker at the polishing stages. I have not found anyone testing this idea, if you do can you let me know? Cheers.
Thank heavens I watched this video, looking forward to what you are going to do with your stones...so what tumbler do you recommend?
As far as I can ascertain there are only three makes available in the UK. The National Geographic,, "Beach" and "Evans". I cannot tell you which is better but I have found the "beach" tumbler with a five year guarantee and that seems a good bet! Good luck and thanks for watching.
I'm a noob but in the U.S. my research seems to recommend Lortone brand from Mukilteo, Washington, and to a lesser extent Chicago Electric brand. Lortone makes industrial expensive tumblers and many other serious rock polishing and rock cutting industrial tools akin to machine tools like lathes and milling machines, etc.. It appears as if their smaller scale hobby tumblers are built with a quality that gets a lot of good reviews. But again. That's just my Google research. The Lortone 33B seems to get a lot of good reviews. But you usually have to buy the grits from rough to fine which comes close to doubling the cost.
@@divermike8943 I just inherited a Lortone 45C - NR tumbler from my Dad and it looks pretty sturdy still. It has a 4 lb. size barrel, and since my parents and I found about a 20 lbs. of agates on a beach, I'm glad he picked a larger machine. He only left a bag of coarse grit with it so I'll have to look around for the other grits to finish a project. It is annoying that the grit can't be reused since it seems to be expensive. I would have thought that at least with the first tumbling, you could empty out the used grit and bits of stone and dump it back in with the next batch of initial tumbling.
how did you do the polishing? aluminium oxide? help me please. I have the same Rock tumbler, but the stones are matte
Hi, the "polish" supplied with the tumbler is rubbish. Not really a polish, it is just not fine enough. I use either tin oxide or cerium oxide, a bit dearer but it works. see my vid ruclips.net/video/Px9D0V5QLwQ/видео.htmlsi=R48F1AZL0MtvPGY- The other thing that might be a problem is if the stones you are putting in the barrel are simply not hard enough to polish ruclips.net/video/y7rackq3Hno/видео.htmlsi=zmdM6x3zT00Q5aCVand also do you use pollybeads? This might help ruclips.net/video/Mq32zfIChHU/видео.htmlsi=I1kD2hjB-CEsWRTX best of luck!
@@thestonecraftingworkshop7490 Thank you!!! great video! I'll try cerium oxide. I don't know where to find tin... Tell me in what doses and what grain size is cerium oxide?
Wow thanks. You saved me some money!
Glad to be of help!
Thanks for showing us, I have some opal chips I want to tumble as they're too small to go on the cab machine or polish by hand but I think I'll get a Lortone.
Hi Betty, remember that in a tumbler the stones get a bit smaller at each stage. If the chips are very small they may disappear! I am not at all familiar with polishing opal so I cannot offer any advice. Best of luck with this and please let us know how you get on!
Ethiopian opals crack and disintegrate from water so be careful
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Thank you!
That rotation looks very fast.
The Hobby does have a fast rotation but it does not seem to detract from the polishing, Cheers!
The noise is what's stopping me. I live in an apartment and think it may bother my neighbors. I could live with the sound.
Hi, I doubt very much if your neighbors would hear it. Though I would not want the constant rumble sound to live with. It might be possible to damp down the noise by placing the maachine in a cupboard or under a box but it does need some air flow to cool the motor. Thank you for taking an interest!
What is a Sashay (sp?) of grit asks this yank. Honestly. It's not important to the point of this video, but among other things, I'm fascinated by words and language.
Hi, a "Sachet" is a small sealed bag of something (salt,sugar,talc,grit). I,m not sure but this may be French derived (it sounds French) though it is a commonly used English word. Thanks for watching.
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