Scott - these look great! I'm going to try your crazy lace "recipe" with my vibratory tumbler as well. The results are awesome. Thank you for sharing this.
Thanks James! I hope you get some great results. I’m about to finish a batch of miscellaneous stones and I think some of them are going to be stunning 🤞.
I love your videos. The rocks come out with a brilliant sheen. Do you use a rotary for the first step or place the rocks straight into the vibratory? I just got a raytech after having seen your results for a while.
Thanks for watching Joel! I try to get my rocks as smooth as possible in the rotary tumbler, which sometimes takes a couple of months, before moving them on to the vibratory tumbler for the polishing stages. It’s so much faster and more efficient for polishing! Good luck with your setup, I hope it gives you great results 🤞
Hi! I always order the large size whenever available. That allows for more shaping time in order to get them really smooth and still be big enough to enjoy.
Hi Angel, thanks for watching! I have a relaxing routine whereby I put on some strong readers and examine each stone under good light and over the sink with a toothbrush in my hand. If there are any pits or cracks I simply brush them out under running water however most of the time I run my rocks for so long in the coarse stage that there are no areas which could potentially trap grit.
@spwinaustin HI again!!! I am asking because I just got 5 pounds of crazy lace agates and some have deep druzy pockets. Some would be impossible to remove without losing most of the stone. I am usually neurotic about smoothness before I leave stage 1. I don't know how to keep these pockets and not risk ruining the batch later on!
@@angellawson1883 A good rinsing should be all you need. I wouldn't worry about cross contamination. That gets blown way out of proportion in my opinion.
Fantastic shine! Crazy Lace is so beautiful. I love all of the crazy banding, eyes, druzy vugs and botryoidal vug. I especially love the ones with sagenite sprays and the one with iron in it. Did you hand pick these at your favorite rock shop or order these online? Thanks for sharing Scott!✌️🤠
Hey Colin. Thanks so much for the offer! I used to live in Lufkin but that was before I was into rocks 😔. I might just have to go hounding with you. Thanks for watching!
Some people say you should "burnish" in between steps with soap and water to remove grit? Sounds like you don't do that? (Other people say "burnishing" is a last polish)
Thanks for watching! Honestly I’ve never performed a burnish stage. I’ve never found it necessary. I do however add soap to the end of my vibratory stages to make it easier to rinse away the slurry.
Bravo! Beautiful agates! The Rock Shed has never disappointed.
Thanks Peter, I appreciate you watching my videos!
All the designs are so beautiful 😍
Agreed Leona, thanks for watching!
Scott - these look great! I'm going to try your crazy lace "recipe" with my vibratory tumbler as well. The results are awesome. Thank you for sharing this.
Thanks James! I hope you get some great results. I’m about to finish a batch of miscellaneous stones and I think some of them are going to be stunning 🤞.
Nice! I am rarely disappointed by Crazy Lace.
Thanks, it is an awesome stone. Thanks so much for watching!
Great shine love crazy lace ❤
It’s one of my favorites as well. Thanks for watching!
Beautiful batch of agates. 😎😎
Thanks Darrin!
Well done Sir!
Thank you Michael!
I love your videos. The rocks come out with a brilliant sheen. Do you use a rotary for the first step or place the rocks straight into the vibratory? I just got a raytech after having seen your results for a while.
Thanks for watching Joel! I try to get my rocks as smooth as possible in the rotary tumbler, which sometimes takes a couple of months, before moving them on to the vibratory tumbler for the polishing stages. It’s so much faster and more efficient for polishing! Good luck with your setup, I hope it gives you great results 🤞
Awesome video!!
Thanks Glenn, and thank you for watching!
the spray bottle head is great lol. its the lil things
Gotta love the little things in life. Thanks for watching!
I just ordered some from the rock shed. What size are those. I bought medium and some large.
Hi! I always order the large size whenever available. That allows for more shaping time in order to get them really smooth and still be big enough to enjoy.
@@spwinaustin Yes I did order some of the large size. Looking forward to get at it.
Hi Scott! Ivam about to try your 4 step method! How did you make sure your rocks were clean of any grit before moving to next stage?
Hi Angel, thanks for watching! I have a relaxing routine whereby I put on some strong readers and examine each stone under good light and over the sink with a toothbrush in my hand. If there are any pits or cracks I simply brush them out under running water however most of the time I run my rocks for so long in the coarse stage that there are no areas which could potentially trap grit.
@spwinaustin HI again!!! I am asking because I just got 5 pounds of crazy lace agates and some have deep druzy pockets. Some would be impossible to remove without losing most of the stone. I am usually neurotic about smoothness before I leave stage 1. I don't know how to keep these pockets and not risk ruining the batch later on!
@@angellawson1883 A good rinsing should be all you need. I wouldn't worry about cross contamination. That gets blown way out of proportion in my opinion.
@@spwinaustin thank you!!!!
Fantastic shine! Crazy Lace is so beautiful. I love all of the crazy banding, eyes, druzy vugs and botryoidal vug. I especially love the ones with sagenite sprays and the one with iron in it. Did you hand pick these at your favorite rock shop or order these online? Thanks for sharing Scott!✌️🤠
Hi Kyla, thanks for your comments. I bought this batch from The Rock Shed. I just received another 5 pound bag so I’ll be rolling some more soon!
If you’re ever around Houston and want to hound the San Jacinto for some pet wood, jasper and agate let me know!!!
Hey Colin. Thanks so much for the offer! I used to live in Lufkin but that was before I was into rocks 😔. I might just have to go hounding with you. Thanks for watching!
Some people say you should "burnish" in between steps with soap and water to remove grit? Sounds like you don't do that? (Other people say "burnishing" is a last polish)
Thanks for watching! Honestly I’ve never performed a burnish stage. I’ve never found it necessary. I do however add soap to the end of my vibratory stages to make it easier to rinse away the slurry.
What grit of Aluminum Oxide??
Hi, thanks for watching! I use the 1 micron AO which equates to approximately 14,000 grit.
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Thanks for watching!😁