u/DITCH19666

Leopard skin jasper and flower peach agate.

Couple big ones, needed more time in stage 1 I think.

I came home from work and found the bowl lying on the ground and the motor jumping around like a crazed rabbit. Luckily, it was in the corner of my garage. Otherwise, it could have caused a lot of damage. 2 months old. Used once a week for 36 to 48 hours, polish stage only. Raytech TV-10. Unbelievable, and of course, the manufacturer won't respond to my emails about their 1 year warranty. Anyone else come across this? I have a TV-5 that I run 24/7 with no issues.

Most of these were found by my daughter, low tide 3:30 a.m. Carlsbad beach.

Has anyone had any luck tumbling these? I don't seem to be able to get it right. Or does it just not polish the same as regular quartz?

Just got my daughter a uv light for when we go to the beach at low tide around 2 or 3 in the morning rock hounding.

Even ones that are cracked halfway through or chipped. I have all the equipment necessary to shape and fix any problems. But these are for my daughter. She sticks her nose in when I'm inspecting them between stages and says they're fine, leave them alone, it gives them character. I've had to take drastic measures and only empty barrels and inspect them after she's asleep. I'm sure I'll be in trouble once she figures that out. 🤣🤣

Haven't seen this before.

Has anyone noticed little pits in the center of the snowflakes? This is my first time working with this, and I didn't even notice them until after the final polish. My eyesight sucks so most likely they were there before, at least one on every stone, right in the center.

My daughter's favorite.

Mostly scraps, some beach stones my daughter collected, random pieces that didn't make the cut. Didn't turn out too bad.

Patience isn't one of my virtues, but I'm learning....well, trying to learn...ugh who am I kidding, nothing has changed, I still have no patience, and stage 1 takes waaaaaaay too long. These were a bit rushed but didn't turn out too bad.

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I'm sure everyone can agree that the clean up and disposal of slurry is giant pain. I have 13 rotary and 2 vibe tumblers, so I'm emptying at least one barrel a day. I came up with a setup for cleaning that works great for me. I thought I'd share and maybe help some people.

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First, I started by digging a 3 foot deep hole. I installed an old wood crate I had to stabilize the top. Next, I purchased an outdoor sink. This one is actually a fish cleaning table with 2 sinks. I added a kitchen sink sprayer, the one that came with it was garbage.

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The initial dump of the barrel into a strainer goes down the right sink into a 5 gallon bucket that gets dumped into the trash. All the other rinsing and cleaning is done in the left, which goes right in the ground .

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At first I was dumping the waste water in the hole, the sink was a game changer for me. No more bending over all the time and hauling heavy buckets around. I'm old and have a bad back, now I don't mind the cleaning at all.

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I'm in southern California, so the weather isn't an issue. The table folds up easy enough and can be stored. This setup is probably not the best for harsh winter states.

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I hope this helps some people. Happy tumbling 😀

I didn't pay attention to what was in there. I just dumped them in a barrel and ran with it.