Forums
New posts
Search forums
What's new
New posts
Latest activity
Members
Registered members
Current visitors
Charts
Log in
Register
What's new
Search
Search
Search titles only
By:
New posts
Search forums
Menu
Log in
Register
Install the app
Install
Gemstones, Minerals & Fossils
Lapidary
New to tumbling
JavaScript is disabled. For a better experience, please enable JavaScript in your browser before proceeding.
You are using an out of date browser. It may not display this or other websites correctly.
You should upgrade or use an
alternative browser
.
Reply to thread
Help Support Prospecting Australia:
This site may earn a commission from merchant affiliate links, including eBay, Amazon, and others.
Message
<blockquote data-quote="shivan" data-source="post: 109425" data-attributes="member: 194"><p>What do you want to get out of your tumbling? Do you just want to polish your rocks or do you have plans for jewellery?</p><p>If the host rock is similar hardness you could tumble it with the prehnite and it should slowly remove it, may have to give them a bit longer at first two stages or re-tumble a few times to fully remove depending on hardness. If crumbly of soft better off getting rid of it before tumbling. </p><p>If you have a rock/tile saw you may be able to cut the rocks into shapes/sizes, as you want varying sizes in the barrel (so try not to do big bits one load and small in another, mix them up).</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="shivan, post: 109425, member: 194"] What do you want to get out of your tumbling? Do you just want to polish your rocks or do you have plans for jewellery? If the host rock is similar hardness you could tumble it with the prehnite and it should slowly remove it, may have to give them a bit longer at first two stages or re-tumble a few times to fully remove depending on hardness. If crumbly of soft better off getting rid of it before tumbling. If you have a rock/tile saw you may be able to cut the rocks into shapes/sizes, as you want varying sizes in the barrel (so try not to do big bits one load and small in another, mix them up). [/QUOTE]
Verification
Post reply
Gemstones, Minerals & Fossils
Lapidary
New to tumbling
Top