rock tumbling

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redhawk

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hi all,
my daughters got a small rock tumbling kit for christmas from
my brother. well now they want to expand up to a better setup. anyone on this board ever done rock tumbling as a hobby?
(and i don't mean pushing boulders around with their tractors/w3tcompact/icons/smile.gif). i would like someone who has done it to recommend a book on the subject. thanks

redhawk
 
   / rock tumbling #2  
Okay redhawk....what is rock tumbling??
For me its when I go out filming and take a flop on some rocks. /w3tcompact/icons/crazy.gif

Thomas..NH /w3tcompact/icons/wink.gif
 
   / rock tumbling #3  
Try looking here.
http://www.edmundscientific.com/Products/Search.cfm?query=tumblers

I've used some thing simular to polish brass.

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#4  
hi thomas,
tumbling rocks is done inside a cylinder that turns round and round. the rocks are small with sharp edges to start with. by using progressively finer grit in the process, you end up with
highly polished stones that my girls make into jewelry for themselves.

redhawk
 
   / rock tumbling #5  
redhawk,
Thanks for explainng.
I remember my mother had something like that to polish her sliverware,and there were different color beads...noisy little bugger. /w3tcompact/icons/smile.gif

Thomas..NH /w3tcompact/icons/wink.gif
 

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