DIY Rock tumbler and results after a month

My latest version of my home made rock tumbler. I bought the Dremel shoe shine motor at the thrift store.

Here is the result after a month or so. Also, my next batch in video. I think I need to run this batch a little longer. I went from coarse to polish so that may be a problem. The rocks were somewhat river polished to begin with though.

I found all rocks along river beaches here in the northwest.

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• DIY
• Rock tumbler
• home made

[TunioMir]

every day im Tumblin'

[Urra40]

Selecting stones

Use a pocket knife try to mark the stone , If it leaves a silver mark on the stone it will polish if a chalky mark it wont polish to soft (under 7.0 Moths)

dont put in heavy pitted stones and wash thourly DONT pour the grit residue down the shower drain or house drain it will block the draind and set like concrete

Further details do a google serch on rocktumblinghobby

I have been a member since 2004

Jack, yorkshire uk

[deltakittenebay]

wow that was a great pick and the results were awesome.

[mrshzzit1]

rofl you got a meat thawer plate built in haha nice.

[Urra40]

That looks like a good little machine

Continued 2nd part

Check out this test on RTH (rocktumblinghobby ) this is a test I did for UKGE (England) with Zinc Oxcide polish on several different types of rock, It took 11 days from stage 2 (thats the smothed stage) In Vibe polsher,not rotary polisher, rotary polishers take a lot longer (21 days from stage two 220 Grit )

Hope this help you , further help go to RTH and join its the best rock polishing group on the net

[Urra40]

That looks like a good little machine Note

the barrel speed sould be between 30RPM and 60 RPM for that size of barrel

I run mine at 42RPM

Usualy takes about 1 to 3 months (depending on hardness ) to get a pit free gloss finish in a rotary.

Agate takes about 3 months if its broken rough rock

Check out on RTH a test I did for UKGE (England) with ZO polish on several different types of rock, It took 11 days from stage 2 (thats the smothed stage)

[NecipAksoy]

@Urra40 thanks for the information i am gonna begin that hobby too i am from netherland

[diegonikki]

lol i found an agate can i polish it with that

[LollyJama7]

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