Rocks and Art
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Read moreProtein Jars for Rock Tumblers?
Thanks to my friend Rick, I now have enough jars to put together some rock tumblers with a bit more capacity. The challenge here is how to make the inside…
Read moreRecycle plastic types
Michael drew my attention to this list of plastic types: plastic types and the associated symbols The idea is that you can figure out what kind of plastic something is…
Read moreRock Tumbling Crisis
My toy rock tumbler failed. The drum started to leak. I haven’t figured out where but I suspect it’s toast as it will not be easy to seal that plastic.…
Read moreWow Alberta rocks are nicer.
The Alberta rocks are starting to come through stage one of rock tumbling. The smaller rocks turned the tumbler water red. I thought that was different. I reloaded the ones…
Read moreAlberta rocks stage 1
A few of the Alberta rocks are through stage one. I also started the small rocks from Alberta. As you can see the lid I made for the tumbler is…
Read moreRock drill fail
I got some diamond bits to drill through rock. On my first attempt I decided to go with 30,000rpm and to drill underwater to prevent heat. The bit fried very…
Read moreDiamond Drill Bits
I just received my order of diamond bits that can cut through stone. I wanted to try them but I’m in a rush to finish a few things and then…
Read moreOttawa Lapsmith and Mineral Club
I’d like to check out this group to see what there up to. I’ve gotten a bit interested in learning the types of rocks that are found around here (and…
Read moreLoad of rocks from Alberta
I managed to get a load of rocks out from Alberta thanks to my friend from Alberta! Here’s what they look like. I loaded the larger ones onto my 3lb…
Read moreOpened tumblers with local rocks
I just opened my tumblers to have a look at what’s going on. It’s actually really neat to see the rocks smoothed out compared to what they look like when…
Read morePrinces Auto is a good place to buy motors
I was at Princess Auto recently and noticed they have lots of motors of all sizes. I think I have enough motors for my projects but at least we know…
Read moreTHUMLER’s T No. 100 back online (after lid wore through)
My rock tumbler (THUMLER’s Model T No. 100) broke down when the lid wore through. This thing is a 3lb capacity beginner model I picked up on ebay. Today I was…
Read moreDIY Vibratory Tumbler
I was looking for DIY Vibratory Tumbler and I came across a link to LumenLab. It took a while to find it since it was buried in their forum all…
Read moreDrilling in small stones
I’m just researching this and am coming up with drill bits that look like this. They’re called stuff like “diamond drill bit” or “jewelry drill bit”. I found this blog…
Read moreRocks from tumbler
I just opened the tumbler after running for only 5 days with fine grit (stage 4). I was a little impatient and wanted to see what’s going on in there.…
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