Always been a bit of a rock hound, picking up odd rocks and artifacts.
Bought a rock tumbler after picking up rocks all over the NW on this summers trip in the RV.
Takes pretty much a month to get the final product from the rough stones, going through 5 steps from coarse to very fine abrasive compounds.
Rough stones:
Finished product:
Second load is in the tumbler. The rocks lose about 1/2 their original size during the polishing process.
Bought a rock tumbler after picking up rocks all over the NW on this summers trip in the RV.
Takes pretty much a month to get the final product from the rough stones, going through 5 steps from coarse to very fine abrasive compounds.
Rough stones:
Finished product:
Second load is in the tumbler. The rocks lose about 1/2 their original size during the polishing process.