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It's on my to do list. I just need a couple hours to get the filming done.

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Thanks! I'm feeling much better already.

Always!

I did with some flourite. It looked terrible before and worse after. I'm not 100% sure I did it right, but I did look up some videos and posts about how to use it and followed them.

Welcome! Glad you have you!

@ thanks Liz, I just finished dusting my huge petrified rock🤣🤣

Thanks!

That's interesting. I haven't had that issue at all. It's something I'll have to think about.

Possibly. I don't think it's needs to go all the way back to 1, but a couple days in 1 wouldn't hurt either. I'm still thinking about what I want to do with it.

I still have the one they replaced it with, but I don't use it. I've moved on to Lortone tumblers. I'm not sure where I'll go when they die, but I hear that Highland Park tumblers are really good.

@LizRocksAndStuff I'm horrible at oiling and maintaining so I just bought a Amp thing to slow down my tumbler but maybe one day I'll have more maintaining abilities lol

@ I am also terrible about maintenance. One of my tumblers didn't want to start after a week off because it hadn't been oiled recently. It's working now, but I just had to oil it more because it was squeaking horribly.

If I recall, it was 24 hours, might have been a couple days.

@@LizRocksAndStuff Thanks! what is the difference between the middle and the far right? I want a light weathered look, not the black.

@@garrettp.5018 The far right is what it looks like after a few minutes. I'm not sure if you can stop the reaction once it starts. If I recall, the longer you soak the vinegar and steel wool, the darker the final finish would be. If you just want a weathered look, maybe try soaking it for less time. I'd definitely do some testing to see if you can get the color you want.

I don't know why that would be. I can't think of anything that would make a difference.

​@LizRocksAndStuff me neither. I ended up doing 2 weeks in 8k polish... it helped, but yours look so much better 😅

The only think I can think would be the obsidian itself, where did you get yours?

That is very true! I like that name too.

Nice!

I like that!

That's good to know. I wish I knew more about rocks, I'm learning that a lot of the time what is called isn't what it is.

Me too! I love obsidian.

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Thank you! Me too. I've tumbled some before, but this is much better quality than what I had. I think it will be amazing.

I have thought about it every year since I found out. I forgot about it this year.

@LizRocksAndStuff I haven't been tumbling long but lol it's jasper from Oregon and l love jasper so I sent in the application for fun

That's fun! I'll have to see if it too late to apply.

Happy New Year to you and your family as well!

It is a tasty looking slurry.

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Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to you as well!

I'm assuming that's what happened here. I thought the whole lid would have come off too! And thanks. It's about a 50/50 chance on whether someone recognizes it or thinks it's a bird.

@LizRocksAndStuff i was momentarily confused because my notification is the same one until I realized #1 my phone was on silent and #2 I was watching a video 😂🤣

I have totally done that too! 😂😂

It's really fun stuff to tumble!

Spooky! I'll have to look out for other weird things happening.

Thank you! And Merry Christmas to your family as well. I hope you have a great holiday.

@LizRocksAndStuff thank you Liz ❤️

Thank you!

Is it? I thought it was a totally different rock! Guess I don't need to find it then.

The opal feels very plastic. There are a couple rocks that are suspiciously the exact same size and shape and feel like resin to me. I'm not upset though, I got what I paid for.

Lol, I had to look up what Skol meant! I'm not a sports person.

That's probably right. It does look a lot like jasper.

I've not tumbled it, and I don't know much about it. Maybe I'll try as an experiment.

​@LizRocksAndStuff it is super soft, MOHS 5 and needs kid gloves even more so than obsidian. I may try again now that I have a bit more experience, the 1st time was like my 3rd or 4th batch ever, and tears were shed lol

I know that feeling! I tried flourite in one of my first batches and I can't get the courage to try again.

@LizRocksAndStuff that is another I would like to try, when they do turn out they are stunning, I am finding myself being drawn to soft stones and wanting to come up with some ways to get good finishes more often than not, basically a giant science experiment in our geology based hobby 😂🤣

Good to know! I was pretty sure that they were different. Maybe I'll give it a try, I've got a few tricks for shining softer rocks.

@LizRocksAndStuff totally worth it ...they're really pretty with the black/grey marbling 😊 I like to put them in mason jars with fairy lights. I pepper in other colored rocks ( just did one with rose quartz peppered throughout the edge) so it shows the colors off. Cool little night light...

That sounds really cool! I'll have to try that.

Feral children?? How very dare you??? 😂😅

I'm so happy with how it turned out. I love it!

Me too! I was hoping it would do that.

I think you're right! That one did not look natural to me, and I'm not surprised that something like that was in there.

That would make things a lot easier. This is my fourth one and none of them have done that!

I'm happy to share!

Thank you! I have a ring light, but the clamp on it broke. I've been meaning to get a new one, because it really did help.

Good idea! I didn't think of that.

@@LizRocksAndStuff The light on my phone works great.

Thanks! I'm excited to see how it turns out.

I think it'll be fine. I've had success with obsidian before. My main concern is that it's not as full as I would like.

@LizRocksAndStuff that's fair, that is a big chunk, i worry about those myself lots lol

I have put my bigger ones in potted plants. I've used smaller ones in resin projects. Mostly they sit on bins never to be looked at again. 🤣🤣 I have picked up the supplies to learn wire wrapping, but haven't had time to learn yet. It looks really cool.

@LizRocksAndStuff lol, I think I'll make time this year to learn. Who knows, it may help pay for my tumbling addiction/hobby ☺️

Thank you! I forgot to turn down the background and didn't realize it until it had been up for a while. Happy Thanksgiving!

That's a better name!

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This is the best comment I've ever gotten! I'm glad I could introduce you to something that you like. I would love to see your results.

I've done flourite in the past and it did not go well at all, episode 19 was the final reveal for them. After the corn cob they weren't even a little shiny. It's a tricky one that I have heard really should be finished in a vibe tumbler, which I don't have. I've been considering trying again, but I don't have any amount of confidence that it would turn out (though my success with the shungite has given me false hope). If I can find some decent ones maybe I'll give it another go.

My last batch turned out amazing! I've never heard of that before though. I'll have to give it a try. It's mostly made of carbon, I don't know if that would be why it works on smart phones.