Awesome! So glad to hear it helped. Best wishes to you ✨️

@@MarlainaAtkins thanks.

@@RebeccaMittner-c1p You are welcome. Best wishes to you ✨️

Thank you! Best wishes to you ✨️

It acts as a thickening agent to the mix. Some people use sugar. But I prefer borax. It helps to clean the Rocks afterwards as well. Sugar will make it stickier and harder to clean after

@@MarlainaAtkins And the reason for thickening would be? To slow the mixture and minimize scratching?

@@Critical.Thinker and bruising. Banging around each other.

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I still have this stone 😂

It's my friends property. It's private I believe till Scenic beach. 😊

@@MarlainaAtkins have you had good results with finding agates in Seabeck like at scenic beach?

I totally hear you. And you're probably right. In the summertime you definitely got to be careful and check it often. When I put the box over it I make sure there's a gap at the bottom (about an inch and a half) to allow air flow so it doesn't get too hot. I haven't had any problems with it getting hot but it's pretty cold where I'm at most of the year.

🫣 I don't know if I can! I just can't bring myself to do it...yet. MAYBE if I find another like it. Till then it's sitting on my front porch so I can stare at it every day haha 😆

But if you slab it, you can share it! Just saying...😂

Because the grit gets super embedded/stuck into/onto the stone and barrel and it helps to clean and loosen the grit on the stone for easier cleaning... Because you still need to clean them afterwards. If you don't do this step it'll take you twice as long or longer to clean them good enough for the next stage. ☺️

It probably wouldn't hurt. But I really cannot tell you if stainless is good at all because I have never used that type of media but you can definitely use ceramic in all four stages... as long as you clean it good like you do your stones

Hahaha... I got her high enough to forget about it 🥴 lol 😆 Still loving hearing from my toasty friend 🧡 Hope you're doing well. Good to hear from you 🍊 🍞

Haha thanks Kris! I wish I could find more like this. Such a unique piece. Hope you're doing well! 💛

Oh! I wanted to ask you about those Barefoot shoes. How have they been working for you?

@@MarlainaAtkins The shoes helped, but I had to finally get orthopedic inserts which really helped. Without the inserts I could not walk much at all, with them I am hiking into places someone my age shouldn't be

Thanks, you too!

Hey G! 👋😃 Good to hear from you! I think you're right about keeping it as a specimen. I just can't bring myself to take it to the saw and cut it up. It's such a unique piece that unless I find another one just like it, I think this one is staying as is. I'm going to put it on my front porch where I can stare at it everyday 😆 lol. 🐺🐾

Hi Kristen! I'm torn about whether to cut it or not. It's such a unique piece that I can't seem to take it to the saw. It might just stay a cool ass specimen in my collection of awesomeness 😆 lol Hope you're doing well as well! Good to hear from you 💛

Thank you!!

I don't either... I find them. Cheers

Çok güzel taşlar var bende kalsedon agat akik kırmızı jaspır kalsit kuvars opal ve daha birçok değişik doğal taşlar mevcut

Oh man haha! It's a lot bigger than it looks... but I might. This may end up in my display case. Not sure yet 😄

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Thanks! 😎

Thank you! 😃

@scotts1356 For the most part theyre right. I don't normally use them in the first stage. The only reason you should is... 1) you don't have enough material to fill barrel, so you can use them to add to make a full load 2) you are using softer material and need to cushion for no bruising during tumble 3) you need a variety of sizes and you only have a certain size stone(s). Adding the pellets will help that scenario for a better tumble. I can't think of any other reasons at the moment but adding them sure can't hurt anything. But I always recommend using ceramic pellets in coarse if you're going to because it will ruin plastic pellets fairly quickly. I hope that helps! Cheers

@@MarlainaAtkins I'm new at tumbling, so thank you so much for answering my question.

I know right. I heard... not for sure on this... that Covington bought Lortone or something. If so, they'll be back ✨️

@@helenofmusic thank you! Best wishes to you💫

Ty 🥰

Thank you 💕