Don't Contaminate Your Steps if You Want Tumbled Rocks Like These

[@davidbarnhill6931]

I'm glad I came across your channel. I am out of grit and the rock club I belonged to disbanded years ago thats where I bought my grit. Can I ask where you buy your grit from? I have a lot of petrified I would like to tumble. Also what type of saw is the big saw you use?

[@MontanaRockMom]

I use an 18 inch Covington slab saw. I buy my grit from Amazon mostly...either The Fundamental Rockhound or MJR Tumbler brands. I use a Lortone tumbler.

[@LemonySnicket-EUC]

Try The Rock Shed as well.

[@charliekobata7677]

Looking good. Great Job tumbling and good information about washing rocks after each grit. Keep up the great job on your videos.thanks

[@christinadanielsson2977]

Really beautiful rocks!!! I love'm, my eyes can't get enough!! 🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩 Thank you! 😊

[@kellyharper367]

Old disabled house bound dusty rusty rockhound here: I love the sound made when running a hand through the final results. Give me a cereal bowl of polished rocks like these and a jeweler's loop...I can entertain myself for a week....'cause I'm a geek...a rock geek...yeah!

[@notinmanitou]

You should check out "Michigan Rocks" for a good example of tumbling rocks. He's actually won awards for his tumbling. I enjoy your videos a lot. I'm very envious of where you live. You leave behind so many rocks I would be so glad to have. Keep on learning and sharing with us! Thank you.

[@tinadelaluz3197]

Petrified wood from New Mexico!! I'm from NM & love the rocks here & I am obsessed with rocks & rock hounding. I'm so glad you had a chance to visit.👏👏💕😊

[@michelleangers342]

The slurry looks like tapioca pudding. The rocks turned out amazing!

[@dvincent137]

I am new to tumbling and I would say you are right on. I have found also that the residual grit that you can't see is the problem. You have to clean the barrels, rocks, pans, strainers and whatever else the grit touches because it sticks to everything and will keep rocks from shining. You need to run the rocks in a bath for a few hours to clean them, then start the next grit step. Thank you for sharing!

[@mrfxm55]

Looks like artistically done with your excellent artist eye stone selections. I still want to see those walnut sized multi colored Jasper pieces I've seen you put in the you said, tumble bucket. All those vivid reds and mustard yellows. Those would be epic pieces to show off. 😁

[@mray8519]

Thanks for the tip on washing with plain water, I’m amazed at the dirt coming out of what appears to be clean rocks and semi polished rocks.

[@elainewhite3059]

I have been told that Borax(found in the detergent iasle) does a fabulous job of removing the grit from the cracks, pits and crevices.

[@MontanaRockMom]

Thanks Elaine- I am going to try that...

[@chelseaphillips9048]

You can also use shaved ivory soap!

[@woutersere7796]

I envy you so much to live in an area where you can find precious stones. I live in The Netherlands and we have ‘none’. I just buy the tumbled stones every once in a while but it must be so gratifying to find, cut and tmble them yourself. I have seen several of your vids and really enjoy them, both educational as well for eye candy. You must have a museum full of gems to share with people. Do you have some sort of display or other set up ? Thanks for sharing all the good stuff MRM. I’ll keep on following you.

[@darlabuchmeier8139]

Thanks for the beautiful pictures,really enhance each treasure.

[@jamielutz7496]

This was such a great video!! The stones are beautifully polished and your tips are so helpful!! My new favorite KZbin channel!!! I will be keeping this video as a favorite for reference :)

[@MontanaRockMom]

Awe thank you friend! Thank you for watching!

[@watermelon-rx5ok]

This advice is SO GOOD! I've been tumbling rocks since 2020 and I still can't get that mirror polish. I could never figure out what my issue was. Now I'm going to use this advice!

[@brianazmy3156]

Truly mind boggling to go from a gray lump in a river bed to awesome beauty. Thanks for sharing your beautiful work and rock on.

[@debrabettcher884]

Thank you for such a beautiful video. Your tumbled rocks are so special. Each one looks like a little gift from God! I have watched this video several times. It has brought me a little joy and pulled me from my grief each time i watch it.

[@MontanaRockMom]

Thank you so much for this comment- I had a really rough day today and it really turned my spirits around.

[@pegjackson9716]

Beautiful shine on those beautiful rocks! You put a lot of extra work into it and it pays off big time.

[@andreakessler227]

YOUR TUMBLED ROCKS ARE AMAZING AND SO IS YOUR SKILL. I REALLY ENJOY YOUR VIDEOS AND AM LIVING VICARIOUSLY THROUGH YOU!

[@stevennelson2113]

Excellent job on your stone's. Keep sharing. Thanks

[@angelahighwolf]

Wow...now that's a shine...

[@RockhoundingLife]

That’s an above average shine on those rocks for sure. Very nice job!

[@scottolson6858]

Great video! Beautiful stones! All of my favorites (agate, jasper, and pet. wood)!

[@MontanaRockMom]

Agate, Jasper & Petwood = Trifecta! : )

[@cyncitynv7413]

Great rocks to tumble in Montana!

[@MontanaRockMom]

Thank you!

[@CityRockhounding]

Holy smokes these turned out fantastic! What an amazing tumble job. I'm currently y on my 3rd batch ever. Happy with my first too, but could use better grit and I need to use a media. So I cut up ceramic tile and tumbled that for media. What a shine your rocks took, very impressive. Love the size of your tumbler too! I'm using a dual 3lb barrel setup. Awesome tips and tricks for tumbling, thank you.

[@bigkeg9173]

You keep coming up in my feed, so I have to watch 😊 Great tumbling, love the petrified wood 👍

[@MontanaRockMom]

Thanks Big Keg 💙💛💚

[@GloriaNTamez]

Hi, awesome vid. Do you sell some of your rocks?

[@patriciamckean4186]

Like that you run wash cycles between to make sure all the grit is gone. Inspecting for scratches too. I change ceramics too.

[@ZombieCartmanYT]

Wow very pretty rocks.

[@kalyankharde7774]

Beautiful tumbled rocks.

[@treasurelife6922]

It's when One takes the time to acknowledge the beauty in the rough, that that One, is a special part of the universe. Love the stills accompanied with song.

[@RuthieH_62]

Beautiful little pieces of art! Superb polishing job!

[@MACorrupt]

I love your taste in music thank you for your assistance I love this hobby

[@hazysday]

Excellent song at the end !!!that went perfect with those photos

[@nicolagraynewzealandrockho8976]

Such beautiful precious gems. I use soap to wash mine in between stages. Borax or plain white soap. I also use plain white washing powder.

[@olmilfishrock]

18:49 and 18:53 are my favorites!! You did a wonderful job polishing those stones!! I tried to rumble some rocks back in the 90s . Gave up because things just weren’t getting very shiny . Because of this video I now know I wasn’t getting all the grit off in between stages . I really appreciate you taking the time to make these videos and sharing them with us . Keep rockin !!😎

[@saturejsavory]

Montana has some prettier agates than we do here at Lake Superior and that is saying a LOT! Nice shiny polishing there ma'am and i subbed!

[@louisholmes9540]

Very necessary advice 👍 the best slide show ever, LOVED the music, it just put an extra polish on those highly polished pieces 👌

[@sarburns]

Spectacular landscape just before daybreak from across the lake captured at 19:57 -- RH side.

[@rorycrane1630]

Fantastic job on fantastic rocks

[@mitchgillilan]

Gotta love the Montana moss agates! Wow is all I can keep saying after you showed all of these off at the end. That is the most beautiful batch of rocks that came out of there!!! The shine is really incredible! I love the agatized wood you find, it looks like some of the best ive ever seen. Keep up the great work!

[@AgateAngler]

Beautiful specimens you've got there! I appreciate all the good tumbling advice! We need to go out hunting at some point.

[@kellijacobs8032]

Love the photographs with the music!

[@pennyhoward3438]

So very beautiful. Thank you for sharing long hard work👍👍👍

[@djohnny55]

Amazing

[@Kick_Rocks_]

Well done!

[@gregsmith6394]

Excellent! In all aspects...

[@openyoureyes7539]

Nice specimens Rock Mom!

[@1sec2midnight]

Hello MRM, those are really amazing! Such a nice variety. I'd say you tumbled these to almost perfection, and great photos! I just started tumbling a 3"x3" fancy select Montana agate last week. It's a pretty dark one, so I hope it comes out nice. Thanks for sharing.

[@wyodino6245]

You got some real beauties!

[@chrishunt8130]

So many vibrant colors in that collection of rocks.I especially like the the clearer ones with black and other color spots, Montana agate I think. And a huge fan of candy corn. You have achieved and extremely incredible shine, there just all so beautiful. Thanks for sharing.

[@MontanaRockMom]

Thank you Chris. The montana agates take such a nice polish.

[@NisarAhmad-tc3ji]

👌Good job 👍

[@moonstruck581]

Beautiful end results.

[@saimirmataj6471]

Amazing all

[@lindaleeahulsey5299]

GOING CRAZY OVER THESE MOMMA MIA......GEEeezzz LOUIZzzzzzzzz

[@landomil929]

Awesome very inspirational

[@BackcountrywithShaughn]

Thanks MRM, as always very much appreciated! Just love looking at all the beautiful stone goodies that the earth provides us for our pleasure, you really did a great job with the tumble polish on those little treasures~ Kudos and hope you and your family are staying healthy and sane and the new puppy is growing into it's new role as protector of the realm!! haha have a nice day and rest of your week my rock hounding friend from the Oro y Plata state!!!

[@jamescobb9459]

GREAT video! Good tip about 1st stage cleanliness. Ever try any Missouri lace agate??

[@rymkervic123456]

Thx for posting, lovely results. Wouldn't have minded seeing the last stage more - how much polish per poundage? My rocks just will not shine but are super clean - must be my ratio of product to stone...

[@susanboggs1612]

Beautiful!

[@gaynorsanderson6332]

Wow

[@rockandfound]

Great job MRM I know Michigan rocks tumbles them using borax or dish soap in between grits.

[@stevenandjulieinsinna3081]

so so beautiful!!! do you sell these? I would love to purchase a bag of tumbles from you.

[@gcegubbels4734]

Nice rock you have sooooo beautyful

[@robertmandigo7942]

Beautiful job of polishing those beautiful rocks. Have you ever used Borax soap to help clean the rocks between grit stages? Keep up the great videos I enjoy watching them.

[@MontanaRockMom]

Borax Soap? Does it work well? Do you use it a certain way?

[@robertmandigo7942]

@@MontanaRockMom Yes it works. The KZbinr Michigan Rocks has several videos on tumbling both rotary tumblers and vibratory tumblers and when to use Borax (twenty mule team)can be found in the dry laundry soaps in most grocery stores. He often uses it after the polishing step to clean the rocks so you don't get the white residue in cracks and on the whole rock. He has won at least one polishing contest.

[@MontanaRockMom]

@@robertmandigo7942 thank you so much for all this great information! I am so excited to try it!

[@chelseaphillips9048]

@@robertmandigo7942 love Michigan rocks! He's got a great vibe about him he's been tumbling for 10 years

[@EDLaw-wo5it]

I subbed ya. Maybe when I get up there next summer I can meet you. I am going to try to meet Theo, Kate and angler too. Started to come this year and my motorhome quit so had to delay. Have you ever used Borax or ivory soap during your rince. Reall worked well for me. Have a Merry Christmas and havagudun next year.

[@shortgiant5364]

If you pre cut some of the agate into an oval shape before tumbling, do you think it would come out looking like a cabochon, or do the stones not hold their general shape through the process?

[@MontanaRockMom]

Yes, I think many would make great cabs that way.

[@douglasbernick5908]

Great finds. I love tumbling stuff too I have a big Tumblr like yours it works really good if you try and fill it at least 3/4 of the way full so that the rocks don’t get broken and also change your plastic pallets out and mark them for each cycle of tumble the grid sticks to the pellets and can damage your rocks as well. Great tip on rinsing your rocks I’m gonna start doing that too looks great and I just use bar soap ivy bar soap works really good to clean up your rocks. Great video

[@MontanaRockMom]

Thanks Douglas. I used to brush every single rock by hand, however, I have found that tumbling them in the water for a few hours/day can shake free grit that you just can't get to. I am always amazed at the color of the water after. I will tumble them in water until the water is clean.

[@bokunokintama5523]

What is that at 19:20 ? Anyone know? Also, miss Rock Mom... is there currently a Mr. Rock Mom in your life, and if not are you taking applications?

[@wardwalker5019]

For your rinse process have you ever added a touch of dawn dish soap? I use a vibratory and running water and soap for an hour or two in between grits seems to work for me. Not my idea...stole it from another tuber.

[@ambarwirawan7772]

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[@haroldvonhelms8304]

So is Montana a state with a lot of beautiful rock or in hid areas I am from co was a small town but ski areas are destroying co time to move

[@veronicamoore3777]

Hey 👋🏼 I’m from NM! What part of the state did you go rock hounding? Crazy how different our states are from one another. Your rocks turned out amazingly beautiful!🤩

[@MontanaRockMom]

Where in New Mexico do you live? My mom lives in Las Cruces. I am hoping to get back down there in the spring to go rockhounding again....

[@veronicamoore3777]

@@MontanaRockMom Tucumcari.

[@MontanaRockMom]

@@veronicamoore3777 okay...cool. you are northeast. I have never been up that way. Mostly Rincon and Deming area. New Mexico has so many rockhounding opportunities. Do you find a lot of stuff where you are located?

[@veronicamoore3777]

@@MontanaRockMom Not at all! That’s why I watch your videos!😍. There is a NM Rockhound group but they mostly show pet wood, different minerals, and strange things. Not a lot of agates. They don’t let you post artifacts (too much controversy..it’s totally different from your videos. People find a lot of stuff from Deming area. My neck of the woods is a lot of ranching land. Lots of red clay and caliche. I went out a couple of weeks ago to my husband’s family’s ranch and it was mostly limestone and sand. You would probably have to dig to find anything. You can go up north to Taos area and probably find good stuff. That’s about 3 hours from where I am.

[@Monkeysic]

Do you sell any of these? I wish we had stuff like this to collect around here!! Some really neat looking pieces!!

[@MontanaRockMom]

Where are you from?

[@Monkeysic]

@@MontanaRockMom central PA. Striaght above Harrisburg if you look at a map. I've tried to search for places to take the kids but only find a few place with limited stuff to find. The quarry right up the road I believe has now been closed to public exploring.

[@1sec2midnight]

@@Monkeysic Hi Thomas, I used to live in Carlisle and I wonder where I would go to collect rocks. I'm in Washington State now, so I have a few places to check out. I'll have to do some research on PA. Aren't there caverns somewhere? If there are those then maybe there are places nearby. Take care.

[@reginaalongikurtz8823]

What are you using to cut rocks?

[@TuatNguyen_tpHue]

Sắc màu thiên khiên!

[@lindaleeahulsey5299]

Kim......What do you do with ALL these POLISHED UNBELIEVEABLE ROCKS MRM the BEST Collection $$$

[@MontanaRockMom]

You're so nice. I've given away quite a bit of them. I love to do rock trades!

[@cyncitynv7413]

How many days total, if you can recall?

[@MontanaRockMom]

Oh goodness.... I am not sure. I have another batch that should be done in this next week that has spent 7 to 10 days in each of the 4 steps...

[@susanboggs1612]

Do you wire wrap them?

[@lisawilcox3787]

What are you tumbling the rocks in? Like what were the little beads?

[@MontanaRockMom]

The little beads are just plastic pellets. They help cushion the rocks. But you don't have to use those. I am working on a new tumbling video right now....

[@lisawilcox3787]

@@MontanaRockMom I will look for it!

[@lindaleeahulsey5299]

Do you have a store want to buy some? New phone NO Emojis.....BA HUM BUG.... LOVE THIS where was it....like ROCK HEAVEN.

[@MontanaRockMom]

No store. Just love trading rocks with other rockhounds!!!

[@stellabelikiewicz1523]

I feel like your videos should be scored with music by Sergei Rockmominoff! (I am so sorry, I now must put SEVERAL quarters in the Pun Jar 😀)

[@MontanaRockMom]

💃💃💃

[@saidhamd3321]

Wow beautiful stone for sale

[@ZombieAcid]

From the research I've been doing it seems you need a drum for each step.

[@mommyandmerock2622]

Any discarded ones I will gladly take 🥰

[@MontanaRockMom]

I discarded so many agates and petrified wood!

[@mommyandmerock2622]

Montana Rock Mom If you ever discard anything like that again especially the petrified wood I will gladly take them, I love petrified wood so much I will take any and all pieces

[@MontanaRockMom]

@@mommyandmerock2622 you got it!

[@stevemace1725]

Very pretty, rock mom.

[@todddaugherty110]

I cringe every time I see one of these videos where they use a metal colander. I suppose in the coarse stage it would not matter, but I stick with plastic for everything. I even use a different colander for each stage just in case. Where in N.M. did you find the wood? Now you were in my neck of the woods. GREAT job on the tumble.

[@argentimaginationjewlery6020]

Do you sell stones?

[@argentimaginationjewlery6020]

I’d love to cut some cabs from some of your tumbled stones.

[@stevemace1725]

Gosh

[@ابويوسفالجاف-ت5ظ]

Nails

[@philipmyshack2154]

The medium should not be used between layers of Grove between grit’s and use the medium only in course again if he used at the course or it’s fine if you used fine Mark and label the grit and only reuse it in that course your plastic grit is carrying some of the other group with it and impregnated plastic

[@philipmyshack2154]

Bear with me on these machines and I am technologically challenged so I can only talk to this phone I don’t know how to type or use it really sorry about the misspellings and all that

[@landomil929]

Agate Angler reçommended

[@ghemperly2609]

Did you cut your hair?

[@gcegubbels4734]

Waw i tumbler to . Bud i am from Holland. Nudity love to look to usa or Canada... I Finse stone in Holland bid not like you are find in noord Amerika . All the time i by online

[@deniseview4253]

Beautiful!