Hi There. I am really enjoying your channel. Love the double barrel lot-o tumbler! Just curious as to what recipe you generally use. How many stages? What grits? How long in each stage? Looking forward to more content from you!
@naturalstones45294 жыл бұрын
Hello! I'm glad to hear that you are enjoying our content just as much as I enjoy making it! So the recipe instructions actually come with the tumbler but the ceramic media and big bag of grit do not. Typically I use 1.5tsp of each grit type for harder rocks (fine, pre-polish, polish) for 24 hours each (36hrs. for polish lately), adding a half cap of water at the 12 hour mark to maintain slurry consistency. I can make a how to video in the future to walk you or anyone else through the process. Thanks for watching! We have a lot more content coming up, tune in on Thursdays for our newest creation.
@RockhoundingLife4 жыл бұрын
@@naturalstones4529 Thanks. I've been using the lot-o tumbler now for a few months and i'm just curious what other peoples recipe is that use it. I used the recipe that came with the instructions but have been experimenting lately. I usually pre-shape my rocks on the tile saw then run them in coarse in the rotatory tumbler for final shaping. I run stage 2, 3 and polish in the lot-o. Lately for stage 2 I've been using 2tbsp of 120/220 silicon carbide grit for 2 days. Stage 3 I use 1tsp of 500 Aluminum oxide grit + 1 tbsp borax for 3 days. For Polish i run 1 tsp of Alumina (10,000 grit) + 1 tbsp borax for 2 days. I've been getting a much better shine with this recipe. I'm also tumbling agate and jasper most of the time so the rocks are pretty hard and take a nice polish anyway.
@naturalstones45294 жыл бұрын
@@RockhoundingLife That sounds like a good recipe! Have you noticed a noticeable difference in the polish when using the borax vs. without?
@RockhoundingLife4 жыл бұрын
@@naturalstones4529 Yes. The borax helps the Aluminum oxide adhere to the rock better forming a nice coating. It also helps with clean up. I will sometimes burnish with 2 tbsp of borax for 2hrs after every stage in the lot-o just to help clean the grit off the rocks.
@cj-pc6on4 жыл бұрын
I really appreciate this video. I'm getting a rock tumbler and wanted to see how non gems look.
@naturalstones45294 жыл бұрын
You are welcome! I prefer non gem rocks as well and I do most of my projects on Igneous and metamorphic rocks. Glad I could help.
@suzanna64713 жыл бұрын
Can I know how much yours was and if it worked well ? I’m think of buying one but idk which
@cj-pc6on3 жыл бұрын
@@suzanna6471 I got the nat geo for 89.99 it works pretty good. It's slow going, but I liked it a lot. I got some really awesome rocks from it.
@axelgranzini67973 жыл бұрын
@#1 Boris Said Fan they have cool properties too
@sunshinejones1775 Жыл бұрын
I like that you pick out rocks for their unique characteristics and flaws. I do the same. It's the odd ones that speak to me "pick me pick me"
@midwestkid18793 жыл бұрын
I NEVER see anyone polish granite, unakite, and other volcanic rocks and I also appreciate this viseo.
@naturalstones45293 жыл бұрын
You are welcome!
@jackbrown32703 жыл бұрын
i want to try this so bad i love rocks and never thought to shine em up
@LakeAnglers10 ай бұрын
I grew up in Bend Oregon my Brother was a Rock hound this video brought back so many memories. Time to get a tumbler for my Kids . Thanks
@leighbrayley36373 жыл бұрын
Hi, I’m in Melbourne, Australia & kind of stumbled into these videos, but have really been enjoying the content & processes of rock tumbling. As an absolute rookie, a beginners video would be helpful on how to get started (equipment, polishes, how to tell the difference between harder & softer rocks, etc). Thanks 😊
@codylee23583 жыл бұрын
Hey buddy, great video! I’ve been fighting a rock hound gene in my system for a while and this vid has convinced me to give in. Have a great New Year’s!
@naturalstones45293 жыл бұрын
I'm happy you have taken the leap! Happy New Year!
@nomisnomis11883 жыл бұрын
those who gave thumbs down are upset over the "tossing to side" handling of rocks :) Cool video! I'm looking to start rockhounding and tumbling...
@naturalstones45293 жыл бұрын
I agree, they don't understand that rocks like to be tossed. It is a cool hobby!
@patriciaroysdon95403 жыл бұрын
I want a tumbler for Christmas, and I am 63! The last time I had one, I was 11 or 12!
@naturalstones45293 жыл бұрын
I hope you get one!
@txwaterbird61153 жыл бұрын
I am 61 a d love every aspect of the hobby.
@lararouse546 Жыл бұрын
This is cool! Just arranged my rock collection today and was wondering what they would like tumbled, thanks for showing us what pretty/normal easy-ish to find rocks look like with a shine❤
@evelynbenitez66754 жыл бұрын
I love your videos!!! I'm broke but your videos have inspired me to start this hobby. Cool galaxy rock by the way.
@naturalstones45294 жыл бұрын
Thanks! There are plenty more where that came from on the way!
@marcellaleeper63683 жыл бұрын
Here I am watching this at 4 am instead of sleeping lol. Great video, enjoyed very much
@naturalstones45293 жыл бұрын
Thankyou!
@dayc8013 жыл бұрын
Same 4:14 am
@averageyoutuber1133 жыл бұрын
That "galaxy" rock reminds me of Jupiter! It's actually crazy how similar the patterns look to the gas storms and swirls on jupiter. Would be cool to cut and polish it into a sphere!
@PRISMADROID3 жыл бұрын
This dude deserves more subscribers
@steampower99903 жыл бұрын
This is the funniest yet most informative stuff I like it keep it up 👍👍
@naturalstones45293 жыл бұрын
Thankyou!
@Bossdog912 жыл бұрын
Granet feldspar is always gorgeous tumbled seeing the polished crystalline structures it's beautiful I make jewelry if you ever want to collaborate I'm a prospector and rockhounder also great video
@shamansummer21522 жыл бұрын
this is the first time I've seen such polishing technology
@namiesnaturals35573 жыл бұрын
All beautiful, put a glass bowl on ur table, works as a great stress reliever.
@naturalstones45293 жыл бұрын
Good Idea!
@parimalabaste93103 жыл бұрын
Yes i do it.
@slcrack2 жыл бұрын
your face impression is very funny 😂😂 and I like it very much ❤ and your videos also different from others it's very unique Concept. Good Work and good luck. I'll watching your every videos
@andremorning74274 жыл бұрын
Beautiful rocks 😊 Wish you talked more about the process
@naturalstones45294 жыл бұрын
Thankyou! I will definitely make a process video in the future! Thanks for watching!
@joydykstra57493 жыл бұрын
love these rocks, I would have totally picked them up if I found them as well. Great finds
@naturalstones45293 жыл бұрын
Thanks!
@MatthewCicanese Жыл бұрын
I just subscribed! I can’t wait to see more soon! ❤
@Kavilion3 жыл бұрын
This is so satisfying to watch. Thank you.
@naturalstones45293 жыл бұрын
I'm glad you like it! Thanks for the compliment.
@judieahmed983 жыл бұрын
Wow! You have a nice shine on those!
@kam7312 жыл бұрын
I just collected some and I’m about to order a tumbler rn !!
@Evade54313 жыл бұрын
Random video in my recommendations. Tbh not disappointed
@mrparakeet2 жыл бұрын
I've been contemplating buying one a few this might help me out. Also, this one is so beautiful, BANG
@Kaiserloki73 жыл бұрын
I just picked up some beauties from Lake Superior! I was wondering what’d they look like if I invested in a tumbler 🧐🧐 you know you love rocks when you say every one is your favorite haha, great video and soo fun!
@pigcatapult3 жыл бұрын
Gotta love a nice rock, especially when it's shiny
@KateSpiller3 жыл бұрын
Awesome video! I love your enthusiasm! My son has recently got into rock tumbling, and has the hobby tumbler from Nat Geo. For rocks found at the beach/sound that are already round & smooth, do you suggest skipping some of the grit sessions, and going straight to polishing?
@oooooooonnneee3 жыл бұрын
They look so pretty!!
@naturalstones45293 жыл бұрын
I agree!
@Hungryghost01 Жыл бұрын
Do people watch this channel while baked
@supersleuth31613 жыл бұрын
just discovered you, cool video.
@hotchow10003 жыл бұрын
I come up that way every year for the salmon run. We usually spend a day at Selkirk. I don't fish much that day. I end up strolling the beach and going home with a bag of rocks from the shore. I've seen two types of black rocks there. One type polishes very nicely, the other doesn't. It is difficult to pick them out on the beach and don't know which is which until after I tumble them. Anyway, the black rock you have with the quartz lines made me think of that.
@naturalstones45293 жыл бұрын
That's awesome! I also like to fish for salmon, but only in the smaller tributaries. It gets too crowded for me on the salmon river.
@hotchow10003 жыл бұрын
@@naturalstones4529 We avoid the Salmon river unless there is nowhere else to go.
@cplsanders693 жыл бұрын
I love how he's like " this is going to becomea beautiful rock!!..." Throws rock aside like it's some used w**** xD
@thegreedyworm31203 жыл бұрын
I as well, have nifty rocks from lake ontario. I need to get myself whatever machine you got your hands on
@milesnewman87733 жыл бұрын
Thank you for this video, you're inspiring me to go down this wonderful rabbit hole of the rock tumbling side of KZbin
@naturalstones45293 жыл бұрын
You are welcome! I would say its a good way to go. We have more coming!
@tiffany70233 жыл бұрын
Get on Instagram and just constantly post! Y'all will probably get a large following soon.
@carischumann63003 жыл бұрын
Those are some rad rocks!
@alczek4 жыл бұрын
Just subscribed, enjoyed the video. I am just starting and am amazed it only took 3 days. Did you vibrate to polish and that's it or did you buffer them with a polish after? I tumble but obviously it's a long process. So help me understand how.
@naturalstones45294 жыл бұрын
No problem! Usually rock tumblers come with grit and instructions so that could help you if my explanation doesn't help but ill try my best. Make sure you have some type of Ceramic media to increase surface area of the grit rubbing. Step 1) Use a fine grit and a little bit of water for 1 day, adding a little water at the 12hr mark. Step 2) Change the grit to a pre-polish and repeat. Step 3) Change the grit to a polish and repeat. Step 4) If the rock is porous and still has a lot of cracks and divits, add one drop of dish soap during the last 20 min of polishing to get the polishing compound off of your rocks. BOOM, There you have it. Ill make a tutorial in the future to better explain this visually. Thanks for watching!
@TommyGK3 жыл бұрын
What material was inside the tumblers? I remember using grit for my tumbler tho i dont think i seen a vibratory one before!
@MrChubbyHubby.2 жыл бұрын
Hey Tommy's Puppet Lap that was ceramic tumbling media, looked like a mix of large and small.
@pirateprospecting7074 жыл бұрын
I like your style friend!
@naturalstones45294 жыл бұрын
Thankyou! Plenty more awesome rock projects to come!
@edtherockhound99444 жыл бұрын
Yea I find a lot of these granite n quartz rocks and I grab them to . There pretty
@naturalstones45294 жыл бұрын
I'm glad you appreciate the natural beauty and awesomeness of igneous and metamorphic rocks too! Thanks for watching!
@Agaettis3 жыл бұрын
I have so many containers of rocks just sitting around my room from the great lakes, mostly lake huron
@naturalstones45293 жыл бұрын
That's awesome! I bet some of them could be tumbled and would turn out really nice!
@donnariddle53843 жыл бұрын
wow, wow ,wow. I totally agree!
@naturalstones45293 жыл бұрын
Thankyou!
@simonirwin8189 Жыл бұрын
Great video, can I ask what make of belt-polisher/sander you have in the background and is it water fed?
@yenhachau85393 жыл бұрын
Galaxy rock! I also named my rocks.
@naturalstones45293 жыл бұрын
Awesome!
@DigginWithDeej3 жыл бұрын
The cracked looking rock is a Septarian Nodule (Lightning stone) the white cracks are calcite
@buffalobrando1288 Жыл бұрын
Great video
@susanparker89873 жыл бұрын
I almost bought a tumbler today at Harbor Freight!
@naturalstones45293 жыл бұрын
Carful! Its an addictive hobby!
@mmmiaclaire7 ай бұрын
Cool! I just bought a tumbler online but everything I read said you can't tumble rocks less than 6 on MOHs scale... but that's clearly not true if you can do river rocks / sedimentary / sandstone as you did?? Most rocks I have are not gems and are not that hard (according to knife scratch test), that I just want to shine up a bit, so now I am more optimistic..
@beatlessteve10102 жыл бұрын
I think those rocks have iron content because of the rust colored spots and that avocado looking rock looks like a picture of galaxies in outer space
@Probinsiya792 жыл бұрын
Good job
@saadwaqas32696 ай бұрын
I subscribe you because I love stones
@cm16393 жыл бұрын
Great video! Just subscribed :)
@naturalstones45293 жыл бұрын
Thanks! :)
@andreinabosch5203 жыл бұрын
this is so wholesome :)))
@naturalstones45293 жыл бұрын
I'm glad you like it!
@y3llowssportsedits7783 жыл бұрын
That’s amazing
@naturalstones45293 жыл бұрын
Thankyou!
@kurtchen81 Жыл бұрын
Hi. I recently started drumming beach stones from the Baltic Sea. I'm curious how many ounces of grid you use for a 3lb drum in each step? Greetings from Germany
@leighannpowers16722 жыл бұрын
beautiful
@geminirose552 жыл бұрын
The black one with the quartz cracks looks like a lightning stone… maybe?
@captainmorgandj81493 жыл бұрын
So granite stones don’t need a coarse grit tumble? I just started my first tumble today with granite stones and I did use the coarse grit.
@desireehead41763 жыл бұрын
When you took the rocks out around 4:25 or so, was that after one tumble or was that multiple tumbles with different grit levels? I have a cheaper rock tumbler and you have to use like 4 different powders to get them polished like that. If it was just one tumble with one powder in it what did you use to get them polished like that in one go??? Great vid by the way! I love the black rock with cracks in it.
@tarahenley99423 жыл бұрын
Which beach did you go to? I live in Ajax and I got a bunch of stones for myself from the lake and I'm going to try tumbling them once my current batch is done!
@naturalstones45293 жыл бұрын
I got these in Oswego, NY. Good luck with your rocks!
@tarahenley99423 жыл бұрын
@@naturalstones4529 Oh wow! I assumed you were Canadian because... Lake Ontario... haha well, thank you!
@naturalstones45293 жыл бұрын
@@tarahenley9942 I can see why you might think that. I also have a slightly Canadian accent when I get excited. I can't help it.
@christiestaats21433 жыл бұрын
What’s a good tumbler to get when first starting out? I live on Lake Ontario and really want to get into hunting!
@joshuafenton62133 жыл бұрын
Hey I'm looking to buy a rock tumbler for a freind that loves collecting rocks any suggestions? Like what kind of tumbler for different applications ?
@lobitterboy41303 жыл бұрын
I also have a tumbler at home, but what is in those black cups where you put the stones in ? are those cups just round inside or are there also blades in them ?
@d.b.sorensen8272 жыл бұрын
How do you like the calloway vibe tumbler im thinking about getting 1
@innerg61642 жыл бұрын
You should look into mud fossil university. 🙌🏽
@spyro120113 жыл бұрын
Good heavens, you are adorable.
@UZI9MMAUTO3 жыл бұрын
HEY! My neighbor is State Police. He'd stopped over with another Officer. I'd started a Tag Sale selling my tumbled rocks. I set off the radiation detector in his cruiser. I remember opening an old safe with stuff inside. I then believe whatever I used for tumbling crap came contaminated from China. He used a device. Paid drastically more for rock's asking price. Asked if he could look around. He's been very nice etc. WHAT'S GOING ON?. What's radioactive in nature and in old mines, old factory runoffs??
@heinzhubbuch94093 жыл бұрын
WHAT DID YOU TUMBEL THEM IN JUST THE CERAMIC?
@PartyCrewCoolPAD Жыл бұрын
I absolutely love putting PYRITE AND FOOLS GOLD IN #rocktumbler
@AdirondackBroker3 жыл бұрын
Can the ceramic work in a rock tumbler well also. I don't have a vibrating one, curious. Thans
@naturalstones45293 жыл бұрын
Yes! the more surfaces grinding on the rocks the better!
@AdirondackBroker3 жыл бұрын
@@naturalstones4529 Thanks for your advise. Enjoyed your other videos also and looking forward to trying my hand at some home projects too.
@naturalstones45293 жыл бұрын
@@AdirondackBroker You are welcome!
@rahazandifar5596 Жыл бұрын
Can a rock tumbler be borrowed?
@MarryjoySamson-pj2ox Жыл бұрын
Hi there what ricipe you use of gems stone
@HAL-20233 жыл бұрын
Can you use your Vibrotumbler for raw rubies?
@eirikmurito3 жыл бұрын
What happens if you use beach sand instead of grit?
@lisax1192 жыл бұрын
How loud is that tumbler?
@ed980274 жыл бұрын
Not sure but I think the black one is an onyx.
@naturalstones45294 жыл бұрын
Wow I think you are right! Thanks for the tip Edward! I can now name my favorite rock.
@J3S3U3M3C3O3 жыл бұрын
1:45 Is Black Jasper.
@dustin-jenniereid42463 жыл бұрын
We’re do you order your grit Supplies?
@naturalstones45293 жыл бұрын
On amazon I order the Rock tumbler media kit of grit and ceramic material from a company names Polly Plastics. They offer a large amount of grit for reasonable prices.
@LemonySnicket-EUC2 жыл бұрын
Go to The Rock Shed. Screw Amazon
@meganhoward88204 жыл бұрын
Hi there i love you stranger lol. I also love to stone pick on lake ontario i live on the lake lol. I have a ton i want to tumble i just don't have a machine aha so sad.
@naturalstones45294 жыл бұрын
Thanks! You can always go get one! or watch more of our videos lol
@sahal87104 жыл бұрын
Aww..🔥🔥
@naturalstones45294 жыл бұрын
Thanks for watching!
@shortiilove2123 жыл бұрын
What are those little white pellets
@LemonySnicket-EUC2 жыл бұрын
Ceramic
@blade_swordT-T3 жыл бұрын
How are you not popular
@inkspec2.0223 жыл бұрын
By lake Ontario You mean in new york?? Sorta near sea breeze
@naturalstones45293 жыл бұрын
Yep! There are plenty of spots to go rock hunting from there to Oswego, NY Just make sure you don't take rocks from State parks because that is illegal.
@inkspec2.0223 жыл бұрын
@@naturalstones4529 did you go to the one in webster?
@naturalstones45293 жыл бұрын
@@inkspec2.022 I have never been there, In the past I have gone to the beach in southwest Oswego and along the coast as you drive west.
@inkspec2.0223 жыл бұрын
@@naturalstones4529 ohhh I was curious cause near Webster there's a bunch of rocks near the water so I thought you might of went there to get the rocks
@pedroalvarez97563 жыл бұрын
warning this can take up to a full month depending on the tumbler. and what you are tumbling. personally i don't think these are even worth the shortest wait. with my tumbler its 22 days. for rocks like this.
@edmijares10112 жыл бұрын
Always run stage 1
@TheCort19713 жыл бұрын
sooooo I clicked on the link for the vibratory tumbler........ yeah. i dont want water balloons... pls fix the link
@cliffsmash40633 жыл бұрын
I like your video I make some tumbled rock keychains myself you’re welcome to check them out it’s just something I do for fun but I made a video it’s not as well edited as yours but I like what you do keep it up
@betterthanever22872 жыл бұрын
I looked up Dwayne Johnson before and after 😂😂😂
@pompadours3 жыл бұрын
👍
@teawtamarah2 жыл бұрын
Can u turn any rocks into crystals my silly ass thought you can get a rock Tumblr and turn any rocks into crystals 😂
@sumadomi3 жыл бұрын
5:38 More like a Jupiter rock
@miloflowers Жыл бұрын
Lol i fuckin love rocks
@Pixarification2 жыл бұрын
You look...stoned ;x
@drewb.54193 жыл бұрын
Galaxy rock. What are you some kinda noob?!? That clearly resembles the gasiest of giants. Therefore it’s name should fit its description . Thus it was name, Jupiter.