How to Make Ceramic Media for Tumbling 🔨🏮 |

[@angef9687]

Thank you for the great DIY cost saving tip!!! Now my hubby can't throw away my box of random ceramic tiles (win for me) 🤣

[@RockhoundingLife]

And he will appreciate you saving money!!!

[@AM-pi7jy]

I was under the impression that the ceramic cylinders you can buy for tumbling are much harder than these tiles? The tiles i have used in the bathroom are made of some form of clay (the brown part) with a hardened top layer (the white part). I thought the ceramic cylinders were fully made out of this hard (white) top layer found on tiles? How often can you reuse this diy ceramic media? And is it suitable for polishing the last stage with aluminium oxide?

[@KatyDidRocks]

This is a great tip! I have a whole box of ceramic tiles and an empty tumbler at the moment... I think I know what to do with it!

[@RockhoundingLife]

💯! One thing I forgot to mention in the video is that you don't need to use grit. You can just run it for a week with water. Just need the edges slightly rounded starting off. As you use the batch it will get more and more rounded.

[@rebeccalyons1544]

Great idea! I did something similar...a few mismatched thrift store ceramics (plates, coffee mug). $4 and I have tons of media now 😁

[@RockhoundingLife]

That is awesome!

[@MarlainaAtkins]

GREAT idea! Huge thumbs up👍

[@RockhoundingLife]

Thank you 🤗

[@10kLakesRockhounding]

I can see Grant backing this media creation plan. Thanks for the good idea! 💡

[@RockhoundingLife]

You bet! Big money saver! Ceramic media is expensive!

[@shellyfahren1936]

Great idea! Thanks for sharing!~

[@RockhoundingLife]

You are so welcome! Thanks for watching!

[@cherylarmstrong6400]

Great tip. Thanks for sharing.

[@RockhoundingLife]

Thanks for watching!

[@yicao4039]

What does these media for? For rocks or mental?

[@RockhoundingLife]

It's used for rock

[@xperiences8697]

Salut Oooh génial... Franchement top 👌 et ça remplace les granulés du commerce pour l'étape du polissage des pierres ? Et n'importe quel carrelage fonctionne ? Merci

[@jimlancaster6120]

Thats great thankyou very much.

[@RockhoundingLife]

Thanks for watching!

[@Zonniezonnie_A]

Do you tumble them alone, or with the other usual media?

[@RockhoundingLife]

With other media

[@cvx2dog549]

What a great idea!

[@RockhoundingLife]

Thanks!!

[@ReiDaspedras]

Show 👏🏻 incrível 👌 bom de mais 👏🏻 like no vídeo 👍🏻

[@RockhoundingLife]

Thanks for coming along!

[@sandmaker]

Cool beans. Nice tip and still love the music. Be safe and stay healthy 😷⚒

[@RockhoundingLife]

Thanks!! The music is original by me from my younger years. Thought I would throw it in there to see if anyone noticed! You were the first to comment on it.

[@sandmaker]

@@RockhoundingLife how could you not, its great.

[@RockhoundingLife]

@@sandmaker thanks!

[@twodahons]

Did you use grit and water in the tumbler?

[@RockhoundingLife]

I used a bit of grit and water in this batch. But I've done it without and had the same results. It just takes a little longer to get the rounded edges if you don't use grit.

[@AgateDad]

Genius

[@RockhoundingLife]

I'd like to think i'm the first person to have thought of this but I doubt it 😂

[@AgateDad]

@@RockhoundingLife first to film it maybe!!

[@RockhoundingLife]

Touche

[@RagnarRocks]

Great tip, thanks for sharing!

[@RockhoundingLife]

💯🙌

[@wyomingadventures]

Awesome tip!

[@RockhoundingLife]

Glad it was helpful!

[@whoWhackedPaddy]

I just smashed the toilette. Media for daaaaaays

[@RockhoundingLife]

LOL!

[@jimhutchison3435]

Legend.

[@CacklingChick]

😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@valsummers5330]

Terrific hack

[@kathleenross7020]

Innovative....wow!

[@RockhoundingLife]

Thank you!

[@mariehillard1742]

What is ceramic media? I have never heard of it before.

[@RockhoundingLife]

Its used to help in the late stage polishing during tumbling. It helps get into the small tight spaces in the rocks. Also acts as a filler for the barrel

[@FC2ESWS]

Wouldn't this stuff just break up into dust in the tumbler?

[@RockhoundingLife]

No. Its ceramic

[@jodiejensen-feist9874]

Awesome idea!!!

[@RockhoundingLife]

Thank you! Cheers!

[@lisabaker7710]

Very nice! And I love the music! Where do I know it from?

[@RockhoundingLife]

Famous guy from back in the 90's

[@invictusfarmer7188]

score with a carbide anything first. you will get more big pieces. i use a glass cutter though.

[@CityRockhounding]

Awesome, I was going to sit there and cut each piece, I feel dumb for not just smashing them. Cool video..... hulk smashing some media tonight!

[@RockhoundingLife]

LOL

[@MsSandraCGL]

Awesome and how dumb am I to have not thought of this, thank you

[@RockhoundingLife]

I've been tumbling for 10 years and I only thought of the last year.

[@MsSandraCGL]

Well that makes me feel better

[@EDLaw-wo5it]

Great idea! I will probably tumble them for 2-3 weeks to take more sharp edges off. Thanks for sharing. Havagudun bud.

[@RockhoundingLife]

Honestly they only need about a week and they are rounded. You don;t even need to use grit. Just natural tumbling action.

[@magicponyrides]

Nice.

[@RockhoundingLife]

Thank you! Cheers!

[@majorkonfuzion1007]

Next video: how to get cheap silicon carbide grit

[@RockhoundingLife]

I wish!!!

[@OriginalSithMonkey]

Buy in bulk Johnson Brothers Lapidary

[@danettaking1946]

Other suggestions

[@RockhoundingLife]

Use scraps from cut rocks

[@grantfahlman1815]

Jason, so my dumb question is, why this as opposed to just using waste rocks from a gravel pit, back-alley, etc. And, are these intended only for stage one of tumbling?

[@RockhoundingLife]

You can use gravel but you want to make sure its hard material and all of the same hardness. You don't want softer rocks included or they will just tumble away to nothing. The good thing about ceramics, porcelain etc. is that they are very hard which is why they are good for tumbling media with harder stones. I use a vibratory tumbler for my medium grit and polishing stages and use the ceramic media in all stages. I just carry the same batch of media through with the rocks in all stages.

[@grantfahlman1815]

@@RockhoundingLife Thanks so much for the detailed explanation. It is very informative and helpful! 👍

[@NPRocks]

Kiss your brain!

[@agross2870]

Is ground glass, 40/70 good for first stage grinding

[@RockhoundingLife]

Might be a bit overkill. 120/220 would prob be better