Tumbling Michigan Beach Rocks from 2020 (Part 1) - Rocks in a Box 46

[@MichiganRocks]

See part two of this batch of rocks here: kzbin.info/www/bejne/gqulh5Kcir6YqcU

[@sarahstrong7174]

I don't mind if there is some undercutting. It is part of each rocks uniqueness & I love that uniqueness. I love that they are each so absolutely unique in their characters. You could go looking for rocks for a lifetime & never find two exactly the same & that is a wonderful thing.

[@MichiganRocks]

@@sarahstrong7174 Yep, the variety is one of the things I love. I can't seem to get enough of unakite, although I am very, very selective about bringing those home at this point. I love finding cool looking oddballs.

[@tamaraheadley4806]

You have an excellent eye for the hidden gems in the rough 👍

[@franllamas6241]

@@sarahstrong7174 Amazing your thinking about what really rocks are!!!

[@pambifoss948]

Why can't we know about the super secret beach? Aren't there billions and billions of rocks moving around daily? They won't run out. Everyday new ones come in.

[@dunny3032]

Awesome slideshow. I can't take it anymore. Packing the family up and moving to Michigan just for rocks!!!

[@MichiganRocks]

Today or are you waiting until tomorrow? It's snowing now, so the roads might not be great.

[@anastasiarose9003]

I loved this video. I grew up with the sound of a tumbler in the basement. They were really loud back then. I slept on the second floor and the tumbler was in the basement. These are beautiful and I can see the pink in the patricanite.

[@MichiganRocks]

Tumblers with rubber barrels aren't all that loud, plus I built my tumbler into cabinet and insulated it.

[@anastasiarose9003]

@@MichiganRocks that was smart.

[@storytimewithunclebill1998]

Those before and after photos really show the difference. Really cool rock with great colors and patterns. The areas they are found in is nice too. Always fun to watch. Great video

[@karen_ard]

The time you spend on these videos is so appreciated! The before and afters are fantastic. Thank you!

[@MichiganRocks]

I was pretty happy with the before and after videos. Those took several hours to do. It's disappointing to me because only about a third of the people who watch the video actually watch the slideshow. But at least those who got that far seemed to enjoy it.

[@jimknarr]

@@MichiganRocks They don't know what they are missing. There is a lot to be learned on those slideshows.

[@MichiganRocks]

@@jimknarr I know! I'm not sure how to get that across. The second batch is coming out on Monday. I'm not sure when the video will be ready. The next one will just be showing the rocks, so it will be shorter. Maybe I'll hold up the rocks and turn them around and then show the before and after pictures right then, one rock at a time. I'm not sure if that will flow very well, but maybe it's worth a try. What do you think?

[@jimknarr]

@@MichiganRocks I like the way you currently do it.

[@Grandmasrockin]

Really enjoyed seeing all the beautiful rocks. Wonderful tumbling job of course. Thank you Rob!

[@MichiganRocks]

You're welcome, Granny!

[@pennyhoward3438]

OH MY! The slide show before and after was Incredible! Thank you for sharing .

[@MichiganRocks]

I like the before and after slide shows too. It gives me a record of what they looked like before tumbling too. I just wish it didn't take so long to make them.

[@nancygaxiola5412]

@@MichiganRocks sorry to say that I took a rock tumbler off of my Christmas list after watching your tumbling videos. I really just want to mess around with a bit of polishing

[@MichiganRocks]

@@nancygaxiola5412 It's a slow process, but one that I really enjoy. I think I like the process more than the end product.

[@nancygaxiola5412]

@@MichiganRocks I would love the polishing machine that you have....but then i googled and found the price tags....OUCH!

[@MichiganRocks]

@@nancygaxiola5412 Yes, they're not cheap.

[@thornehauser9511]

It is absolutely amazing how much different these rocks look when you get done with them. It blows my mind every time I see the B4 and after pictures. Well done

[@MichiganRocks]

Thanks, I'm glad you enjoyed the show.

[@dancrites453]

Probably my favorite "Rocks in a box". The variety is incredible. The before and after absolutely amazing. Well done! Thank you...

[@MichiganRocks]

It's the most complete Rocks in a Box video, that's for sure. Usually, I just look at the finished rocks. I spent a lot of time on this one.

[@dancrites453]

@@MichiganRocks That was painfully obvious. You killed it! The bar is now set very high... ;)

[@betojdesigns]

Wow, the rocks from Super Secret Beach were my favorite 🤩 The group from Manitou were pretty cool too. I kept thinking about Dalmatians while watching those. Thanks for all the time invested in the fabulous slide show at the end. It’s always a treat seeing the before and after. 👏❤️

[@MichiganRocks]

I think the rocks from those two beaches are some of the less common rocks that I find. I'm glad you liked the before and after slideshow, they're time consuming to make, but I enjoy seeing them when they're done too. It also gives me a record of what they looked like before I tumbled them.

[@rebeccaofsunnybrookefarm8469]

I'm always amazed at the difference in color when the oxidized layer is removed. I'm glad you tumbled the granite, I love to polish granite and it doesn't have a under cut mar like when you tumble, atleast not often. I always appreciate the variety of your collection. Thanks for sharing.

[@MichiganRocks]

I'd love to know how you tumble granite and avoid undercutting. It really is a pretty rock, but just not worth tumbling with the results I get. I have gotten a range of results, but the percentage with undercutting is way to high for me to bother with it.

[@cathers2hbergerthe22]

Your slide show was amazing!! That was a lot of work and sooo appreciated!!

[@MichiganRocks]

It was a lot of work, but I love how those turn out. It's fun to see the change.

[@deniseview4253]

So many beautiful rocks. Super secret beach we’re gorgeous. Some looked like chips of wood. The slide show, showed how the rocks went from pretty to gorgeous. I was in awe how the colors came out at the end. 😮

[@MichiganRocks]

It's much like the difference between wet rocks and dry rocks. Tumbling makes them look wet all the time.

[@susanharvey4479]

Amazed at how small the piles get after the tumbling. That comment might sound stupid to some people but I’m new to watching these videos

[@MichiganRocks]

They definitely reduce in size as you grind off the bad spots. I leave my rocks in until every little flaw is gone. Some people don't worry about a few holes or cracks, so their rocks wouldn't get as small. I also leave each rock in for only as long as necessary to get them the way I like them. So some rocks are in for longer and get smaller than other rocks that get shaped up sooner.

[@jamesleroy7752]

Loved the slide show. Great job Rob! My favorite was the super secret banded rhyolite.

[@MichiganRocks]

Hey James. That stuff is great. I have tumbled enough of it now, that I only felt the need to grab a few pieces this year. Did you see the Rocks in a Box video on banded rhyolite? kzbin.info/www/bejne/hGqmi4KJhbmAibM

[@chrishunt8130]

Beautiful collection of great polished rocks. Really enjoyed the before and after pictures at end, what a great touch showing where you found them, thanks.

[@MichiganRocks]

The pictures of the beaches at the end was a last minute thought. I was kind of proud of myself for thinking of that! I'm glad you liked it too.

[@ZyanZik]

Thank you i love to see your before and after tumbled Stones.

[@davidhile5363]

It’s amazing how some of the faint color streaks pop out after they’ve been polished. It’s also cool to see the before and after photos. I started tumbling my rocks from last summer about 6 weeks ago and finally got enough to move on to the the second stage. I reviewed your video of tumbling rocks from start to finish in a rotary tumbler using ceramic media, last night.

[@MichiganRocks]

I see you've taken my advice about spending the time on the first stage. It will pay off in the end. How'd my beard look this time around?

[@davidhile5363]

@@MichiganRocks Yep, I’ve been tumbling them using the”Rob” method, tumbling the heck out of them until they’re perfect. How ever like you said a week or 2 ago and several times before, with some of them you get to the point where further tumbling isn’t going to improve them any and it’s time to stop. When you start getting into pits and they keep getting bigger it’s time to quit. Your beard seemed to follow the same pattern as it did the last time. Ha Ha !!! I’ve got a idea for tumbling Petoskeys all the way through. I’ll let you know how that turns out.

[@MichiganRocks]

@@davidhile5363 Great, I'd love to see another Petoskey stone method. You saw my corn cob method, right?

[@davidhile5363]

@@MichiganRocks Yes, my daughter has tried that Her results were very similar to yours. It seems to me that the smaller stones seem to come out a little nicer than the larger ones.

[@MichiganRocks]

@@davidhile5363 Yes, I think that's true. Rounder rocks do better than flatter rocks too. The narrower edges of Petoskeys tend to get bruised up during tumbling.

[@wyomingadventures]

Wow, the before and after are amazing! You're good at knowing which ones to pick up and polish. Love the slide shows. Really shiny and beautiful all of them.

[@MichiganRocks]

I don't always pick up rocks that are going to tumble well, but with more experience I am getting better. Glad you liked the slideshow.

[@jneihart2]

As Lawrence Welk would say.... "Onerfull -Onerfull show!" I for one do appreciate all the hard work you put into every aspect of your hobbie.... from rock collecting, tumbling, photography, videography etc! Always look forward to your posts.

[@MichiganRocks]

Thanks! Now I feel like my videos are missing bubbles.

[@jneihart2]

@@MichiganRocks LOL

[@sarahstrong7174]

I am so glad you show your tumbled rocks. I love to see them all. Thankyou.

[@MichiganRocks]

There sure are a lot to look at. Looks like you found my Rocks in a Box series.

[@Lisa.Sparkman]

What a show! Really loved all of it. But from someone that lives in Oregon, those don't look anything like a thunder egg that we have out here. Ours have a pretty hefty rind on them and look like big round balls of mud till you slice them open and then you get to see the prize or not just depending. We've gotten both the nice ones and muddy ones. Love this whole show once again and thank you.

[@MichiganRocks]

I agree that the ones in this video don't look like yours much at all. I don't think yours roll around in a lake before you pick them up though. Ours are very small. Sometimes they have agate bands on the inside. I have another video where I show some that I sliced in half and a lot more that I tumbled. You should take a look at it. I think you'll see a little more resemblance to yours in some of them. kzbin.info/www/bejne/m16QhWSvndSohaM

[@Indyanas_ocean_view]

Wow , so cool 😎. The banded ryholite looked kind of like petrified wood. I also liked the green rocks and the thunder eggs. 😍😍😍😍👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻❤❤❤

[@MichiganRocks]

The rhyolite does look like wood a bit. Nice stuff.

[@vlmeda]

Wow simply wow. So beautiful. Loved the slide show. I did not know about rock tumbling.i knew about it when I was living in NJ, now as I moved out of country I am not sure I can buy the equipment where I live. I regret of not knowing this. But any way I am watching in KZbin and enjoying. Thank you for all your efforts.

[@MichiganRocks]

You're welcome! I have lots of videos like this one, so you should have quite a bit to keep you entertained while you shop for a tumbler.

[@bettyred]

Very nice. I think it is so cool what nature makes. Its so random. Rocks are so interesting. You can look at hundreds of the same type and never get sick of it because you can find something cool and unique about each one. Thanks for the video!

[@MichiganRocks]

Yep, they're all unique, keeps things interesting.

[@tonywild1963]

So many beautiful rocks and amazing how they differ from one island to another. I was waiting to see the large rock tumbled with the feldspar in it. I got one like that. Thank you for sharing. It's good to see the before and after

[@MichiganRocks]

Only one of these spots was an island, Manitou. I'm not sure which feldspar rock you mean. Did I show it tumbled in this video? If not, there's another video on the way showing the other half of the rocks I started with in this video.

[@nancygaxiola5412]

Wow! You really know what you're looking at when you're picking them up, don't you! The before pictures and the after tumbled pieces are fantastic, sometimes completely different!

[@MichiganRocks]

They look more like they look wet after polishing them. Since I pick them up wet most of the time, I have a pretty good idea of what they'll look like polished.

[@JudithMcPheron-pb9lv]

Educational and fun. Great back to nature at the beach shorelines! ❤❤❤

[@rosalindhendricks6337]

Sure enjoyed the before and after slides. Gives a better idea of what to look for when scouring the beaches on my own.

[@MichiganRocks]

Those take hours to do, but I'm pretty happy with how they've been turning out too.

[@carolmccorry3053]

Some of those rocks are stunning, I love the ones with bands in. They are all good to look att, so thanks for all the effort you put in.

[@MichiganRocks]

I'm glad you enjoyed looking at them.

[@ruthchapman3847]

Wow, how awesome to see the changes from tumbling, thank you

[@MichiganRocks]

That's what I like so much about tumbling.

[@Justfollowthecrumbs]

Fabulous, I do admire your patience, they are most definitely worth the wait and the bonus of finding them yourself even better.

[@MichiganRocks]

These only took about five weeks, they just got pushed to the side for too long.

[@lilalightandlove421]

I will be tumbling my own rocks soon and your slide show reveals the changes in the rocks size and color. The color changes are crazy! Well done.

[@MichiganRocks]

The color changes are about what you'd see from a dry rock to a wet rock. If a rock is polished well, it should look wet even when it's dry.

[@RockhoundingLife]

Really enjoyed this video Rob! Loved the before and after shots at the end.

[@MichiganRocks]

Thanks Jason. I was happy with the way the slideshow turned out too.

[@kastah]

I love green rocks. We have to do mining to the most here in Norway to find crystal-stones. Here is a lot of "crow-silver" we call it, they can have big flakes, but are not used for anything. And I most love your jasper, they have som many different colors. Lovely.

[@MichiganRocks]

I have not done any mining, just picking up rocks on the surface. I have also not looked for crystals much either. I'd like to try some other forms of rock hunting some day, sounds like fun.

[@virginiarocks]

I did separate mine by lake - location as I collected last summer, then I knew where I found them. That helped when tumbling them together to remember where they came from. Cool rocks and quite enjoyed this video! And the Wait! I see a rock! Shirt 😎

[@MichiganRocks]

I don't usually separate by beach, only by lake, but this worked out pretty well, so I think I'll keep doing this in the future. I'm glad you enjoyed the show.

[@jimknarr]

@@MichiganRocks I second the separate by beach approach. My favorite Rocks in a Box video by far.

[@andrewtanis6428]

Thanks for taking all that time taking before and after shots. Can’t wait for part 2

[@MichiganRocks]

Part two was out a year ago, so you don't have to wait! kzbin.info/www/bejne/gqulh5Kcir6YqcU

[@easterazali9237]

Lots of gorgeous rocks ! I love them all especially the caramel coloured ones wth brown strips 🥰

[@MichiganRocks]

The banded rhyolite? That stuff is pretty cool. I didn't pick up that much because I have tumbled quite a bit of it in the past. Loved that stuff though.

[@easterazali9237]

Thanks for the name Rob 💐 I’m learning so much about rocks and enjoying this new knowledge very much ! 💗🙏🏻

[@amywilliams1443]

I love the before and after slideshow! I’m sure that’s a lot of work, but it’s fascinating! So many beautiful rocks! Thanks!

[@MichiganRocks]

It is a lot of work, but I was happy with how it turned out, so it was worthwhile. I'm glad you enjoyed it too.

[@kimfrommn7162]

Oh My Gosh!! The before and after slide show was fantastic! I can see how it could by a huge timely matter!! But it is so well worth it! Thank You very much!! You know what?!?! You do collect a lot of the types of rocks that I pick up!!!🤣 All I want to do is sit down and keep watching more videos, but wrapping Christmas gifts are not getting down! I'll be back for more!!! Rob, I wish you and your wife/children, grandson and all the rest a very Merry Christmas and the best New Year possible!! I love your videos!!! 🤗❤️🙏🏼🎄

[@MichiganRocks]

Thanks, Kim. Merry Christmas to you and your family too!

[@toddahix]

Love the rock @15:39 Looks. Like being in the woods. Very nice rock.Keep the videos comin'. Great work

[@MichiganRocks]

I love epidote. It always shines up nice too.

[@salishseaquest7952]

Lots of gorgeous afters in that slideshow! My favorite was @26:26 -> @26:28 What an eyepopper!

[@MichiganRocks]

That was one of my favorites too, which is why it ended up as the thumbnail for this video.

[@salishseaquest7952]

@@MichiganRocks Which I didn't realize until I looked after I had commented! *Forehead thump*

[@MichiganRocks]

@@salishseaquest7952 The end result doesn't look like it start out. I spend a fair amount of time looking through the pictures for that one and I couldn't find it. So a color change isn't out of the question.

[@dinodino1826]

Thanks for these videos......I live in ohio and I have my second batch of lake superior rocks tumbling now....we took a trip to Grand Marais fall.of 2019..... my lovely wife bought me a pound of Botswana agates for Christmas. I seen them in your videos. I love them. I'm waiting till I'm more seasoned before I try those.

[@MichiganRocks]

The Botswana agates are probably easier to tumble than the beach rocks. You can always redo them if they don't turn out as nice as you'd like. Beach rocks aren't going to be as hard and there's a lot of variability, so they're a little more hit or miss.

[@purrrrson]

I really enjoyed the before and after slideshow. Thank you for taking the time to do that! I got a little excited when you first said, Manitou Island. I heard, Manitoulin Island, which is where my rock picking addiction began, lol. Then, I realised that you said, Manitou and I remembered watching that video not so long ago. I want to add that there were actually a few rocks that I liked better in the rough form but most were stunning after the tumble. Gonna have to get me a tumbler one day....hopefully, not too far into the future!

[@MichiganRocks]

There has been a lot of confusion over the name "Manitou". Someone accused me of not knowing where I was because there are North and South Manitou islands in Lake Michigan. Manitoulin is in Huron, and my video was in superior. Manitou means "spirit" in Ojibwa.

[@darkwood777]

I think the duds are also interesting. It helps us to learn what polishes out well and what doesn't.

[@MichiganRocks]

The more duds you pick up and polish, the more you get a feel for what will polish and what won't. Obviously, I don't have it completely figured out yet.

[@savagesquirrel9828]

I love that you admit you didn’t know why you picked a certain rock up. I do that all the time😀

[@MichiganRocks]

I think the thrill of the hunt and the bright outdoor light both contribute to this. Rocks don’t usually look as good when I get them home as they did on the beach.

[@blindsquirrelrocks]

Thanks again for another great video! I get tons of blue material, which is common in my central Indiana limestone/fossil country. The before and after comparisons are wonderful, as well as educational! Appreciate seeing the results of months worth of effort!

[@MichiganRocks]

I wasn't tumbling that whole time. These were actually pretty quick. I think the whole batch was done in five weeks from start to finish. What kind of blue material are you finding? Do you mean blue chert?

[@blindsquirrelrocks]

@@MichiganRocks Looks like compressed organic material, probably vegetation. Shows up in various shades of blue. In other words...chert!

[@MichiganRocks]

@@blindsquirrelrocks Have you tumbled it? Is it blue all the way though? I haven't finished the second half of these rocks, so I'm not sure if they stay blue or not.

[@blindsquirrelrocks]

@@MichiganRocks Not tumbled yet. I believe that most of the blue rock is fossilized coral and other plant life. The limestone in south central Indiana has a lot of this structure, and the blue material is often layered between cherts of various hues. I do have some finds that are bright blue on the skin, but I'm sure that would come off on the first tumbler pass!

[@MichiganRocks]

@@blindsquirrelrocks That's what I expect too.

[@deidremcintosh6892]

I love your slide show they are all beautiful even the granite mix

[@ICEPICK7882]

Way to show me up on the Jaspilite 👍 great show I always look forward to Tuesday night.

[@MichiganRocks]

Sorry about that.

[@sparband]

You have a good memory of where you picked up the rocks. I think my favorites this time were the banded ryolites. They almost look like wood with their color palette.

[@MichiganRocks]

That rhyolite is nice and it shines up well. They're not too colorful, but I don't mind.

[@coffeebeforemascara]

I think I can see wood pores in some if them, it's not petrified wood?

[@MichiganRocks]

@@coffeebeforemascara No, it's not wood.

[@sarahstrong7174]

@@coffeebeforemascara I thought it looked like wood too.

[@1sec2midnight]

Thanks for sharing, and very nice video. Just recently I started hesitating about which rocks to keep and which ones to tumble. I still say, "put it in there and we'll see what happens", but not as much. After seeing this video I think I'm going to take a chance with many more, "I'm not sure about this one". Thanks, you're awesome.

[@MichiganRocks]

I have gone through different phases of that. For a long time I would take questionable rocks home with the attitude that I'd just try them out to see what happens. Now I'm much more selective and try to bring home mostly rocks that will have a pretty good chance of success. I think the first phase of more experimentation really helped with the second phase of being more selective.

[@1sec2midnight]

Thanks for the reply, yep, sometimes you never know how one might turn out. I had a questionable one that turned out to be pretty special, just by chance. Stay well.

[@patriciamckean4186]

So love your slide shows and of course Patricianite! 😂

[@MichiganRocks]

Thanks. The slide shows always showed a big drop off in views, so I started doing them at the same time as the video. It takes longer to do that way, but at least people see them then.

[@lorettamartinez2144]

Your rocks are amazing! I’m still working on em..I love to go to a beach somewhere in Lake Superior 😂. Beautiful rocks!! You don’t tumble your agates ? That’s cool!! I respect why you don’t give the secret spot away!

[@MichiganRocks]

The agates I find are so hard to find and so small that I hate to tumble them away to almost nothing. Besides, they look really good even without tumbling them.

[@markhosbach9420]

Beauties all, Rob! I'm a sucker for banded rocks, so I loved the chert, rhyolite, jaspilite, etc. That brecciated basalt was interesting, as well as the "diseased" rock. Keep up the good work. Lots of winter evenings still ahead, perfect for your relaxing videos.

[@MichiganRocks]

There are more videos on the way, but I'm going through old boxes of rocks faster than I'm turning out new rocks, so I'm starting to mix in a few other videos. I just finished up a couple videos that will be alternated with Rocks in a Box videos over the next few weeks.

[@tracywalton9828]

I love these videos where you tumble rocks you have found 😊 👌

[@MichiganRocks]

You're in luck because I have lots of them. I'll be making more soon too. I'm waiting for the last few stubborn rocks to get done from last summer.

[@captpaul8827]

Great batch o' rocks, Rob! I like the "end of the collecting year" synopsis of the rocks you've collected from the many places visited throughout the year.

[@MichiganRocks]

Showing a shot from each beach was a last minute idea. I was glad I thought of it. Any thoughts on my possible Patricianite?

[@captpaul8827]

@@MichiganRocks I would say you're spot on with the Patricianite, but of course, seeing a photo and seeing in person are two different things...

[@MichiganRocks]

@@captpaul8827 Thanks Paul, I’m glad I’m not way off at least.

[@sevensspiritrocks7772]

The greens are some of my favorites actually!! Love em!! Nice collection!🤘🏻👊🏻🤘🏻✌🏻

[@MichiganRocks]

There were some nice greens in this batch. I really like the one I use for my thumbnail.

[@sevensspiritrocks7772]

@@MichiganRocks yeah me as well! Very mesmerizing piece!🤘🏻👊🏻🤘🏻✌🏻

[@angelapatenaude9440]

I wish I could get my rocks to shine like that. I just can't seam to do it. your rocks look wonderful.

[@MichiganRocks]

I have several videos showing how I do it. It's not difficult, it just takes time. Here are my methods in order of preference. I do almost everything with the first method, using a rotary tumbler followed by a vibratory tumbler: Rotary tumbler followed by vibratory tumbler: kzbin.info/www/bejne/oaTVnqOGj9d0q7c Rotary tumbler with ceramics: kzbin.info/www/bejne/moqqd5SiZcpkjbs Rotary tumbler with plastic pellets: kzbin.info/www/bejne/e5-xp6ytrN-nqJo

[@Irina_Berezyuk]

Здравствуйте!) Не устаю любоваться на эту красоту! Спасибо за видео! Здоровья вам и вашим близким!)

[@MichiganRocks]

Я тоже не устаю от красивых скал. Я люблю охоту и люблю освещать их. Спасибо за просмотр!

[@Irina_Berezyuk]

@@MichiganRocks Вам спасибо 💓

[@stevenowns1]

I live in SE MN and find cold-water agate all the time. Super cool to see what happens when you tumble them. They are soft and change QUICKLY! . Let me know if you wanna find some or would like to have a load sent!

[@jenniwebster7122]

I love love love the secret beach rocks!! 🩵🩵

[@CFullm]

Rob the rock you pick up at 20:42 looks to me like one you pick up at 3:31. Great video even ugly rocks need to be picked and tumbled sometimes! Haha!!

[@MichiganRocks]

The un-tumbled one was green and the tumbled one is very dark, but maybe. It's really hard to tell with some of them. I went through all my before pictures several times trying to match them up.

[@Dustin_the_wind]

Thanks, Rob; very nice.

[@maryseaman312]

Were you expecting the gray/blue rocks to turn brown and tan? fascinating! It seemed like most of those rocks you showed left me so surprised! They just got to be so beautiful and amazing!

[@MichiganRocks]

I'm not too surprised by how these turn out. The before and after pictures are both dry, but if you get a rock wet, it gives you a pretty good idea how it will look polished.

[@nancygaxiola5412]

I bought some prehinite (sp?) beads yesterday, they are green and rather translucent, maybe a lower grade, but I don't really know. I like the pink ones you have the best!

[@kellyharper367]

Old disabled house bound dusty rusty rockhound here: Some ladies love roses🌹 Some ladies love pearls. I'm a little different from the rest of those girls. Just give me rocks... Boxes full of rocks!

[@MichiganRocks]

Those other girls are boring and predictable.

[@michelleangers342]

The rocks look amazing! I love your T-shirt too.

[@MichiganRocks]

Thanks, Michelle!

[@Mzungumb]

EXCELLENT slide show on this one! Thank you so much!

[@MichiganRocks]

You're welcome!

[@kellieleyton6638]

Awesome footage, loved the before and after, thank you.

[@MichiganRocks]

You're welcome, Kellie. I'm glad you enjoyed it.

ROCKS de Chanel perfect Trabalho super lindo Great vídeo and Stones

[@MichiganRocks]

Thanks Alé!

[@joannmay-anthony1076]

The dark striped one in the first batch looked like either picture or picaso jasper. some of the rhyolites you show remind me of jasper.

[@MichiganRocks]

That one might have looked like Picasso Jasper, but we don't have actual Picasso jasper here.

[@phillipdavis3705]

Great video, and the cool thing is the rocks are free!😊

[@MichiganRocks]

Not with gas prices like they are now!

[@pietpuk9142]

WoW, what a beautiful rocks!!!

[@0076691]

Hello. thank you for all the explanatory videos you share. Please, I have two children who are passionate about stones but they don't know which product to use to keep that shine on the stones. thank you for helping us. 🙂

[@MichiganRocks]

I tumble my rocks to get them shiny. There is no coating on them, they're just smoothed out until they shine. Here's a video that shows how you can tumble them with a rotary tumbler. It might be a good birthday or Christmas present some day. kzbin.info/www/bejne/moqqd5SiZcpkjbs

[@coreysmith556]

Can you give us directions to Super Secret Beach? Joking...those are cool rocks.

[@MichiganRocks]

I almost typed out detailed instructions until I read that you were just joking.

[@mariavictoriatantau1156]

Hola Amigo!!! Excelente y muy profesional video!!! Aprendemos mucho con usted, es un placer.Feliz semana!!! Feliz Weekend!!!

[@MichiganRocks]

Hola Maria. Me alegra que estés disfrutando de mis videos. Gracias por tus agradables comentarios.

[@kellyharper367]

Rewatched this video. Slide show is stellar! Editing superior.

[@MichiganRocks]

Thanks!

[@sergeboivin566]

Great show. I would definitely have picked all the ones you say you don't know why you picked them. They turned out great!

[@MichiganRocks]

I really dislike undercutting on rocks like those, so I try to avoid them. I think I'm pickier than most though.

[@darkcrystalmagik3369]

Holy cow best slide show yet, and amazing results😍 Have to say my favs were the banded rhyolite and the green/reddish/ clear matrix one that u see often but weren't sure the name of... Also just curious bc I agree agates are amazing just as they r found on the beach but, while I do save some as specimens bc they r naturally so interesting, most I choose to tumble... Have u Ever tumbled yours? If so can u explain your preference at all? Just wondering!

[@MichiganRocks]

I think Lake Superior agates are usually more valuable when they are natural or just have a face polished, not that any of my tiny agates are valuable. They are just so hard to find that I can't bear to make them smaller. I like them the way they are enough. I did have one of my viewers send me some that I tumbled and sent back. I wasn't sure whether I should tumble them until they were flawless or just put a shine on them and keep their natural, pitted shape, so I did both. I thought it would be good for everyone to see the difference in the two types of polish. He sent them to me to tumble and told me he didn't care how I did it. Here are the videos: kzbin.info/www/bejne/epjCm5uZgr6cm6c kzbin.info/www/bejne/i6ObeYRud7qssLs

[@Nikkisavage100]

Love the stone white & green, we called that agate arbre here, (tree agate)

[@MichiganRocks]

I have tumbled green tree agate before. The rock in this video is not an agate. Still really pretty though.

[@Nikkisavage100]

@@MichiganRocks ok, i like this one too

[@jerryklutts8615]

Great video. The banded iron has some gorgeous dark red color!

[@MichiganRocks]

I never get tired of banded iron.

[@jerryklutts8615]

@@MichiganRocks some are vivid and some are not though inf im not mistaken.

[@aliencat11]

It was fun to see how they turned out! Thanks for sharing.

[@MichiganRocks]

It was fun, wasn't it? The hunting is fun and then it's fun all over again when I get them home.

[@aliencat11]

@@MichiganRocks and that slide show....it was magical.

[@MichiganRocks]

@@aliencat11 I wish it was magical, that would have probably been a quicker way to make it.

[@DoobieJean]

Hi Rob, Can you help explain the difference between a Lot-o tumbler and rotary tumbler? Which should I get if I want to get best results on local found rocks from Michigan and wisconsin.

[@MichiganRocks]

Hi Jean, sorry I'm late responding to you. I've been in the U.P. for the past few days. I really need to make a video to answer this question because I get it a lot. One isn't better than the other, they're just different. Rotary tumblers are great for shaping rocks. They will remove holes and cracks (as long as they aren't all through the rock) and give the rocks a nice, rounded shape. They're slow and use a lot of grit. You can do all stages in a rotary tumbler. Vibratory tumblers are great for shining rocks. They use very little grit and work very fast. They are not good at shaping. Rocks will come out about the same shape that they went in. They're really bad at removing holes. This is good if you want to tumble shapes that you've cut out on a saw though. I make a lot of little stone crosses and use my Lot-O to tumble them. The come out still looking like crosses with just the sharp edges gently rounded off. I like to start my rocks in a rotary tumbler and when they're shaped well and free of flaws I move them to the Lot-O. I can do all but the first stage in the Lot-O in seven days. I spend months getting them shaped up in the rotary tumbler though. Here are a couple videos that might help you see what I just explained: Rotary vs. Vibratory: kzbin.info/www/bejne/i6ObeYRud7qssLs Three Day Puddingstone Tumble: kzbin.info/www/bejne/sJiqfHhuhd90g8k My preferred tumbling method: kzbin.info/www/bejne/oaTVnqOGj9d0q7c

[@yaimamartinez9576]

Befores and afters! Yay! 😁They probably are a pain in the neck to make, so thank you. 🙇‍♀️The moon one, at 27:51 😍

[@MichiganRocks]

They do take a long time, but people seem to really like them, so that's good.

[@yellowohia]

I really enjoyed the slide show. Thanks for sharing.

[@MichiganRocks]

You're welcome, glad you liked it.

[@carterwatson1949]

One of my brothers gathered fossils and small cool rocks when they were younger and now I have their smaller collection. & theirs this really grey like purple color rock it’s really small. But it’s beautiful 😍

[@MichiganRocks]

Sounds nice!

[@donnaschaner3216]

Beautiful rocks. Thanks for sharing

[@MichiganRocks]

Sure no problem!

[@lovely.]

Whats the one at 15:46? I have one of those as a natural cab, nobody could tell me what it was.

[@MichiganRocks]

I don't know what that one is. I sure like it though.

[@racheldavis5482]

The before and after pics are awesome!

[@MichiganRocks]

Thanks. Those take forever to do.

[@shelbyfay7422]

I have a collection of beach rocks that just went through stage one. They were already pretty smooth and not very pitted at all, and came out so much smoother than expected. Should I go ahead and put them in the next two stages or go right to polish? I just want to be able to preserve their beautiful patterns as best I can and am open to any advice or suggestions!! I should point out that I only have a rotary tumbler at the moment since my vibratory is not working properly 😩

[@MichiganRocks]

I can't think of a time when I have ever skipped a stage of tumbling. Even though they seem smooth, each grit gets them a little smoother. If you skip a step, the following step will probably not be coarse enough to take out the scratches from the step you're on. If you have ever sanded wood with sandpaper, you can use that experience to understand. Imagine trying to sand very rough wood with very fine sandpaper. It would take forever. It's best to do it in stages.

[@iampeople.1709]

Very nice 👍 Thanks. Thailand

[@invictusfarmer7188]

any idea what the green rocks name is at 15:44. i found one last week and it so far has turned out amazing in the tumbler but i cant find it anywhere. we are calling it a mossy oak rock lol

[@MichiganRocks]

I think that's epidote with a little quartz. Epidote tumbles great.

[@invictusfarmer7188]

@@MichiganRocks ok excellent. i wasnt really sure about them but that pattern is very unique. its been put on the list of pocket fillers now lol

[@queenbee9505]

" there's this one that's got some sort of a disease" 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 so "eyes" on an agate is ' some sort of disease' in other rocks....gotta ❤️ it! 😂😂😂😂

[@MichiganRocks]

Something like that.

[@2001639]

I really enjoy all of your videos!! I recently got myself a few tumblers and have been doing it more and more I’m hooked. I was wondering tho where to get bulk tumbler grit? I have found 1lb packs but they never last. Any help is appreciated! 🙏

[@MichiganRocks]

I buy my grit from The Rock Shed. They sell grit in up to 100 lb. quantities. rockshed.com

[@pamgreen5324]

You can make some pretty good money selling tumbled agates on Amazon or eBay platform. I order rocks all the time on Amazon. I don't see how anyone could have given you a thumbs down. But, of course, there will always be the haters. I was wondering where agates came from and why they look so smooth and pretty. Through your videos, I now have the answers. Thanks a million!😃✔️

[@MichiganRocks]

Thanks Pam. I'm glad you're getting something out of my videos. That was my goal.

[@roberthilton6926]

Copper can be the source of both pink, and green color. Copper oxide is green or blue/green, so it depends on how much oxygen was present when it was formed. The same ceramic glaze with copper content can be use to produce red color, or green, depending on if you open the air vents on the kiln during firing..

[@MichiganRocks]

Yep, I've seen pink and green. The only green that I know of for sure though, was actually pure copper that had oxidized.

[@manisteerocks7092]

This video is absolutely amazing!..you did such a great job with this Rob..very impressive!. This collection of rocks has just got me so geeked up for spring!..the rock I was inquiring about was from Rogers City,. not Northport,my mistake. I love it,..well,I love them all!. Thank you for all the hard work you put in to make this video. It is greatly appreciated!..well done sir!

[@MichiganRocks]

Glad you liked it so much, Wil. How's the ice situation in your neck of the woods. I have been out a couple times this winter, but it's getting colder now. My friend who lives by Thomson's Harbor told me that it's frozen over now, but it was open a couple weeks ago.

[@manisteerocks7092]

@@MichiganRocks shoreline ice is about it,and very little at that,water is just to warm. This would explain why we keep getting lake effect snow almost daily. It's hard to get out rock hunting. Counting the days until spring. Planning a trip to Colorado and parts of Utah this coming June, have a good friend who lives there and we're going to hit some hot spots that have been known to produce some amazing fluorite.

[@MichiganRocks]

@@manisteerocks7092 That sounds like a fun trip. We went to Colorado a couple summers ago to drive some mountain trails in the Jeep. What a beautiful state. We had snow before Christmas, but it's mostly melted and we've only gotten dustings since.

[@lynnscott8286]

So do you know ahead of time what they will look like when done?

[@MichiganRocks]

Not exactly, but I have a fairly good idea after tumbling a lot of beach rocks.

[@amandadrinsinger6121]

Do you have a prenite rocks in a box episode?

[@MichiganRocks]

Nope, I haven't found enough to do a whole batch of it.

[@RabeccaPrimeau]

How can you tell the difference between pink prehnite and tompsinite?

[@MichiganRocks]

That's a really good question. They look very similar and I'm not very good at telling them apart.