Tumbling Rocks Into CRYSTALS?! | National Geographic Rock Tumbler

So today I thought I'd try tumbling rocks and turning them into crystals using the National Geographic rock tumbler kit. Now this rock tumbler kit was rather expensive so I was a little worried it wouldn't work, however National Geographic came through, and in the end I definitely thought it was worth the price. I went in to this not realising how long it takes to tumble rocks and turn them into crystals, but it makes sense considering it takes years in the sea etc. But overall I really enjoyed the process, I just wish I had the time to leave the rocks in the tumbler a little longer to really get some nice shiny crystals. But let me know what your thoughts were on this National Geographic rock tumbler kit, and if you have any products you want me to test out on the channel, feel free to leave your suggestions in the comments below!
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[@AnthonyCrammen]

Well that definitely caught me off guard at how long it was going to take 🙈🙈

[@bobherbert4365]

Story of my life. Best Wishes I had been waiting a while for more of your great content.

[@littleowl22778]

I occasionally tumble across a rock tumbling youtube short videos where the creator put marbles in as a medium to grind against the other rocks along with the sand grit of choice. It was interesting for sure.

[@clairewhitcher2190]

👏🏻👍🏻😃 Love Gemstones ... I thought this was great!! I was wondering if you can buy the different grades of sand from the company that make it and maybe more Gemstones? 🤔

[@nomadicdragon7157]

I’m a STEM major! :D science, technology, engineering, and math! Also I loved this video! When I was a kid my dad took me to a mine & he bought my sister & I a little kid’s mystery bag. The rocks were genuinely so cool looking! I have them to this day along with a nice memory ☺️

[@AnthonyCrammen]

Oh how cool! 😁😁 Ah and that's sweet! 😊😊

[@kristinewithak8265]

This is SO cool!!!! Thanks for sharing the process and the not so quiet tumbler 💜

[@AnthonyCrammen]

Haha no problem! 😁😅

[@steamdespair9189]

Just thinking of you being patient for that long had me LMAO even before you finished reading the instructions. lol

[@AnthonyCrammen]

Oh it was tough! 😅😅

[@alexiscrazycrafter5558]

I love all the different glasses nice. The black rims are really nice. I just buy my stones.

[@AnthonyCrammen]

Ah thanks Alexis! 😁😁

[@Sulzie65]

Very fun but I couldn’t dedicate that much time lol. That sound reminds me if a construction site lol. Happy weekend!

[@AnthonyCrammen]

Haha I don't blame you! 😅😅

[@BlissyAcKc]

I just bought this kit a few weeks back! I watched this guy on yt that does this all of the time. He said that the grits they give you will not make the rocks super shiny, they need a super fine grit to do that. so it wasn't you cutting corners, it is the kit.

[@AnthonyCrammen]

Oh that might be why then! Kinda feel better now 😅😅

[@Sarah-Jade]

Thank you for reviewing this. I had it In my Amazon basket last Christmas for my teenager but I was a bit worried it was going to be crappy and it’s certainly not cheap. Buy I’ll definitely buy it for him this year.

[@AnthonyCrammen]

Ah no problem Sarah! Hope he enjoys it! 😁😁

[@Sarah-Jade]

@@AnthonyCrammen thanks Anthony!

[@JenniMeer]

I thought of another Cooking with Ant: California Beef Rice Skillet. It’s another family favorite recipe. You can make it along with the Watergate Salad. That gives you a main course and a dessert. What do you think?

[@AnthonyCrammen]

Oh I'll look into it for sure! 😁

[@amethyst1826]

I expected it being much noisier, but I would not be that patient!! Lol

[@alicedowntherabbithole4226]

Woot!! I'm excited and not just cuz it's fryay!

[@AnthonyCrammen]

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[@aicirtkciub9167]

You really have to rinse the old grit off and clean the tumbler between grits because any coarse grit left behind wont allow the polish to work to its full potential. If that makes sense. I learned that from a rock polishing channel. That is what he said. ? Maybe thats why ?? Idk 🤷‍♀️ edit oh I saw the comment where the grits aren't fine enough so I guess that's why 😊

[@martivanhoy28]

Beautiful rocks Ant! I would have been inpatient too! Hope you have a great weekend!😊

[@AnthonyCrammen]

Ah thanks Marti! Hope you have a great weekend too! 😊😊

[@ChristineARose]

I know there are some Polymer Clay Artists that use a rock tumbler, with really fine grit sandpaper snippets, to polish their "rocks". Still takes time, but better than having to polish every stage by hand 🙂

[@AnthonyCrammen]

Oh good idea! 😁

[@kimberlywebb2257]

Rock Star!! We have one and yes it’s LOUD!! I put ours in a styrofoam chest on back porch to have peace while the rocks tumbled… Ours could have went longer too….. impatient!!

[@AnthonyCrammen]

Oh that's a clever idea!! I'll be using that if I do it again at some point! Haha I couldn't resist! 😅😅

[@kimberlywebb2257]

@@AnthonyCrammen you should try smashing Geodes!! We had fun with that!! FYI had surface required…. Kids tried using a nylon cutting under the geode and it had too much “give” and geodes wouldn’t break!!

[@flumpaustin1994]

"Quiet, my arse!" 😂

[@AnthonyCrammen]

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[@LostSiren13]

Grandson has one he is getting for Christmas. He is 10. Lmao at how long this will take him. Told him we would go to the garnet mines by me and hopefully next summer to the diamond mines in NY State. But this will be epic testing a 10 year old’s patience. But I’ve quite a lot of gemstones here in the rough. I’ll give him some to do. ❤❤❤ this post. Too funny because daughter just showed me what she got him yesterday. Great timing🥰

[@AnthonyCrammen]

Oh that is great timing! 😁😁 Haha he'll soon realise just how long it takes! 😅😅

[@EmmaCarinaG]

Oooh I like this! Tempted to put it down as a Christmas present idea. Don't know if I could deal with the noise though 🥴

[@AnthonyCrammen]

Haha oh you'd definitely need to find a place far away from where you sleep to tumble 😅😅

[@cblaney3931]

Senior Geologist Ant (just promoted you), I'm so pleased you did this. I've seen all these videos online and really fancied giving it a go. I'm still half tempted, but the kit would probably end up in one of the many cupboards full of unused craft I currently have. Maybe one day, when I'm old and grey... oh hang on, I AM old and grey (beneath the hair dye lol). 🤣 Another good video Anthony, you need to stop being so good! 😜

[@AnthonyCrammen]

Haha! Ah no problem! It was really interesting, I just wish I'd been more prepared for the length of time it was going to take 😅😅 Oh and glad you enjoyed it! 😁😁

[@rebeccamoerno8356]

That looks like fun to do,I think my granddaughter would love that. Not at that price because I have 13 grandkids. 😂

[@canadiangemstones7636]

Try it, it’s so fun, and you only have to work on it once a week it’s done!

[@kingmerry10]

Hey Ant, thanks for 'rocking' this latest adventure!! It looks fun, and congratulations for sticking with it all that time! Maybe you could just paint the rocks with some clear varnish if you want them super shiny? I'm glad you didn't keep the machine in the studio - it would have been like sleeping next to a tumble dryer!! 🤣🤣

[@AnthonyCrammen]

Ah no problem! 😁😁 Haha now that's an idea!! 😅😅 Oh and I definitely couldn't have put up with that in the studio, it would drive me mad! 😆😆

[@kingmerry10]

@@AnthonyCrammen The machine and the rocks might have ended up going out of your window!! 😂😂 Hope you're having a great weekend so far - and maybe even getting a little bit of sunshine?

[@AnthonyCrammen]

@kingmerry10 Oh for sure!! 🤣🤣 And I am indeed! Hope you're having a lovely weekend too! 😊😊

[@AnnGKroger]

I hope you grab some rocks from the English roadside and see how they come out.

[@amethyst1826]

Dalmatian jasper, ha, my hungry arse thought it was a choc chip cookie!!

[@AnthonyCrammen]

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[@janetfernie4588]

My sister inlaw did this year's ago her tumbling machine was kept in the cellar under the house because it took so long for the stones to end up with a polished look,l have always been fascinated with polished stones but would never invest in one of those machines,l would rather buy them ready to use but as l know the time and effort that goes into polished stones l don't mind the price if they are reasonable😍

[@NorthernAuburn]

I have a mid level rock tumbling set up, not the nat geo one, and whilst its beautiful when you find gems from uk beaches. But it takes BLOODY AGESSSSSSSSSS. When the cost of electricity went up loads, my tumbling went away because whilst not mega expensive, a potentially 3 week 24/7 running time, adds up.....

[@AnthonyCrammen]

Oh for sure!!! It's just a small motor but having it on 24/7 for days definitely racks up the bills! 😔😔

[@stephaniesanderson9638]

I slept with mine on, it was like white noise and I missed it when it stopped lol

[@AnthonyCrammen]

Oh my god!! You must be a deep sleeper!! 😅😅😅

[@fay6211]

“It’s been 84 years.” 😂

[@AnthonyCrammen]

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[@sistersarann3819]

Rocks in the wild :) LOL I love it when you go all sciencey on us. I love rocks. I have friends that send me rocks all over the world. Now you are in trouble, you will be out with your friends and wander off and be looking at the ground. They will say WTH Ant, and you will say just looking for a rock to tumble :) Next step $4,000 lapidary machine:) LOL

[@AnthonyCrammen]

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[@tracieames]

Noisy..? OK.. Thats where deaf people got the advantage out of it - taking hearing aid out and silence rings out whilst sleeping. Thats one of my favourite advantages 🤣😁

[@AnthonyCrammen]

Haha! 🤣🤣 Oh I could still hear it when I took mine out so haven't reached that amazing level yet!! 😆😆

[@tracieames]

hahaha 🤣😂

[@heidiroush5448]

If you had known before that it was going to take that long, would you have still done it?

[@AnthonyCrammen]

Haha I would have, however I would have planned the video better and started recording it a month earlier 🙈🙈

[@WaverleyWanderer]

If its going to take a month to get your rocks off you better make sure that black knob is good and tight.

[@AnthonyCrammen]

Haha 🤣🤣

[@miasgirls3778]

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[@AnthonyCrammen]

😊😊

[@merbear6868]

You definitely need keychain nipple rings 😂😂😂

[@AnthonyCrammen]

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[@bobherbert4365]

Hi Anthony. Science guy. Have you heard of The Yuba Five? Maybe you could help solve cold cases for us. Make a poster "Where is Gary Mathias?" Sorry for being demanding. What are your favourite mysteries? Well I think this tumbler is too small. You're "wicked" I'm struggling, really struggling. I don't know what to do. Arrrrggghhh

[@coolrunnings3]

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[@merbear6868]

I've always wanted to try rock tumbling. I wonder what regular rocks from outside would look like??

[@AnthonyCrammen]

Oh not sure, think you could get some cool results, apparently you can also tumble regular coloured glass to make sea glass! 😁😁

[@cblaney3931]

Yeah you can do that with glass. According to KZbin anyway! @@AnthonyCrammen

[@cblaney3931]

I've seen some videos on here where people go to the beach and grab stones to tumble. Might be worth watching a few to get some tips for which ones to pick (of course I can't remember who they were now 🙄 ).

[@lds22466]

My father was into lapidary (that’s the fancy word for tumbling rocks), and he tumbled all sorts of gems from opals to rocks from the side of the road. They all end up looking fabulous, if you take the time to do it properly (small dig at you there Ant!). I was so excited to see you do this and so pleased you didn’t chuck the towel in when you found out it was going to take you about a month. Possibly the most patient I have ever seen you be! Roadside rocks end up looking pretty cool, especially if you can get them shiny. Maybe in a future video and you could try this? Just get some rocks from the side of the road, or the beach if you live near one ,and chuck them in your tumbler and tumble away. I hope you can buy refills of your grit. I’m sure you can. Thanks so much for this video. I’m a little excited and might even buy one of these for myself, as we sold off all of Dad‘s stuff when he passed away. I still have lots of the jewelry he made for me though. This brought up so happy memories. Thanks Ant! ❤❤❤

[@melaniehenshaw8696]

I wonder how much electricity is used on top of the machine cost. These gems cost 50p in the shop. Hmm not for me this one. But thanks for spending your money so I don’t have

[@AnthonyCrammen]

Yeah that's the downside as they do cost money to run on top! Haha and no problem! 😁

[@teresalegum4049]

Ant, the constant “inserted clips” of movie bites, etc. is well…. Annoying. This is only my opinion. I love your creativity and look forward to “Friday with Ant”, but not the clips.

[@AnthonyCrammen]

Ah unfortunately that's how I like to edit my videos Teresa so you'll be seeing plenty more lol.

[@teresalegum4049]

I understand Ant ❤