Wilderness State Park Rock Hunt (near Mackinaw City)

I visited Wilderness State Park near Mackinaw City and it is beautiful. I found an interesting rock that I took home and made into a pendant.
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[@notinmanitou]

As the owner of one of your pendants, I have to disagree...you are very good at making them. I've never liked wire wrapping because it usually looks chintzy, but my petoskey stone pendant is beautifully made. Your attention to detail shows in all your work. The stone you showed us today is lovely. Too bad you had to cut it down.

[@MichiganRocks]

I'm pretty happy with how my wraps turn out, but I'm not very adept at handling the wire because I don't make that many of them. What I meant is that I'm not a good person to show wire wrapping technique. I guess I wasn't very clear in the video, but I threw that first cab into the tumbler. The second one was from a different slab.

[@nancygaxiola5412]

Also, so much of the time the wire wrap is too elaborate to see the beautiful stone.

[@nancygaxiola5412]

Oooooo that's what I'll have to get next!

[@sallythompson5071]

Johnathan Livingston Seagull did a fly by! Loved it.

[@mrimc]

Master workmanship. Great vid.

[@MichiganRocks]

Thank you.

[@vongtaynhanaikptt6066]

Sending my full support on this video. Thank you for sharing!

[@MichiganRocks]

You're welcome!

[@darkwood777]

This is a great combo video! That silly bird thought for sure that you had french fries in your pockets.

[@MichiganRocks]

It must have been eating something right along the waterline. It sure wanted to be there.

[@CharlieOkeson]

You're so lucky to have all that beach to search. I walk my dogs in the city gravel pit and still come home with cool rocks in all my pockets, but it's just not the same 😪😊. Will any lake do, or is just the big (Great) lakes? I'm so jealous 🙂 I've been dropping hints all over the place for my two sons that I want a rock tumbler... maybe for Christmas. I'll be binge watching your channel when I get one, even if I have to get my own. Thanks for sharing.

[@MichiganRocks]

Great Lakes beaches in Michigan are considered state land, so you can walk as far as you want once you get to the beach. Inland beaches are owned by whoever owns the lakefront property, so you can't walk just anywhere on inland lakes. The rocks should be about the same on either inland or Great Lakes beaches in the same area.

[@user-ks8jz6ok9f]

Beautiful rock choice. Beautiful pendant! Best of both worlds with search to make it video.

[@largent45]

Wow, i just love your little buddy! He seems to be pretty attached! The quartz is gorgeous! And your piece that you chose to make a pendant out of was a shame that it kept chipping but what you did came out lovely and your wrap job was simple and elegant and shows the stone perfectly! Awesome! Thanks for sharing!

[@MichiganRocks]

I did enjoy walking along with that seagull. I couldn't believe how long he stayed near me.

[@Indyanas_ocean_view]

What a gorgeous day! Your bird friend was cute. That pendant turned out really nice! 😍🥰😇👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻

[@MichiganRocks]

Seagulls are ok on their own. When they bring their whole clan to your picnic, they get less cute.

[@Indyanas_ocean_view]

@@MichiganRocks Ha ha , so true!😍🥰😇👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻

[@ladikmk]

Great looking rocky beach and that’s a beautiful pendant Rob! Your persistence paid off in the end. The small bays looked nice and protected, and interesting to see how they looked from above with the drone shots.

[@MichiganRocks]

Those were some of the more interesting little bays I've seen. I was excited to see the drone shots.

[@loriehabel1552]

Nicely done 👍

[@SherryAustinMcginley]

Nice save on the pendant. It’s pretty.

[@MichiganRocks]

I didn't save it, I started over with a different slab.

[@teeteepalooza]

loved your little friend! how enchanting to have a curious creature walk with you! i’d have a pocket full of raisins & unsalted sunflower seeds to make friends with her. but i’m weird like that

[@MichiganRocks]

Feeding seagulls is a dangerous thing. 50 more would appear from nowhere and it wouldn't be fun anymore.

[@markreetz1001]

I'm glad you didn't scrap it we that second chip came out. Looks great.

[@MichiganRocks]

I did scrap it. It's in my tumbler. I started the second cab from scratch.

[@JhonDiamond2021]

Making Pendants from Beach Stones, the results are very satisfying friends. best.

[@MichiganRocks]

Thanks, Jhon.

[@michalwintz7083]

Awesome video beautiful work. Thank you for showing your work. The fossiliferous term means full of fossils. I have several beautiful stones I have put in my tumbler. I didn't know at the time they had fossils in them. Or I would not have wasted my time. It was only one or two not a whole batch. The jasper shines up great but, those fossils keep from getting a really nice shine over all of the rock. I am moving further north in Texas for a bit. Then on to Utah in the spring. I am excited to get a chance to explore this winter. I live in South Central Texas. So our winters are a crazy mix of warm one day freezing the next. 🙃☕❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

[@MichiganRocks]

Warm one day and freezing the next sure beats freezing every day for months!

[@michalwintz7083]

@@MichiganRocks 😆 I was born in Idaho. One of my last winters there was almost 2 weeks at 27 degrees below zero. Living in a valley we would get those inversions. It would be nice and sunny in the mountains while we froze down below. I will miss the milder winters but, I am moving closer to part of the family in Utah.

[@ruthchapman3847]

What a cool rock you found. Love the colors, And very cool in the chain coral finds

[@therockgarden1]

Your videos have provided me with a great many tips and useful ideas for making pendants on my own channel. One thing that I do when preparing to groove my rock is use the marker on the blade. Cut a groove on any rock and measure your depth with your wire. Once the depth is good, turn the grinder off and place your stone against the blade. Put your marker on the blade at the edge of the rock. Remove the rock and turn the blade on briefly. This creates a black line on the blade that you can use for future grinds that will always be deep enough for your wire. Great stuff! Love your videos!

[@MichiganRocks]

That's a good idea, but as the bit wears, you'll have to move your line.

[@therockgarden1]

@@MichiganRocks That's true. You also start to wear away the line as you go, but it will last you several cabochons at least. Thanks for the videos. Love watching you craft.

[@MamaMittens]

I bought my son a rock tumbler for Christmas and I've been binge watching your videos. Just wanted to say thank you. Your videos have been soooo helpful!

[@MichiganRocks]

You're welcome! I hope he enjoys his gift. That's exactly how I got started in this. When my son was maybe about 11 or 12 my wife and I decided to buy him a tumbler. He had always liked polished rocks in gift shops. After a couple years of tumbling, he sort of lost interest, but I didn't. Now here I am making videos about rock tumbling. I didn't really see that coming.

[@MamaMittens]

@@MichiganRocks That's awesome! My son is almost 10 and has always collected rocks. He loves them. I'm not sure he has the patience to tumble and wait for them but I know I will use it if he doesn't.

[@MichiganRocks]

@@MamaMittens My son was at least as patient as I was.

[@I_wish_I_knew_something]

Love this place too. Besides looking at rocks, you can look at the stars at night. Great video. Try not to try to kayak to the light house. Well, maybe that’s me.

[@MichiganRocks]

We have a couple dark sky sites near where I live too. Thomas from 99 Rockhounding and I went to Rockport at night to take some star pictures. Thomas has a good camera and got some good shots.

[@LadyYoop]

BEAUTIFUL...just beautiful.....

[@bobbimorris1819]

I prefer a the smaller pendant and this one turned out beautiful! Glad you didn’t give up on making it. 😊

[@MichiganRocks]

I did give up on the first one. I started from scratch with the slab that had the crack. I should probably make more small pendants.

[@pathoodjoy]

Thanks for the very relaxing lapping waves and the lovely finished pendant.

[@MichiganRocks]

You’re welcome, Pat.

[@salliemorrill2671]

Came out beautiful. Like your edits: go the beach, collect some, process them, back to the beach, & process them, wrap up. Good work. Good channel.

[@MichiganRocks]

Thanks!

[@virginiarocks]

Very pretty pendant - well done! Lovely day on the beach. ❤

[@MichiganRocks]

Thanks, Virginia.

[@CplSkiUSMC]

I really like the source to finished piece together. Both the beach hunt and the jewelry making are individually interesting but bringing them together in the same video really ties the entire experience together and illustrates the fruits of the find. This is great stuff Rob, please keep making these. BTW, you're coming up on 100k subscribers... WOW! Congrats!!

[@MichiganRocks]

I plan to do more like this, but I’m getting close to the end of rock hunting season. It’s supposed to snow today. Five inches by tomorrow.

[@CplSkiUSMC]

@@MichiganRocks I hope you'll be pleased to know that I've procured the abrasives and have begun tumbling... and you have been my tutor and inspiration to get going.

[@MichiganRocks]

@@CplSkiUSMC That's awesome!

[@margaretlynch1494]

🙋‍♀️❤ The pendant is beautiful. I think the size is perfect. Really lovely!

[@MichiganRocks]

I tend to always make the larger tear drop shape, but I should make smaller ones more often.

[@lorrets9775]

I really enjoyed the beach walk, with your friend 🙂 The little coves reminded me of Lulworth cove ( one of my favourite places) Great pendant, I like that version of wire wrap

[@MichiganRocks]

I have never heard of Lulworth Cove, so I just looked it up. I can see why it's one of your favorite places.

[@Grimes60]

Love that beach, and the pendant 😍

[@kylaabegglen1275]

I really enjoyed both parts! The rock you made the pendant from looks a lot like what would be called a prairie agate in other states. The slabs are beautiful from it and the pendant is gorgeous! Love the amazing shine you put on it too. I like the size it ended up being very much, I like a bit smaller jewelry. You could definitely make a smaller round or square pendant out of the banding from the the slab with the fracture, or even a matching pair of smaller oval earrings. Great video Rob, thanks for sharing!✌️🤠🤘

[@MichiganRocks]

The successful cab was from the slab with the fracture. The first one is currently in my tumbler. You're right about making smaller cabs, I should do that more. I find it easier or maybe more enjoyable to make the bigger cabs, so that's what I usually end up doing. I also need to start mixing up the shapes more often.

[@OntarioRob]

Beautiful pendant. You have an exceptional talent

[@staceymcmahan5016]

So beautiful ! In our travels We didn't get to go to this area. Very much enjoyed this video and the aerial views. Also like watching your jewelry making .

[@MichiganRocks]

Thanks. Michigan is a beautiful state.

[@Groucho57]

I really like the format of this video. Seeing you find the rocks and then create something from those rocks in the same video is really cool. I'm sure there's a lot more work and lead time involved in making this type of video, but I like it.

[@MichiganRocks]

It is more work, but I've been getting good feedback on this sort of thing. I did the same thing for next week's video too. No pendant, but several polished rocks.

[@Groucho57]

Awesome, I'm looking forward to watching it.

[@chrisbgifford7387]

That turned out very pretty! I like the way that you wrapped it with a groove in the side.

[@MichiganRocks]

Thanks, Chris!

[@MICHIGANROCKBOX]

I've learned so much from watching your videos. I have many of the same rocks that you speak of as a life long michigander

[@MichiganRocks]

I'm glad to be able to help.

[@SmallWonda]

Very nice, thank you - lovely spot - did used to like Mackinac Island - towards the end of Fall... a sweet place for a night or two to step back in time... Thought the stone very attractive, nice pendant. Cheers!

[@MichiganRocks]

Mackinac Island is a really cool place. I don’t think there are too many other places like it.

[@mariemoss2475]

What a beautiful job you did.. Stunning 👍💕

[@MichiganRocks]

Thanks!

[@martic51]

What a beautiful place. I’d love to visit Michigan shores!

[@MichiganRocks]

I thank God every day that I live in such a beautiful state.

[@ghostwriter4565]

So I’m a jewelry maker myself, and I have to say, for someone who claims not to do a very good job, you do excellently at making a nice clean bail.

[@MichiganRocks]

I think I stated that a bit wrong. I'm happy with how they turn out, I'm just slow and awkward in doing it. I redid that initial wire that goes around the groove three times on this one. I didn't really want to put everyone through watching me struggle to get the job done. I enjoy doing the lapidary work, but I don't really like doing the wrapping. I think if I did a lot more of them, I'd get much better at it.

[@agatebeauties]

Fun to watch your process and the end result!

[@markattardo]

Very enjoyable video Rob! Good to see you were able to get a pendant from the rock after all.

[@MichiganRocks]

If at first you don't succeed, try, try again.

[@aeronautee]

I did find a Petoskey at Wilderness while camped there last year, small but nicely figured. I very much enjoyed the video, especially shot on a beach I'm familiar with.

[@MichiganRocks]

They’re much more rare farther north like that, but I guess there must be a few.

[@The66Leadfoot]

Loving the hybrid approach! Appreciate the extra work sir.

[@MichiganRocks]

Thanks!

[@nicolagraynewzealandrockho8976]

That pendant looks amazing. You did a great job on the wrapping. It looked like hard hunting on the beach, not too many coloured rocks to find. Pretty spot though.

[@MichiganRocks]

The rocks weren't the best on this beach, but the scenery was awesome.

[@chloeparadis2461]

Hi Rob, thanks for the great videos! I love the rock hunting ones and the lapidary work ones so this one was two for the price of one.

[@MichiganRocks]

I'm spoiling you!

[@rockprincess]

I loved both parts! That pendant looks amazing, great job! 👏

[@MichiganRocks]

Thanks!

[@donsproul1291]

Rob, the round shoreline depression you found at Waugoschance Pt was the result of WWII training based in Traverse City. They trained aircraft carrier pilots as well as the first radio controlled drone aircraft pilots. They did live bombing flights in 1943-44 from there using the Pointe and the lighthouse as primary targets, some of the drones had 2000# live bombs to simulate actual conditions. Most of the flights were done at night. Some bombs actually landed in the Pte Aux Chene area in the UP. There was one in front of my sons cottage along US-2.

[@MichiganRocks]

That's really interesting. I'm surprised that something like that would last that long with all the big storms and ice moving around during that time. I had no idea they dropped live bombs right along the water like that.

[@lilalightandlove421]

I like the new shape of the pendant more than the traditional shape. You’re very talented and patient when working with the stones. I’m impressed!

[@MichiganRocks]

I'm kind of in a rut with the teardrop pattern because that's my favorite. I should mix it up more often.

[@sarahhanna9241]

Love the jewelry making in this video, Beautiful scenery and adventure.

[@MichiganRocks]

Little bit of everything!

[@nightrunner1456]

Make my Friday!

[@SisterShirley]

Rob, I thoroughly enjoyed this video. The rock hunting, the polishing, the designing, the instruction and the commentary. But the drone shots got me where it hurts. I wish I was that seagull and I could fly over one of my favorite areas of Michigan; The Mighty Mac! She's so marvelous. And so was that pendant. I'd write more but now I have to go back and watch your 2 other videos on jewelry making. Peace be with you, my KZbin friend. ps...when did you film this? Still looked like summer, but without the Fudgies

[@MichiganRocks]

There was a couple sitting on the beach right by the parking lot when I got there. Other than that, not a fudgie to be seen (except me, I suppose). I filmed this on September 14. I have been a little ahead on videos up until recently. Next week's video was filmed yesterday and I don't have anything for the following week yet. I flew the drone when I was finished with the rest of the video. After walking out the point and seeing those fun bays, the other side of the point and the ponds up on the beach, I was pretty excited to get that thing up in the air. I wasn't disappointed in the shots I got.

[@lynettepavelich7540]

Nice video! I actually really liked how you found a cool rock and cut in to show what you did with it. Liked the format!

[@MichiganRocks]

I’m glad you liked it, Lynette. I’ll try to do videos like this more often.

[@Smallathe]

Very cool beach hunt and pendant making!

[@MichiganRocks]

Thanks!

[@wyomingadventures]

I liked both parts of the video. The pendant turned out very nice. I actually like that there's not much wire on it. Great rock you picked out for it. I think your buddy wanted to help you find rocks. 😉

[@MichiganRocks]

I should have trained him to fly rocks back to the Jeep as I found them.

[@jerrybynum4143]

Sure you're not good at wrapping! A work of ART sir. Thanks so much

[@MichiganRocks]

I'm happy with the end product. I'm not happy with how awkward the process is. It looks better when I cut out the three times I tried to do the initial wire around the perimeter unsuccessfully. The whole thing feels like a struggle. So what I meant to say is that I'm the wrong guy to show you the best technique for doing the wrap.

[@dianemurphy7625]

Thanks for this video! I love that park, and miss rock hunting on Michigan's beaches. I live in Colorado now, and watching this is the next best thing to finding the rocks myself.

[@MichiganRocks]

I've been to Colorado and I missed water while I was there. I sure did enjoy the mountains though.

[@chrishunt8130]

I really liked showing what you have done with your finds at the same time. Excellent job on the pendant, very interesting stone.

[@MichiganRocks]

I've been getting a lot of positive feedback on that, so I've been trying to do more.

[@robertkreiling1746]

Great job all explained in a very practical way !

[@MichiganRocks]

Thanks, glad you liked it.

[@deechristian4707]

Loved the chain coral detail, totally going to do the stronger acid and maybe clear epoxy to stabilize it? The pendant is great, i can see a meteorite slice in my future pendant 😊thanks for your hard work. Like the editing👍

[@MichiganRocks]

A meteorite slice, huh? That sounds pretty fancy.

[@chozzy721]

Awesome video and awesome lapidary work! Love your videos! Thanks for another great one!

[@MichiganRocks]

You're welcome!

[@davidhile5363]

Greetings from Toledo, Oh. tonight! That was a little different beach than what we usually see. The rock that you made the cab from kind of looked like a agate with those squiggly lines. We used to have a seafood restaurant at home. The signs on the restroom doors said “buoys” and “gulls” !

[@MichiganRocks]

I can't say it was my favorite beach, but I ended up finding a couple fun things. The scenery was above average, but the rocks were below average. I think I've seen the buoys and gulls signs somewhere. I love stuff like that.

[@sparband]

The chain corals in acid are neat. That little bay was almost a perfect heart shape from the drone. The pendant came out beautiful.

[@MichiganRocks]

I loved seeing that little bay from the drone.

[@tonys.5940]

Love the Halysites.

[@chrishebert7650]

The pendant looks awesome!

[@MichiganRocks]

Thanks, Chris.

[@deniseview4253]

The cab turned out sooo pretty. And you’re better at wire wrapping then you think. Pendent is beautiful.

[@MichiganRocks]

I get the job done alright, I am just sort of awkward in the process. You didn't see the part where I redid the initial wire in the groove three times before I got it right.

[@detzlerangela]

Really impressive to me! I love it and would definitely buy one ❤️

[@MichiganRocks]

I already gave that one away, but I have some other pendants for sale at a local shop. At least I think they still have some, I haven't been over there in awhile. They don't have an online store, but will work with you if you call or email. olivetbookandgift.com

[@MrTurtleMontana]

Excellent videography, Rob! You do such a great job of capturing the beauty of our wonderful state!

[@MichiganRocks]

Thanks, Will.

[@kirsiselei8703]

Both parts are really good💕.the pendant(not sure if that is correct way to write that word)is really beautiful❤

[@MichiganRocks]

Thanks! You spelled "pendant" correctly too.

[@semiproactive9625]

Thanks Rob.

[@brodyhess5553]

Rock and idea thief ! Lol thanks for the videos

[@dani71johnson]

Absolutely beautiful pendant! ❤

[@MichiganRocks]

Thank you Dani.

[@carmenevans7651]

A patterned stone always looks better with a plain setting. Great job!

[@MichiganRocks]

Thanks, Carmen.

[@teeteepalooza]

the rock you picked for the pendant was beautiful. lots of unpredictable setbacks but you persevered!

[@MichiganRocks]

I thought I'd leave those in so you could see that things don't always go smoothly.

[@aliencat11]

Nicely done!

[@leezardo9324]

Very well done video. Love it!

[@MichiganRocks]

Thanks, Lee.

[@chance1986]

You're a skilled artist. Lovely pendant. btw, I used your joke a few days ago. me: "I have an enormous rock collection." friend: "where do you keep it?" me: "At the beach".

[@MichiganRocks]

I stole that from Steven Wright. "I have the world's largest collection of seashells. I keep it on all the beaches of the world... perhaps you've seen it."

[@easterazali9237]

I enjoyed the views of the round bay , very unusual ! The pendant turned out very beautiful you’re becoming a professional in making funky jewellery Rob 😊🥰👍

[@MichiganRocks]

Thanks, Easter!

[@truelytreasured3990]

The fossil at 3:19 is a fovosite too. I can see the structure when you showed a side view of it. I have some just like it that were dry finds in the tailings from farmers fields. I think I was told they were calcified. They are sun bleached, brittle and sparkley. I can send pics and even a couple of samples for you if you like.

[@MichiganRocks]

I think they're probably silicified rather that calcified. Most fossils around here, like Petoskey stones, are made of limestone which is mostly calcium. They're really soft. But I find some Petoskey stones that are as hard as jasper or agate. They look like the favosites you were talking about, white and sparkly when dry. I believe that type of Petoskey stone was replaced by silica. Thanks for the ID by the way. Sometimes I'm just not sure what I'm finding.

[@debbypetty8685]

I found my first chain coral on the beach of the campground. There are all sorts of little surprises in that area.

[@MichiganRocks]

There’s lots of beach here that I didn’t get to. Did you explore more? Any other spots nearby worth checking out?

[@debbypetty8685]

@@MichiganRocks I’ve only ever searched the area where the campground is just because we camp there every year. I’m definitely going to look at others areas like where you were. We’ve never explored farther down the road into the park down by the cabins.

[@MichiganRocks]

@@debbypetty8685 I parked in the parking lot as far up the point as I could get. You have a pretty good idea of where I was from my drone shots. The guy in the little camping registration hut (is there a name for that?) told me that there's also a spot to park on the other side of the point, but he thought the rocks might be better where I went. He didn't sound like he got too many rock hunting questions though.

[@debbypetty8685]

@@MichiganRocks thanks for tips!! Happy Hunting😊

[@MNRockHounder]

I hope to own a cab machine one day so I can make jewelry like that, awesome video

[@MichiganRocks]

They are fun machines.

[@IvanLopez-zh3xz]

Really cool!!!!!

[@jeffholmes1362]

I like the finished product, pity about the chips. Still your groove and wrap process is awesome, shows the stone off well.

[@MichiganRocks]

That happens once in awhile. I was lucky it didn't happen with the second one.

[@judymarkel8029]

Pretty

[@gwynnfarrell1856]

Really nice pendant! Perhaps your beach buddy felt that you might be a good hunting partner since you did a lot of turning over of rocks. 😊

[@MichiganRocks]

Think I was exposing bugs for him?

[@gwynnfarrell1856]

@@MichiganRocks Yup!

[@LTGuitar51]

BEAUTIFEL!!!

[@donsproul1291]

If you look on Google Earth you can still spot them, about 1/2 mile east of Pt Aux Chenes River in the UP there are two about 100' apart just west off the tip of the small island tip. There are more if look closely in the Waugoschance area.

[@MichiganRocks]

I'll check that out. Thanks, Don!

[@cactusmann5542]

Youve been busy. Here it rains every weekend, and now I have cold....

[@MichiganRocks]

We had about four days straight of rain a few weeks ago, but it's been pretty nice since. I've been taking advantage and getting outside as much as possible. There's lots to do around the yard this time of year.

[@Charl-Viljoen]

Most definitely both parts 🙂

[@rockshoal4267]

That is a beautiful rock. look up silicate marble. Audubon book has a interesting read on them.

[@MichiganRocks]

I did. I do see some similarities.

[@maddie9947]

I love the cabochons you make! How long does it take?

[@MichiganRocks]

Quite a while if I'm filming it. Maybe a couple hours if I'm not. I don't really keep track of my time. Usually I'll make several at once which cuts down on the time per pendant.

[@thestonecraftingworkshop7490]

very nice.

[@Luciddreamer007]

💎 Wonderful Just Wonderful I was thinking a drone shot would be cool & suddenly bammo 💥 I was flying on a Magical Mystery Tour over the water 💦 Resplendent ( long day today I mean LONG day ! ) And why Rob …. Why could I not take me eyes 👀 off that oddly captivating Seagull ! ! I named him “Stanley” ya know … for obvious reasons I think the pendant you created is honestly more captivating than Stanley

[@MichiganRocks]

Wow, I guess you really liked this one! Thanks for all the nice words.

[@Metal-Detecting-Texas]

Cool video.

[@mlstuart6332]

very nice

[@berjo77]

Hey Rob, glad to see you out today, another spring-like day with mid-November only a few days away? I’d take it too if I could get at it!

[@MichiganRocks]

This was filmed on September 14, but yesterday was about the same temperature. Nancy and I were out for a good part of the day.

[@berjo77]

@@MichiganRocks , understood. With the weather as nice as it was these last few days, you could have fooled me by just saying “ Yeah.” But my appreciation holds. I am, as always, impressed by your adventures to our shores. With my young children, other hobbies, and mostly my wife working a new 2nd shift position, I haven’t seen the beaches as much this summer. But don’t despair, I haven’t been completely complacent. With my new lightweight waders and felt bottom wader-overshoes, I still have some time left for near shore hunting, more still come early spring! As always, Nancy and you continue to inspire! Thanks for the good works and stay safe!

[@MichiganRocks]

@@berjo77 Sounds like you're all set up for some cold water fun. It's 30 degrees here today, by the way.

[@MrTurtleMontana]

Do you think the seagull was looking for agates? Of quartz he was!

[@MichiganRocks]

Ha!

[@oldjohnnyrude8404]

Great video. That was a very cool rock and the pendant turned out very nice. I got the first batch going in the new Lot-O this evening. Mine has slightly better action than your new one had before you tuned it, but not as vigorous as your first one. I guess I'm going to try it as it is first before I try adjusting it at all.

[@MichiganRocks]

I think that sounds like a good plan.

[@oldjohnnyrude8404]

@@MichiganRocks kzbin.info/www/bejne/d2SWm4FtZ7Bpfqc This is a link to a short video of my Lot-O as it is currently running. It sure looks like how your newer one was running before you tuned it. What do you think?

[@MichiganRocks]

@@oldjohnnyrude8404 That looks a little slow. Your slurry looks perfect though. I'd try to adjust it while it was running with a full load of rocks. Just move the dowel enough to get the rocks rolling a little bit faster.

[@oldjohnnyrude8404]

@@MichiganRocks That's exactly what I was thinking. The 500 AO is moving a bit better, but could still be a bit faster. I'll probably run this batch out as it is then tune it with the next full load of rocks. Thank you for the input. 👍

[@oldjohnnyrude8404]

@@MichiganRocks Thebactin slowed way down after a full day and I couldn't take it anymore after 2 days. I moved the dowel toward the frame of the tumbler a bit and it seems to be happy pretty close to the 2cm mark as yours was. I moved it slightly closer and the noise increased without much improvement in tumbling action. I moved it back to about 2.2cm and it slowed down some woth not much difference in sound from the 2cm mark. It seems happy there and it has run there for the past day. I will probably glue it back down at this position but is have left it movable for the time being until I run another batch starting at 220 grit. Anywhoo, I'm happy so far.

Gostei muito super lindos....

[@debivort]

what a friendly seagull

[@MichiganRocks]

We exchanged addresses and have become pen pals.

[@icatz]

Very nice and informative video all around. Great work, Rob. Isn't it cold there yet? TFS 💖💔🎸🏏

[@MichiganRocks]

This was filmed on September 14, but Nancy and I were just out two days ago. I was wearing shorts and a T-shirt and wading in some pretty cold water. It has been a very warm fall here, but yesterday it went back to more normal temperatures.