[Rockhounds] rotary tumbling

[Steve & Marilyn]

I think they still have a copy on their web site.  Steve
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Kreigh Tomaszewski" <Kreigh at Tomaszewski.net>
To: "Rockhounds at drizzle.com: A mailing list for rock and gem collectors" 
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Sent: Thursday, October 11, 2007 5:58 PM
Subject: Re: [Rockhounds] rotary tumbling


> June Young wrote:
>>
>> I am tumbling agates in a new Lortone, double 3# barrels.  When it is 
>> time to change the  course grit, #80, the bottom of the barrel still has 
>> all the grit in it.  It looks like it has not been used or broken down. 
>> Is this normal for #80?  The other grits do not act like that.
>>   Thanks for all your help and advise.
>>   June
>>
>
>
> June,
>
> It sounds like you have the barrel too full, and the rocks can't
> actually tumble. You only want to fill the barrel to about 2/3 full by
> volume, and water to about the top of the rocks.
>
> Lortone used to send a great phamplet on tumbling how-to's with new
> tumblers. Don't know if they still do, but if you got one it is worth
> reading.
>
> Kreigh
>
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