What’s your favorite type of rock to tumble? Are there ones that tumble well together? Just asking beginner questions, thanks!

  • Wren@lemmy.todayM
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    1 month ago

    My favorites are translucent ones like types of quartz, amethyst and agate. It’s fun watching them get clearer and shinier with each step.

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      1 month ago

      Those are some of my favorites, as well. I have lots that were gifts. I don’t think I’ve found any good rocks myself to tumble but I will have to look in the buckets from the coast. There’s got to be something that will tumble well, right? I’ve only ever found small agate from the beach. Does size matter when tumbling?

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        1 month ago

        Agate tumbles well, yeah. Size matters - you want to have about the same size/hardness rocks together. If they break up in the tumbler, I remove them to run a different batch with smaller ones.

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          1 month ago

          Size does matter…Haha rock tumbling humor right? That’s good info, I probably would have been bummed seeing a rock break or think I did something wrong!