All of my rotary machines are Lortone Tumblers. I now run 2 x double 3lb barrels; 2 x 4lb barrels; 1 x 12lb QT12 and […]
Batch 63: Gemstone Beach Hydrogrossulars
Most of the 65 stones in Batch 63 are Gemstone Beach hydrogrossulars apart from a couple of quartzites (?) and a jasper. They had been […]
Batch 62: Slope Point Nuggets
It took three F60grit (Stage 1) tumble cycles before there were enough Slope Point nuggets (stones) ready to make up Batch 62 to carry onto […]
Batch 58: Tumbling Greywacke
The batch is being tumbled for the two grandchildren of one of our neighbours. The stones are mostly greywacke, which I wouldn’t normally tumble, but […]
Batch 57: Picture Stones from Gemstone Beach
A type of stone that you can find on Gemstone Beach, according to this poster (available from Te Hikoi Museum in Riverton for $5) is […]
Batch 54: Coastal Treasures from Gemstone Beach
These coastal treasures from Gemstone Beach are mainly hydrogrossular garnets or smooth stones that don’t need to do a tumble in the coarse grit 80/100grit. […]
Batch 55: Gemstone Beach Stones
Most of Batch 55 of Gemstone Beach stones are redos meaning I wasn’t happy with the tumbling and/or polishing stages of the stones. There are, […]
Batch 53: The Magic of Gemstone Beach Stones
I am incredibly lucky to live so close to Gemstone Beach and to experience the magic of Gemstone Beach stones almost any time I want. […]
Batch 52: Rockhounding at Gemstone Beach is Better with a Friend
Rockhounding at Gemstone Beach is always better with a friend! JP from TumblestoneBlog is back in town so of course we’ve already had a few […]
Batch 51: Tumbling the Last of Kakanui Stones
It was bound to happen. I am tumbling the last of the Kakanui stones from my fossicking trip to Oamaru. Oh well, that just means […]