One of the smaller tweaks I have been making to my whole tumbling stones process has been using less silicon carbide grit in my barrels […]
Batch 66: Lortone Tumblers Galore!
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 65: A Load of Hydrogrossulars
This load of hydrogrossulars put into one of my 4lb tumbler barrels were all found on Monday, June 3rd – King’s birthday long weekend. I […]
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 60: Working the QT12
I introduced the latest addition to my stone shed in this post. My early thinking was I would only use the QT12 Lortone Tumbler to […]
Batch 59: Gemstone Beach Mix of Colour
Batch 59’s stones have all come from Gemstone Beach and the mix of colour plus the various types of stones that one can find here […]
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 56: Changing the Process for Tumbling Stones
I am trying something a little different by changing the process for tumbling stones. As a result of not being happy with the final polish […]
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. […]