I’ve been looking for a coarser grit than 80/100grit for a while now so I messaged the friendly, helpful peeps over at Rock and Gemstone […]
Batch 40: 36 Day Rock Tumbling Cycle
Batch 40 features stones from my local … Gemstone Beach but this poor batch was the forgotten batch with the 220grit rock tumbling cycle lasting […]
Batch 41: 80/100 grit on Repeat
Batch 41 features a total of 82 stones with quite a number of redo stones from various places (B27-28-29) but most of them are still […]
Batch 39: Rockhounding Gemstone Beach
On the 19th of October I popped down to Gemstone Beach on a special mission. My NZ rockhounding friend Nicola asked me if I would […]
Batch 33: Gemstone Beach and Money Agates
I relented. I went online and bought some money agates to tumble. Given that I live so close to Gemstone Beach and have a pretty […]
Batch 38: Gemstone Beach and Kakanui Stones (Redos)
Batch 38 is a bit of a stone mixture. Some of the stones have been grit tumbled before and are redos. The Gemstone Beach redo […]
Batch 36: 4lb Tumbler Back on Grit Duty
Usually the 4lb tumbler is reserved for polishing duty but as there’s not a full load to polish it’s back on grit duty for Batch […]
Batch 29: Special Tumble and Polish
Batch 29 holds special significance for me as it involves tumbling and polishing some highly precious stones that I have been given. These stones were […]
Batch 27: Using Tin Oxide for Polish
The majority of Batch 27’s stones hail from Gemstone Beach (collected on 27 May) and from the redo holding box (probably Gemstone Beach as well). […]
Batch 26: A Load of Hydrogrossular Garnets
Batch 26 is a special batch because it only contains hydrogrossular garnets that I’ve found on Gemstone Beach in Orepuki, Southland. It just so happens […]