Hi all! I am tumbling some rocks I found in/around a creek on my stepdad’s property and am hoping to give them, once polished, to him for Christmas. (He’s lived on this property his whole life, bought the property off his parents, built his own house on it so the land holds sentimental value for him.)

I’m trying to figure out a nice container/case to put them in. Any suggestions? What do you use to display or gift?

To give idea on size: There may be around 10-15 rocks ranging in size from penny to golf ball by the time they are done tumbling and are polished.

Hi everyone!

I'm brand new to tumbling but have been a big rock hound my whole life. I'm finally going to take the leap on buying a tumbler and I have about $200 (Canadian) to make this dream happen. I'm someone who loves research and I've been looking into tumblers for about a week now but I'm overwhelmed at where to start.

What are some suggestions for an entry-level tumbler? OR could anyone explain (like I'm 8) what I should be looking for in one? Bonus points for if the tumbler can be purchased in Canada, as shipping looks costly.

I appreciate any help!

In a 2lb tumbler, can you put a large rock in there? Say 1.5lb? And how would you tumble it?

I have a Diamond pacific vib tumbler... after my final polish I follow the guide and clean down the stones and then put them back in and do a couple of hours with some washing up liquid to get rid of any last bits of polish and to burnish.... question.... I assume I am leaving the ceramic media in with the stones as well to stop them getting bruised??

First time using a vibratory tumbler and cerium polish! I gotta say we’re really happy with the results but curious if anyone has a good way to clean the cerium out.

This might be a bit of a dumb question, but can the polish on a tumbled rock come off/dull if you touch it too much or other rocks hit it? I have my rocks all stored together in a glass container, and I was taking them out for something tonight and started wondering if I’m possibly ruining the finish. I realize it’s probably not ideal to have rocks of different hardness together, but I need to find some more storage bins.

What do y’all use if anything to fill in cracks and holes before or between stages? How do the rocks turn out? I’ve thought of using super glue or clear epoxy.

Hey, im about a week or so away from completing the polish stage of my first ever batch.

I am already really happy with the way the rocks looked after pre polish, so im super excited to see them after the polish stage.

Only thing i am slightly annoyed about from my first attempt is that i forgot to take pictures of most of the rocks before tumbling and any pics i do have of the “before” are pretty poor.

So id at least like to get good pictures to share of them after they are polished. Does anyone have any tips or tricks for getting good photos? Ill be using my iphone 12 pro, reckon that should be adequate to take some decent pics. Thank you

Hi, if anyone has some raw rainbow obsidian to sell (and ship to southern Calif.) I'd like to chat. Probably 10 lbs. or less. Or perhaps a trade?