Tumbling Crazy Lace Agate - A Tutorial

Learn to tumble Mexican Crazy Lace agate using a rotary and vibratory tumbler. Want to see how the rest of them turned out? Here’s a video: This playlist has many more of my tumbled rocks: If you don’t have a vibratory tumbler, you could check out these videos: Rotary tumbling with ceramics: Rotary tumbling with plastic pellets: Recipe: Rotary tumble using coarse grit, such as 46/70 silicon carbide. Check rocks weekly and set aside any that are acceptable. Lot-O Tumbler: 2 days with 2 Tablespoons 220 or 120/200 silicon carbide grit 3 days with 1/2 teaspoon 500 aluminum oxide grit and 1 tablespoon borax 2 days with 1/2 teaspoon aluminum oxide polish and 1 tablespoon borax Optional: burnish for 2 hours or more in 2 tablespoons of borax – MERCH –
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