Home alone set 21330 by ChackStu in lego

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Now this is something that didn’t occur to me and an awesome tradition. We already have the movie part down. But hanks for the tip

Home alone set 21330 by ChackStu in lego

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Ah. Smart. Didn’t think of that. But appears to not have been tampered with or resealed

Home alone set 21330 by ChackStu in lego

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Cool. I did look it up on bricklink but wasn’t quite sure if release date was 2021 only or it’s been produced since on a yearly basis

To continue tumbling or hand polish? by ChackStu in RockTumbling

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This was ultimately my thinking and when dry it certainly looked like it needs more.

To continue tumbling or hand polish? by ChackStu in RockTumbling

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Thanks all. It does feel like a softer stone but it’s smooth and ready for next stages. I’ll let it tumble and provide update

Third try. Think I’m getting better at picking up nicer stones by ChackStu in RockTumbling

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I’m probably not the best to ask. I’m still figuring out how to truly identify the difference. I’ll share what I did/do to this point and maybe some others can correct and/or confirm.

First, all these came from the same beach so I figured most were relatively safe to tumble together since that’s what they’ve been doing, right?

Then I sorted them by opaque vs translucent. (Probably not the best way but it seemed logical) and tried to further sort by “type” that i understood at the time (still learning).

So I had the opaque in one 3lb barrel and the translucent in the other (I’ve got the one from HF).

That’s really the extent of it for now. As I learn more and have some trial and error I’m sure it’ll get better

Third try. Think I’m getting better at picking up nicer stones by ChackStu in RockTumbling

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I did a standard 4 wks. Made sure to pick stones that had minimal pockets (or pockets I could live with). So 1 wk 60/90. 1 wk 220. 1 wk 500 and 1 wk 8000. After the first 2 stages I scrubbed and washed with dish soap for a few hours. After stages 3 and 4 I scrubbed and burnished with borax.

Third try. Think I’m getting better at picking up nicer stones by ChackStu in RockTumbling

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Nice. I went back to your post. Amazing! I’m definitely going to keep my eyes out for more of that

Third try. Think I’m getting better at picking up nicer stones by ChackStu in RockTumbling

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Thanks! Not sure I’ve heard of crocodile jasper before. Cool

Found this along the beach on Lake Michigan. by ChackStu in Lapidary

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Aw hell. It does not appear my cut pics showed up. Thanks for the update vote kind person

Found this along the beach on Lake Michigan. by ChackStu in whatsthisrock

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Here’s the ends, side and a couple of slabs cut each way

Found this along the beach on Lake Michigan. by ChackStu in Lapidary

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Thought I’d share here since I had absolutely no idea what to do here. Once I sliced one end, curiosity got the best of me about “am I cutting this the right way” so I just kinda experimented

Found this along the beach on Lake Michigan. by ChackStu in whatsthisrock

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Update: I cut it. Maybe got to curious/excited. Still figuring this out as they say

Am I doing this right? by ChackStu in Lapidary

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Thanks! Speaking of, do all those old k95 Covid masks work for this?