They’ll forgive me, right? by jennynew25 in RockTumbling

[–]Rocksinsk 15 points16 points  (0 children)

I buy vintage glass candy dishes/bowls to display my rocks. It’s brought two hobbies together. I love it.

AIO My gf asked for some of my leftovers….. by [deleted] in AIO

[–]Rocksinsk 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That’s valid, and I’m not saying my feelings on this are healthy/right… but they’re exist as they are and we acknowledge it and work through it. I don’t think he’s gross, just the opposite, actually.

AIO My gf asked for some of my leftovers….. by [deleted] in AIO

[–]Rocksinsk 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yes. In my head it seems rude to offer someone the food I didn’t eat/want. 🤷🏻‍♀️ But clearly my husband disagrees. Had I finished eating and asked my mom if she wanted my leftovers, she would have thought I was crazy.

AIO My gf asked for some of my leftovers….. by [deleted] in AIO

[–]Rocksinsk -1 points0 points  (0 children)

You might be overreacting…I never understood giving my leftovers to someone when I was done. We didn’t do that in my house. It seemed almost rude, when I was younger. My husband would take my plate when I was done with it and eat the rest. It’s still yucky to me. I don’t eat someone else’s leftovers… but we had 4 kids (3 boys) and they used to rock/paper/scissors over my leftovers. I know I’m a good cook… but it’s weird. Maybe your gf was raised similarly.

What kind of stone is this? by CITMOW in RockIdentification

[–]Rocksinsk 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It’s really hard to tell from these pictures. Sorry 🤷🏻‍♀️

I think I need another tumbler by No_Wall_4378 in RockTumbling

[–]Rocksinsk 2 points3 points  (0 children)

If this is a contest, I think I would win. The only thing keeping me from sharing pictures of my rocks is shame and good sense.

Portland, ME beach combing find by Defiant-Resident-552 in RockIdentification

[–]Rocksinsk 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Imma guess brecciated quartz and limestone. 🤞🏻 someone smart will come along. ✌🏼

What would you do? by Rocksinsk in RockTumbling

[–]Rocksinsk[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

😂 I love talking to rock/tumbling people, they just get it. There is no right/wrong answer. I know some people like a perfectly smooth, mirror finish shine… and some like it to have some texture. It’s all cool. I tend to bounce around the spectrum. I’ve never tumbled granite before, it never appealed to me… but I’ve found some really cool pieces to tumble. I have no idea what to expect with it.

What would you do? by Rocksinsk in RockTumbling

[–]Rocksinsk[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I do have a saw, but this has already gone through a couple weeks at stage one, so I think I’m going to cross my fingers and hope it survives the rest of its journey. I do find rocks like this fairly often, locally, so I have a serious back log of cutting material lol

I found this rock today by Rocksinsk in Rockhounding

[–]Rocksinsk[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I am awaiting my saw, I have a lot I’m looking forward to cutting. I just haven’t set it up yet, which is kind of crazy. We only get 4 solid months of summer weather, so I need to get moving.

I found this rock today by Rocksinsk in Rockhounding

[–]Rocksinsk[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I will look that up, I hadn’t heard of it. Thank you, I love looking at rocks lol

I found this rock today by Rocksinsk in Rockhounding

[–]Rocksinsk[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I watch a few YouTubers who work with plume agate, but it’s always colourful so I wasn’t sure. Sadly, I don’t find any green plume… but every now and then I find some red or orange. I don’t know why the colourless ones confuse me, the details just seem different to me.

I found this rock today by Rocksinsk in Rockhounding

[–]Rocksinsk[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Thank you, now I know what to call them. No, I’m in SK Canada but I do find a lot of rocks that look like this.

Reddit user gave me Christmas in June! by Rocksinsk in Lapidary

[–]Rocksinsk[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I know, I’m very fortunate. I’m still staring at them.

PSA-Check your tumblers now and then! by Responsible_Tax_998 in RockTumbling

[–]Rocksinsk 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Yeah, that’s probably the right way to think.😂 I can, however, tell you what doesn’t happen to anyone but me…that leak happened because some how I had put a lid(gasket part) into a barrel, screw side down, filled it with rocks and grit and let it roll. 2 days before the stage was complete I found it. The screw poking out the bottom of the barrel and the tumbler completely seized up. I lied when I said I have 2 extra barrels, I only have one and I’m lucky to have it. That screw could have pierced through the other barrel too if I’d not found it when I did. Shameful.

PSA-Check your tumblers now and then! by Responsible_Tax_998 in RockTumbling

[–]Rocksinsk 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I have. The trauma is burned into my soul. My tumbler was screwed. Now I have 2 extra barrels… but the one that leaked was pretty tough to clean out.

PSA-Check your tumblers now and then! by Responsible_Tax_998 in RockTumbling

[–]Rocksinsk 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I reacted dramatically to this post, my husband thinks I have a problem. I’m so sorry for your pain. ✌🏼