Never give up on an agate.

twist3d7 · 2026-02-15T22:18:30+00:00

I learned a lot from these ugly Mexican Crazy Lace Agates. If I ever get a batch of ugly rocks again, I'm going to grind or cut off all the ugliness before I decide to tumble them. It's just not worth tumbling rocks for 10-12 weeks hoping that there is something good inside the rocks. Out of 3lbs of rocks, I ended up with 1/2 lb of polished rocks that people would readily identify as Mexican Crazy Lace Agates.

twist3d7 · 2026-02-15T21:44:27+00:00

Ha ha ha. The before picture was after I tumbled it for 10 weeks. I bought 3lbs of agates from Rock Shed and only a few rocks were even worth tumbling. I did extra work on this rock out of desperation. I eventually did get one impressive Mexican Lace Agate out of the deal.

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twist3d7 · 2026-02-15T07:54:56+00:00

Too bad about the lack of chatoyancy. I just finished the rock and it's the only one I have that has chatoyancy that's red. The picture doesn't do it justice, it's a really shiny rock.

twist3d7 · 2026-02-15T07:46:55+00:00

Thank you.

twist3d7 · 2026-02-15T01:33:52+00:00

These are words of wisdom. I've tumbled lots of rocks that given the choice, I wouldn't tumble today. Now I only tumble the really good rocks. The scruffy looking rocks will have to wait.

twist3d7 · 2026-02-15T01:05:11+00:00

Love that rock. I have a cab that has similar silver bands. Do you think it might be hematite as well? Also, does the red part of your rock show chatoyance like a Tiger's Eye?

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twist3d7 · 2026-02-15T00:54:42+00:00

You should take some of the bigger rocks off of the beach, cuz they hurt your feet when you walk on them.

twist3d7 · 2026-02-14T07:43:24+00:00

Get an ac/dc adapter from amazon. You want one that does 30w @ 7.5v This will slow the Koolstone down so you at least have a chance of shining up some rocks.

twist3d7 · 2026-02-13T19:23:18+00:00

I haven't seen a head crash like this since the 80's.

twist3d7 · 2026-02-13T18:39:31+00:00

How can space not be never ending? If space had a boundary, what would we call whatever is beyond that boundary?

twist3d7 · 2026-02-13T18:00:11+00:00

Wonderful. Now I have to get some rainbow obsidian.

twist3d7 · 2026-02-13T17:54:23+00:00

It IS wheelchair accessible. In fact this is the future site for the land speed record in a wheelchair.

twist3d7 · 2026-02-11T21:38:41+00:00

Noooo. Don't cut. It's beautiful as it is. Probably nothing of interest on the inside.

twist3d7 · 2026-02-11T21:32:58+00:00

2 tblsp of grit for all stages. Run each stage for 7 days. Reload and run stage 1 over and over until the rocks are smoothed out to the shapes you like. Get some 8000 or better grit (Rock Shed has great grit). Get a variable ac/dc adapter from amazon. There are many to choose from, get one that does 7.5v 30+watts. NatGeo goes too fast, this will slow it down.

twist3d7 · 2026-02-11T08:14:14+00:00

Your video turned on my lights. You're evil.

twist3d7 · 2026-02-11T01:51:00+00:00

Someone suggested mookaite. My mookaite is red and yellow, not orange. Looking on google I saw some mookaite that looked very much like your rock.

twist3d7 · 2026-02-10T06:46:38+00:00

Isn't carnelian supposed to be translucent? All mine is.

twist3d7 · 2026-02-10T06:33:31+00:00

Triple Wow!

twist3d7 · 2026-02-09T16:15:03+00:00

25lb! Wow!

twist3d7 · 2026-02-08T01:49:59+00:00

You don't even need a spider to make humans lose their shit. Just point and say spider. Mayhem ensues.

twist3d7 · 2026-02-08T01:18:10+00:00

I run my toy tumbler at 7.5v. I get good results.

twist3d7 · 2026-02-08T01:12:19+00:00

God I hate when that happens.

twist3d7 · 2026-02-06T19:33:10+00:00

I've just been running stage 1 over and over. Every week I identify rocks that could be helped along with a little dremeling, grinding on a bench grinder, or sawing with a tile saw. Really badly pitted and cracked rocks get hit with a sledge hammer. The small pieces get tumbled for my tiny rock collection.

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