I Tumble My Rocks Without Grit to See What Happens

Do you sell tumbled rocks.

I would love another vid with river rocks❤ as you recently went to Lake Superior you could perhaps try these?

I just use left over sand I use in my aquariums

I really like rocks when still a bit rugged. Like halfway through. Way more personality than perfectly polished!

Can't you just use sand? Different courses....?

Is it about the high polish glazed finish or simply about the Matt finish,
I go for carector,and all those intricate patterns and designs,

How about making beautiful moulded pathways,

Simply use a mould fixture in your stone pour a clear resin,it makes for a beautiful finish in the garden,around fish pounds,,Ah imagination let it run,

You can even make table coasters,artistic furniture table tops,resin bathroom floored,,with all your most beautiful rocks,,what a finish to any home,bathroom,hallway,even resin wall clocks all from your rocks and resin.

Let your imagination become creative.

Honestly, i love them like that!!

Pretty interesting. I have been collecting and saving rocks for tumbling, but i have yet to get a tumbler. Hopefully i will get into it this winter.

Have you tried play sand??

Whose paying the electric bill, and how?

Sand is a excellent idea, Lauren. After sand you could try gritty-er tooth paste or maybe Comet cleanser.

Couldn’t you just use sand?

I was thinking of using river sand as a grit. I am using small round pebbles in place of ceramic media to fill the barrel to 3/4 full. I don't have any supplies local to me so I'm thinking of using natural "grit" and then ordering the polish.

I've often wondered the same myself! Thanks for exploring and making this video!

Great idea for those who want a beach natural look

I love the way they turned out. A tad shiny, but still natural looking. The texture is nice. Would look great decorating an indoor container garden or terrarium.

I like the "the natural tumble look" its rough but cool

Honestly I prefer my rocks to retain more of their natural shape so this minimal smothing of the edges and natural shine is exactly what i want anyway.

Sure, it'll take a while, but I can just biff em in the tumblr and leave it going without having to faff around with swapping to different grit levels which is a win in my book.

Cool😎

I could listen to you say bag all day lol.

Red Ochre is the word you're looking for to describe the mud in the tumbler.

You should do those rocks for another month. They’ll eventually get smooth and shiny but it will take a lot, lot longer

Love the way they came out. Still with some personality. I'm wondering, since grit is so expensive...can it be reused? Seems like such a waste, maybe send it through a cheesecloth or some other fabric?

I have a question Can you crush up concrete and use that as grit?

could you use sand, maybe with a few little aquarium rocks?

Yes, more videos more combinations for sure!

You should definitely do it again if you haven't already.

To me , I would be completely satisfied with how polished.😊

I'm pretty impressed actually. I mean grit is the way to go but what a great experiment! Always enjoy your videos.

I like this look the best for my rocks. I guess what it boils down to is a matter of preference. I like the sorta polished but natural look still. I thi k they came out perfect. Thank you for the video. Your channel is helping me so much

I so want that black one

Let them sit in lime out🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉

yes do it again and do it twice

I'm going to try this myself. I would love to have some polished rocks that retain their basic natural shape.

you remind me so much of Suzy Berhau (idk how you spell her last name)

Had an acquaintance years ago that used various types and grain sizes of sand. He gathered most of his sand from local rivers and beaches.

Do it again then go straight to the polishing stage.

I wonder if baking soda could be used as a replacement for grit

I want to try this with the agates I found in my desert back yard...(we have tried growing grass, bit too many rocks)

Gotta go all the way... Tumbling without water either. Just the rocks.

Try it with rocks that are a bit less tough, like rose quartz, or maybe even fluorite

I like them. They still have their natural character, but they look clean and smooth.

I'd see it as a pre washing tumbling stage. Works very well. Will definitely look great when you do them now with the grit.
Also experimenting does not hurt plus helps us for tips.
Thanks!

Newcomer here. I used to tumble rocks when I was a kid and I really want to get back into it, but it's been a minute and I don't remember all the steps and the reasons behind them, so loving your channel! Random question: I also LOVE that flower lamp behind you, where did you find that?

Try tumbling rocks with sand and other cheap media's to see if you can get a decent result? Save people money who can't or don't want to spend alot on grit.

I use beach gravel or small quartz stones along with grit. Cuts down some time on step 1. And if you keep them thru all stages they look great in glass receptacles. Thank You for all the info!

Michigan rocks did this along with other tests of sand etc and he also was surprised at how shiny they came out. However he wants perfect smooth and round rocks so this wasn't a method he would use however he did acknowledge that this would be a good method for keeping the rocks in their natural form and still put a shine on them, you could also run them through a polish cycle to make them really shine. Either way it's amazing that water puts on a polish like this with no grit obviously what's happening is that as the rocks tumble and slightly break down they're making their own grit and finer polish that's not too aggressive or abrasive as they are the same hardness as the rocks being tumbled.

65 years ago when my brother tumbled rocks with just water, and he made jewlery from the rocks. Dont think they used grit then

You are extremely cute 😘😘😘😘❤❤❤❤

You should try dirt or beach sand