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 did anyone else have a rock tumbler when they were a kid? they kind that made smooth polished stones? nostr:note1xwu4lucmpcf38p59uevhxv3ydgq7fz7rw7gfd6qur9lxc2f9ucfqjcdufg 
 🙋‍♂️ I was a geek 
 I have seen someone’s tumbled rocks that were beautiful and thought holy shit those are just common rocks from the river??? 

Crazy.  

Can you use a concrete mixer?  I think that’s what this guy was doing… 

If you have cool rocks you should show us and not be selfish. 
 i dont. 
i was just remembering being so simple and happy, a pretty rock could capture my attention 
 watching a kid go through this fascination right now brings it back, pockets full of stones on every trip into the mountains and rivers

https://covers.openlibrary.org/b/id/7227307-M.jpg 
 I want one as an adult! 
 I think I have my grandpas somewhere. Also have some of his stones too. I should look for it and see if it still works.  
 Yep. Now I just tumble brass, though. 
 im going away to rabbit hole tumbled brass now 
 wow. thats a whole world. 
 Definitely can be.  
 I did. I want to get one again. 
 My dad is a goldsmith....so yeah. Lol.  
 thats an interesting profession. thats cool. 
 sure you bet

add those different grits in sequence and leave it running in the garage for a couple days

then put them in the fish tank lol 
 I did.

I was a nerd and loved reading and learning all sorts of stuff. I found a book on geology and was amazed at all the little details about different minerals. My parents thought I was into rocks when I was into dense information. So they bought me a rock collection and a rock tumbler and I'm sure other rock stuff I've forgotten about. 
 that is funny.
same here 😆