Old Hobby !

.When I was years younger I was a Rock Hound, I acquired this as I had worked in 2 large Mines after high School,, St. Josephs Lead Company in my Home Town, *(Noe Closed) and for Gouverneur Talc, *(Reopened).  

I had a used cylinder Rock tumbler, at Work if I found a rock or stone that looked interesting I put it in my lunch pail !    My Mining days were short as I did not like the total darkness or quiet or walking down a shaft and having slabs of rock fall off the overheads behind me !  

My Sister in Law in Oregon cleaning out her Husbands things after he passed away found a LORTONE Rock Tumbler, asked me if I wanted it and she sent it to me !

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This is Downloaded picture of the Tumbler but it is in a lot rougher shape than this picture!

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This is the Tumbler I am running that is Old !  I just ordered a New One Last Night as this old one is wearing out like me !

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 This is the Black Barrel that slowly spins the rocks around with Metal Grit to smooth them out,   This tumbler is hard rubber, it was ran for 7 days, 24 hour's a day to grind down thew rocks !

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My Work area in the Basement !

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Cleaning and Picking on my Rocks ! 

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Loading up my Tumbler !

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Some of the The Rocks I have tumbled so far !  These are not finished ! This is the Rough Grinding or the stones !

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Picture downloaded of my Rocks in the Back and where I will try and grind them down !

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This is where I have just purchased a new Rock Tumbler and some Grinding Grit, this place is out in North Dakota, Nice fella runs it, I have ordered from him earlier for some supplies !

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Our Buddy Jack over at "SHIPSLOG" is back up an OK !

Shipslog (shipslog-jack.blogspot.com)

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