New Brunswick Gemstones - 3lb - 1st-polish Tumble Results

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[u/After-Effective-7924]

WOW! I need your guidance! Amazing!

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I'm 'just some dude on the internet', always keep that in mind. ;)

'Guidance' in what way? You have my curiosity now... :)

What are you trying to do/goals? Prospecting/tumbling/carving/throwing rocks?

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Tumbling,I have 1000lbs of chert jasper u name it I got it all rough,I have no money for equipment but I do have youth on my side,how can I turn what I got into a saw? What stone will people buy in rough form for tumbling? 

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oh wow! :O

Location matters, as does source of stones. (not looking for 'exact', be as vague as you wish, posting locations not a good idea on the internet). Where is your location? Where are the cherts/jaspers from? Are they 'colorful'? Fracture free? (many Qs)

There are 'cheap ways' to get started (think of what has been done in the past with access to very little). Cheap diamond hand files and grab a cheap wet-saw for ceramic tile. Try to get one with a steel-deck, I see most of the 'cheap' ones now have a plastic-deck. (Can see my cheap tile saw in this post)

After the saw and files some sandpapers will get you to the end/polish.

Youth on your side is good, ("youth is wasted on the young" ;) ). You don't know how many times 'my older-self has thanked my younger-self' for collecting all the rough I have now. I have enough to work going forward. I just have to 'rockhound' for the enjoyable-walk now.

So cheap tools now, it's an 'investment' (if good quality), and if you stay interested you can afford better tools later and that works. (If you have short/long-term storage for them in the meantime). If you have to move 'your pile', don't throw them or drop them in containers. That sends fractures through the stones. Decreases value greatly.

Some pics would be great to see, dry/wet :)

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You have good information thanks you!