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Reinvigorating a very old thread here...
I have a strange obsession with stones, and I have really wanted to find a way to give them that "wet" look permanently.
I have been experimenting what spray-on enamel, but it's not coming out quite the way I like.
So my questions are:
1) Rock tumblers - I've seen them range in price. Are the cheap ones any good? Do they break down quickly?
2) Just how loud are the things? I live in an apartment in NYC, so don't want to drive myself, the neighbors, and my baby daughter nuts if I can avoid it.
3) How do the rocks come out? Do they retain their essential shape, just smoothed off, or do they all wind up as ovals? Obviously, jagged rocks won't stay that way, but what happens to smooth, irregularly shaped rocks?
4) If a rock is already smoothed by water, how much smoother does it get in a tumbler?
5) Would a tumbler take off the layer of sprayed-on crap? (I'd like it to)
That is all.
For now....
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