Well, rock hounds and lapidary artists have many different projects. From cutting slabs on a slab saw to making nicely tumble polished stones to contour polishing. We are gathering as many informational items as we can find and are publishing them here for all to see. If you know of a good informational piece that would be useful here please use the contact link at the bottom of this page and let us know about it.

Using a Lot-O-Tumbler, Thumlers or other vibrating style tumbler? They do operate quite a bit differently than a rotating tumbler. Here is one short "recipe" for getting a primo shine: <http://www.peregrine-rocks.com/rocksmin/tips/toms_vibe_details.pdf>

Tom Kuzia, Using a Lot-O or other vibrating tumbler. Adapted from several online postings, Rock Tumbling Hobby forum. ed Dean Welder, Nov 2008.

Cracks in slabs can be aggravating. Many different techniques can be used to try and prevent breakage. Here is one that uses Opticon:Bob's how to seal with Opticon.

Bob (bobby1), How to seal a fracture with Option. Adapted from online posting Feb 28, 2008. <http://andy321.proboards48.com/index.cgi?action=display&board=ccabs&thread=22252&page=1>. ed Dean Welder, Nov 2008.

Did you get a new-to-you diamond blade rock slab saw? Here are a set of tips for the Care and Feeding of your rock saw: <http://www.peregrine-rocks.com/rocksmin/rocksaws.pdf>

Care and Feeding of Rock Saws. Courtesy Eugene Mineral Society.

Wanna polish flat faces on things like flat slabs or cut-in-half-thundereggs? One way is to use a vibrating flat lap. Here is a good description of how to go about it: <http://www.dbrockwerks.com/VibeLapInstr.pdf>

Vibrating Lap Instructions. D & B Rockwerks.

Straight from the horse's mouth: <http://www.diamondpacific.com/howtoinformation.html>

Diamond Pacific Tool Corp's Tips and Information on the care and use of our tools and equipment.

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