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That guy at the rock shop told me to tumble my Lake Superior agates dry... bad call
Ngl, I should have just walked out when he said to skip the grit stages and use sand instead. I ruined about 15 pounds of good agates I pulled from the shore near Silver Bay. The polish came out cloudy and full of scratches. Anyone else ever get burned by advice from a shop owner who was clearly just trying to sell you their own gear?
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patricia_singh812mo ago
Tbh I bought a tumbler from a guy who swore you could use playground sand if you sifted it first. Spent a whole weekend sifting sand for nothing, rocks came out looking worse than when I started. Learned my lesson the hard way, now I just order grit online from a place that doesn't give me life advice with my purchase.
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the_charlie2mo ago
That "learned the hard way" feeling hits different when a shortcut costs more than the real thing.
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