Those are gorgeous, and wow, I'll never complain about the cost of rock beads again. That is a very cool machine.

I shared this with my dad who's a machinist. He finds this stuff wonderful.

@meMiner

6 жыл бұрын

Maybe he will make you one?

Thanks for sharing and interesting and informative video. I think they turned out perfectly. Not being perfectly round gives them a little character. Looking forward to seeing what you add to that contraption next. Take care and be safe.

@meMiner

6 жыл бұрын

Thanks Clayton. I was thinking the same thing about the somewhat odd shapes. If I were smart, next up would probably be agate. But I am really thinking it might be nice to do silver.

I love the color of those beads. I'd love to have some. I guess I need to go shopping.

oh wow those are beautiful. thanks for the video, i've wondered about making beads. very cool.

That is so cool that they have a rock machine like that had no idea that there were rock machines that did that awesome thanks for showing this meMiner

@meMiner

6 жыл бұрын

There is a machine for everything. ;-)

:) Very nice finished product!

Wow! Amazing!❤ and not as easy as u think to make 1 bracelet of those beads..thanks for sharing.❤❤❤

I always wondered how beads were made. That's so cool!

That was a great video and you are hysterical! Thanks so much!

Interesting that you drill them after the mill. I always enjoy seeing your vids, you seem very pleasant. Thank you for the info.

@meMiner

5 жыл бұрын

Thanks Amanda! I am pretty sure that all work break if they had a hole going into the mill

What an awesome video! Thanks for sharing fun to watch.

@meMiner

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks much

Surely a painstaking process to get the cubes into round edges. Thanks for the video

Interesting indeed! Thanks for sharing and educating!

Great video.....The beads turned out great! WoW...Keep up the good work.👍🏼😁

So cool. Thanks for making this so well

Thanks for showing this was wondering how it was done on a small scale. They looked like large blue or huckleberries at first. Like your new toy 😊

@meMiner

6 жыл бұрын

I agree. Huckleberries.

Cool video!

They're looking just fine.

Thank you for sharing! I order lose beads and make jewelry but I've always wondered how those beads are made, it's fascinating!!

@meMiner

Жыл бұрын

I packed away the bead maker in my shed for a long time now. I should pull it out again to make some more when the weather warms up.

Thanks ! Just the video I've been looking for.

Love your new machine. You communicate very well!! 😊

@meMiner

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks 👍

Thanks so much for sharing this info!

Very cool add that to my wish list

Hey!!! Really great!! You can sell them too you know! Even if the are different, as they would be man made, alot people would like them! Way to go!!!

❤after watching your tube several times, those garnets really need perfectly drilled large holes which would make an awesome garnet (Knotted) bracelet and necklace with the leather or something on that order to show the gemstone beads off. Give them the recognition they deserve, be worn proudly...k🐶

Oh, you lucky duck! What a fun toy! I can't wait to see what you come up with

Just wow! How frickin cool is that machine! So awesome. Thanks for going through the process... great vid mate 👍 They’re pretty and would look really nice in a bowl on a bookshelf or counter for guests to enjoy looking at. oh and thanks for making me want even more machines to play with!!! The list is ever growing! 😂🤣😂

@meMiner

6 жыл бұрын

You have to get one if you hate your neighbours. LOL

@Rookie_Rockounding

6 жыл бұрын

meMiner haha! My girlfriend only just tolerated the tumbler 🤣

That was great. I thought the machine was going to take off into outer space there at first till you added the weights. They turned out really pretty even though their in shapes of kidney beans. If drilled the long way will make for a beautiful necklace I can see adding Pearl's spaced out with them as a knotted piece. Necklace.

I loved your video. Years ago I bought a huge used Chinese bead mill from an inclinometer factory in Ohio, to this day I've never run a batch through it. It needs so many blanks, it might have room for over a hundred beads per batch. Your video has really inspired me to try and fire it up again 🙄

@meMiner

5 жыл бұрын

Good luck with your project. I hope you find a way to make so many blanks. It would drive me nuts to cut that many. ;-)

@captainTubes

5 жыл бұрын

@@meMiner I counted, it's very close to ~200. I'm going to give it my best 💯💯

how pretty! love those beads👊🏼

@meMiner

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you! Cheers!

Omg I love beading. You made my day.

@meMiner

5 жыл бұрын

I haven't used the machine in a while. I should make something. ;-)

Outstanding video dude.

@meMiner

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks so much!

Very cool!

@meMiner

5 жыл бұрын

Thanks!

Thangs for looking at it !

Wow awesome wish I had money to get in go all that I love that Jasper I named one of my dogs jasper! Never really saw Jasper before you just showed it. I hear heaven as Jasper it's a precious stone... great broadcast! I wants sime! ♡

@meMiner

6 жыл бұрын

email me at tess99991rocks@gmail.com I will see what I can do for you. Anybody with a dog named Jasper deserves help. Just don't expect immediate answers. I am not rude, just a bit overwhelmed right now. ;-)

Great video ! Your channel is awesome !

@meMiner

5 жыл бұрын

Thanks Nahima!

Very cool! You get all the fun toys! ;)

@meMiner

6 жыл бұрын

I was very lucky to get this one. Never seen one for sale before.

I want one! You have so many cool toys

@meMiner

5 жыл бұрын

It is a fun machine. I should spark it up again soon...

Wow! They came out great. How inspired of you to give the BIF rocks a try. I haven't seen anything like that around me (upstate New York, US). I've just started the hobby, in my dotage at 61 years old, and so far I've only scanned some gravel piles, and roadsides. Picked up some "pretty rocks", but trying to learn what's what. I have to do some research and find out where to find the finds, lol!

@meMiner

5 жыл бұрын

I am not far behind you in age. However, still think I am 30. LOL There are some good collecting spots in your area. For some, you will need to be a member of a club, but that is cheap and you will be with like minded people.

The garnets you dug you were awesome then putting into that new bead toy is so great. K

@meMiner

5 жыл бұрын

That is a great idea. I shall give it a try when the weather warms up.

HI 👋🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿. Those are great

@meMiner

6 жыл бұрын

Thanks Tinkerbell

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I think they are beautiful.

Interesting machine and seems to working good. Very good thing that you warned about cutting the rocks, because I skipped that part because of being afraid you losing the fingers. I once heard one person using washing machine just by making RPM much slower and filling it with sand and just but rough gems inside and it would take days or weeks for them to be ball shaped. Never seen the result or the machine how he customized it, but sure hope seeing someday. Sorry for bad english/typos and shit.

@meMiner

6 жыл бұрын

Hey Vault. Great comment. When I was young, I used to check in boil holes on creeks - - where the bedrock had a rock get caught and it circled round and round until it made a perfectly round boil hole. Sometimes inside the boil hole was a perfectly round sphere of something hard like quartz.

@vaultdueller623

6 жыл бұрын

If we are speaking of same thing, I think those are from ice age back when ice mass were moving over the land and that is how those holes were born. So it makes sense when ice has been moving rocks and hard material eats softer rock and ends up being sphere inside the hole.

Thank you ☺️ I love gemstones ... 🤟🏻❤️💋

Wow, things seem to be rolling right around up there ..lol..cheesy I know..great info as usual!

@meMiner

6 жыл бұрын

Good one!

Mindig kiváncsi voltam, hogy készűl az ásványból a golyó. Van ásvány karkötőm nem tudtam sehol megnëzni a készítését. Most láttam, köszönöm a videót!:-)

Cool video...thanks

@meMiner

3 жыл бұрын

You bet

They look like the little iron ores that you find on the train tracks lol

@thirstfast1025

6 жыл бұрын

:) Haha yes they do! Those are pelletized ore. I find them at the old Steep Rock iron mine here and there.

Thank you for sharing, always wonder how that process was done. Can you show how to drill the holes? They will make amazing beads.

@meMiner

6 жыл бұрын

I will wait to drill until I have a press. I think my first attempt will be to stick the bead into hot wax in a half burned tea candle. Then fill it back up with water. That way the drill bit stays cool and won't break the rock. At least, that is the plan.

Brother you r Amazing man❤❤❤ Specially your smile..❤❤❤❤😊👍God bless you❤❤❤Love from Bangladesh👍

@meMiner

8 ай бұрын

You are so kind

You may have lost your marbles. But, now you can replace them as well!

@meMiner

6 жыл бұрын

Now that is funny

@longhairedcountryboy2363

4 жыл бұрын

There's a thinking man right there!

That mill makes me think of my job. Just the ball breaking..........

@meMiner

6 жыл бұрын

At least it is at work and not at home or your good fella friends. LOL

No more noisy than a hay wagon on steel wheels (Amish country). But the wagon doesn't take 3 days to pass. It just goes by every bloody day! 😁 Looking into getting my first tumbler and I find this? Thanks man! 😉

@meMiner

4 жыл бұрын

I wonder if my neighbour has rethought playing their radio so loud? hehe

So, would it be a similar process in a commercial operation? Like nails on the blackboard - but I think it's nice having the variety of shapes & sizes and not having them all the same - truly unique. Very nice project 😎🐾🥂

@meMiner

5 жыл бұрын

I am not sure how beads are made commercially. Maybe someone else can advise.

Thanks for sharing have always wondered what type of machine would do something like that too cool ...You know I would just like to say.... I miss the usual intro (,music) ....Ladies if you ever need your husband in the same room your in for any reason simply put on the miminer intro loudly an i swear he will come running an wallah you need glass pop another glass wine perhaps whatever may be hehehe... Works for Me ...thanks for sharing another great video .(but do miss the intro tune)

@meMiner

6 жыл бұрын

The miss on the music was an oversight. However, I love the comment! My wife used to watch D'arcy Cooper when he hand mined for gold. I was like a "moth to light" when she pulled up one of his videos. Come to think of it, same thing happened when she found a new episode of Bering Sea. Men are such simple creatures.

Thank you for teaching what a bead mill is and how it works. I suppose, to make smaller beads, you would have another drum with a smaller channel?......how long from start to finish once the rocks are precut?

@meMiner

6 жыл бұрын

Same drum for small beads, just more of them. The time it takes will depend on a number of factors, especially the hardness of the rock, how round they are at the start and how close in size they are. This run took me about 3 hours (2 with coarse grit and 1 with fine).

Woww 👌

Great show, l guess you could final finish them even more, with a cup shaped inverted half spherical bit, maybe in a drill or dremel, using diamond paste.

First time for seeing a bead machine..love it..!!! What's an easy way to drill the hole into a bead.??

@meMiner

6 жыл бұрын

In water. I have an idea and will try it out soon.

@alexsurles

5 жыл бұрын

drill press with diamond coated bits

Meminer has lost his marbles and don't forget...a half of a finger... haha interesting video.

@jezebelle137

5 жыл бұрын

Those are so pretty! That machine was loud though. Lol

Waw! Bin verliebt☺ 💖! So tolle Steine 👍 💖 💕 !!!

I would think the varying difference is size would cause the smaller ones to come out less round. Its seems like its about the pressure from the top/bottom grinding them as they roll. Less or no pressure= less grinding. I could be wrong. With enough time, does it usually just grind down to the smallest size?

@meMiner

6 жыл бұрын

Exactly. With the standard process, it will round the largest rocks first. There is also a process to get graduated sizes that I intend to play with.

That is pretty simple! What is the horse power rating on that motor?

On the off chance you visit northern Utah, you'll have to stop at Cache Rock & Gem Club. We'd love to have ya

@meMiner

Жыл бұрын

Sounds like a great plan. ;-)

Nice new toy...I bet I know what you are giving out as Presents in the future...lol What was the time frame to get them to round enough to polish? Can it do those pyrite you collected or are they to brittle? Great presentation thanks

@meMiner

6 жыл бұрын

I am not sure the pyrite would round (vs chip) nor why one would want to do that. For sure, I would need lots more of it than I collected last time, but it would be interesting to try.

"Beautiful"

Wow thats alot of work

@meMiner

5 жыл бұрын

It sure is. One reason you have not seen another video using it yet. ;-)

great video do you plan on drilling them and making them into some thing ?

@meMiner

6 жыл бұрын

I will run some more rocks and then play around with drilling.

Labor intensive but they came out nice ....

@meMiner

6 жыл бұрын

For sure labor intensive. Also, cannot just turn it on and walk away. Have to keep an eye on it for broken rocks and jams.

MeMiner, you are getting far too clever for your own good, but ironically you haven't lost your marbles despite what Daisy has told me. It's very clever and surprisingly quicker than I thought it would be, as you said the mixed hardness was a hinderance and spoiled the end product, shame about that but you did get a result and quite a good one. Interesting process but that roughing the cubes is probably the drawback to the process and a bit dodgy too, I wonder if on an industrial level they put the cubes in a bead maker to take the corners off before putting them in a proper bead maker to make them round.! Nice one Greig, good fun and I got my name mentioned.

@meMiner

6 жыл бұрын

Sorry, I stole the opportunity for a joke. ;-)

@symonsheppard5519

6 жыл бұрын

meMiner You didn't steal the opportunity for a joke, you stole my joke. The question now remains, do I forgive your presumptuous behaviour and your assumption that I would make a light hearted and humorous comment about you loosing your marbles or do I just finish by saying, you've got some balls! lol

@YvonneSebastian1980

6 жыл бұрын

Wait his name is Greg?? I been calling him Tess..lol..

@symonsheppard5519

6 жыл бұрын

Yvonne Sebastian lol, hahaha, tess was his old faithful dog he was very fond of, but hey at least you gave him a name , most just give him a wide berth lol.

@Rookie_Rockounding

6 жыл бұрын

Symon Sheppard haha! Classic Symon! 👌

Just does Daisy retrieve them for you just she a good dog?!, Thanks MeMiner!!

@meMiner

6 жыл бұрын

She is a good dog but more interested in sticks, balls and birds than rocks.

Ever run a magnet over that BIF to see if it's magnetite?

@meMiner

6 жыл бұрын

If they respond to a magnet, they will certainly be magnetite rather than hematite. I did run a magnet over the ground in this area and lots of rock stuck to it.

I'm looking to make my own prayer beads on a budget. Is there a version of this machine that is powered by a hand crank? Any advice would be very helpful.

@meMiner

3 жыл бұрын

Not that I know of.

I wish so badly that my brother's spirit lives in you... He seemed to aspire for the same style of life you lead. Just never made it to being so happy I guess

@meMiner

5 жыл бұрын

Hey Tree 3 - I am so sorry to hear about your brother. Sounds like he had a wonderful friend and brother in you. I am going rockhounding tomorrow. I will stop quitely for a minute in a good spot to show some respect.

Could you make a silver ore marble with the mill?

@meMiner

6 жыл бұрын

I am thinking about trying it. The two concerns are (1) silver is soft, but I think if I were careful that it would work out and (2) there will be quite a bit of waste when I cut and trim the cubes. I guess that would give me material to try refining.

Is there anyway to shine up your beads after the hole is drilled?

@meMiner

2 жыл бұрын

The fear is a hole will make them weak and possibly crack if polished too agressively

Can pre cut beads be repolished? I bought garnet bead necklace with amazing cut drop beads, but all scratched

@meMiner

2 жыл бұрын

I suspect they will break at the hole

Do you think it would work with conch shells pieces ??

@meMiner

4 жыл бұрын

If they are thick enough, it would probably work out. It would be fun to try.

Those are so beautiful. Will you be selling them?

@meMiner

Жыл бұрын

No. I do this for fun and don't have a store

You mentioned jasper is softer then hematite but hematite is high 5 and jasper 6.5-7 ?

@meMiner

4 жыл бұрын

Hmm. I will have to look it up. Perhaps, I had it backwards

ball are ecpensive to do them. It needs a lof of them be good buissness.

would this work with cylinders cut from a diamond hole saw without the need to round them first?

@meMiner

Жыл бұрын

probably

@invictusfarmer7188

Жыл бұрын

@@meMiner thank you.

Morning Have you thought about making silver beads/marbles out of some of your silver ore? If it’s even possible they would pretty look at.

@meMiner

5 жыл бұрын

I have thought about it. There would be lots of waste from the cutting, but I think the results would be nice. I will probably give it a go.

@scottdawson7805

5 жыл бұрын

Well those cuttings you will simply save and it just means a new skill you will need to learn to do some smelting and pour yourself and ounce or two of silver cuttings. Nothing is ever wasted that is simply a mind set you simply do something else with the cuttings. Or do a give away to people who support what you do. I do not have the time to go do what you do but I do find your adventures very interesting.

Wow

I have one of these and just tried using it on some turquoise I have. I took 30 pieces, made them comparable and as round as possible, put them in. Added some grit and water and when i turn it on the top just pops up and gets stuck and won't go back down without me physically pushing it back down. Also a lot of the mixture splashes out. Any idea what I could be doing wrong?

@meMiner

4 жыл бұрын

Maybe different sizes? If you have one big one or broken little ones, it gets messed up. I had that happen when some of my rocks split

@Caerthose529

4 жыл бұрын

@@meMiner The sizes are all really close to each other. I have had a couple break, but it's not even running for 4-5 seconds before this happens. There also seems to be very little online help for this product. You are the only other one with a video on it besides someone in australia who just showed the product without using it. Maybe i should test running actual marbles in it to see it work normal? How loose is the top supposed to be? I have to push the top down to even get it down to the level of the rocks inside, if i don't force it down then it just sits at wherever I leave it at.

@meMiner

4 жыл бұрын

I agree that the support and manual are not really helpful. I have not run mine at all this summer. When I did have mine working, I had to play with the speed and amount of weight. It seemed to work best with more weight. It got jammed if one of the beads had a flat side and refused to roll - so I would take out that bead and round it more with the side of my saw blade. If the top is not down on the rocks, then nothing happens.

what is the name of this gemstone

@meMiner

6 жыл бұрын

This is just rock. It is banded iron formation. In this case, jasper and hematite.

Where did you get your bead mill?

@meMiner

2 жыл бұрын

I got it from someone who thought she was buying a sphere maker. They are made by Covington in the USA

MEMINER glad you found your" marbles" can you help me find mine? MERRY CHRISTMAS!!

@meMiner

3 жыл бұрын

I lost my marbles years ago. ;-)

1991: the dean at the college attended said that he had lost his marbles. I made sure every person in our class gave him back at least one... At the end the bulge in his pocket was priceless.

@meMiner

4 жыл бұрын

Great story!

@lourias

4 жыл бұрын

@@meMiner true story... The graduating class for University of Pittsburgh at Bradford was only about 87 that year... it was so funny to see him not know what to do with all of those marbles!

Will there ever be a video for the bead drilling???

@meMiner

4 жыл бұрын

Good idea

@littleSallyJo

4 жыл бұрын

@@meMiner Because without holes, they are just....beebees!

@meMiner

4 жыл бұрын

@@littleSallyJo LOL so true

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and you cut the stone cubes with the trim saw?

@meMiner

Жыл бұрын

In this video, I used a tile saw

@otzaritzoo1231

Жыл бұрын

@@meMiner fine thanks. What kind of disk you using?

@meMiner

Жыл бұрын

@@otzaritzoo1231 I use one that is listed as good for porcelain.

Use a bench grinder to knock the corners down instead of the saw. Otherwise you'll have to change your name to threeminer cuz that's how many fingers you'll have!

@meMiner

6 жыл бұрын

I have a flat lap and grinder that I still need to set up. It would be a better way than the saw for sure.

Are human bones hard enough to make beads in this machine?

@meMiner

5 жыл бұрын

You got some?

@gawldarn

5 жыл бұрын

never mind. Thanks buddy.

How do you put hole in

@meMiner

6 жыл бұрын

Drill with the bead in water.

@bethpeelar3435

6 жыл бұрын

Cool , I make jewelry and I would love those beads. Very pretty, what kind of stone?

@meMiner

5 жыл бұрын

These ones were Banded Iron Formation (Jasper and Hematite)

@bethpeelar3435

5 жыл бұрын

They are beautiful, just watched a video of your where you picked up jasper. Are they part of that video?

I did some pricing those mills are $950 just about. I had an idea to make handmade journals, bibles, and rosaries in a shop.

@meMiner

2 жыл бұрын

I got mine from a lady who didn't like it. She only tried it once and had never read the manual.

@simonbelmont1986

2 жыл бұрын

@@meMiner you lucked out 😂👍🏻

@meMiner

2 жыл бұрын

@@simonbelmont1986 If you are in Canada or can pick it up, I'd consider selling mine. I have only used it a couple of times.

@simonbelmont1986

2 жыл бұрын

@@meMiner can't, I'm not in Canada

It looks like red garnet stone Beads.

You should lend me that thing 🤣

@meMiner

2 жыл бұрын

I'll bring it up if you want.

@CobaltOntarioadventures

2 жыл бұрын

@@meMiner I was joking because of my neighbors, but I might actually want to lol I'll let you know anyhow. It is interesting