[TheForge] Tumbler media

Wed Oct 16 10:42:01 2002

This is why I use a vibrating finisher instead of a tumbler.  There are all
kinds of variables, but I would guess your 3 hour job would take about 20
minutes in a vibrator.  Doug

----- Original Message -----
From: "Shannell Sugrue" <[email protected]>
To: <[email protected]>
Sent: Wednesday, October 16, 2002 8:53 AM
Subject: [TheForge] Tumbler media

> I bought some commercial ceramic tumbler media for my newly built tumbler,
I
> love the texture and colour it leaves on parts BTW. Question for anyone,
is
> how long they usually tumble thier parts for? I thought the process was
> quicker, took over 3 hours for some small lightly scaled candleholders and
> some leaves to get to the point I was happy with them. The media Im using
> has a triangular cross section and the are rectangular along the side,
they
> seem to slide over the parts more than collide, Im thinking of trying some
> pyramid shaped ceramic media, I think they would be more aggresive.
>
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