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silver clay and rock tumblers
I'm new to this newsgroup, hello. I'm looking for a good rock tumbler to
burnish fired silver clay pieces. There are quite a few on the market to choose from. Anyone have an opinion or advice about these little machines? Vibrating or tumbling? Stainless shot or polishing grit? Help! |
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silver clay and rock tumblers
hi there, i myself have used PMC/art clay and i use a rock tumbler that
i purchased from Argos!! i know it sounds bizzar, but it does work. iv just done a BA in silversmithing and now im doing a masters, but all on a student budget. i couldnt afford a propper barrel polisher so i gave the hobbie rock polisher a go. i uses the same method really as a more expensive one, but for only =A330! its a national geographic yellow one. the only downside is that its a bit noisy!! to get you started, buy a bag of mixed shot which you can buy from cooksons at around =A315. you wont need much and it will last ages if you look after it, mixed shot will be the best for all round burnishing as it gets into all of the corners and the balls with give the surface a nice burnished finish. when you buy your shot (a mixture of balls, shace ship pieces and spikey pieces in ready made mix available to purchase) you will also need barrel polishing powder which will be available in the same section, and it just a special soap that will lubricate the shot to ensure a real sparkely clean finish.put a handfull of shot in the polisher, add enough water to cover the shot and your work and add only a small sprinkling of powder (not too much otherwise you will end up with a thick white soap foam) and turn it on. to burnish the piece you only need to leave it on for 20 mintues or so, check it frequently, to harden your work, it needs to be in longer. i hope this is of some help, if you need any more, you can email me on , good luck |
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silver clay and rock tumblers
On Mon, 06 Feb 2006 03:29:55 GMT, "A.J.Martin"
wrote: I'm new to this newsgroup, hello. I'm looking for a good rock tumbler to burnish fired silver clay pieces. There are quite a few on the market to choose from. Anyone have an opinion or advice about these little machines? Vibrating or tumbling? Stainless shot or polishing grit? Help! I'd vibrate with shot, but then, I'm just only me. Blessed be, for sure... |
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