Wooferhound
Cave Dweller
Lortone QT66 and 3A
Member since December 2016
Posts: 1,424
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Post by Wooferhound on Feb 15, 2017 15:04:41 GMT -5
It's not a super wet shine, but it worked. may try to run some of it in a better polish later.
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napoleonrags
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Member since October 2015
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Post by napoleonrags on Feb 15, 2017 15:31:15 GMT -5
Good work. Keep at it. Tumble polish is an art (I cheat with a vibe).
Gather no moss, Colin
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osuguy0301
starting to spend too much on rocks
Member since December 2015
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Post by osuguy0301 on Feb 16, 2017 6:52:50 GMT -5
When I run full batches in my rotary with my students I use:
Sic 60/90 Sic 120/220 AO 500 AO polish (AO 14,000)
I have a 4.5lb barrel and run 5 tablespoons of each ( 1 tablespoon per pound of rock) and use plastic pellets in the A0 500 and AO polish stages. I get my AO polish from the RockShed. I have never had to burnish to get a shine after polish, although it may help to give a better shine than what i am already getting. I am wondering if the AO 1200 isn't fine enough to give a shine. I run AO polish for 1 week and its done.
Jake
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jamesp
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Member since October 2012
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Post by jamesp on Feb 16, 2017 7:27:04 GMT -5
Well done woofer. You on a path.
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huskeric
spending too much on rocks
Member since May 2016
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Post by huskeric on Feb 16, 2017 12:27:50 GMT -5
Good work. Keep at it. Tumble polish is an art (I cheat with a vibe). Gather no moss, Colin Wooferhound, I second this. I tried for EVER to try to get a good polish out of my rotaries and was bound and determined to get it figured out. I will say I was able to get a pretty good shine out of a couple of batches, but it took MONTHS of trial and error. Then, I broke down and bought a Lot-O, and a whole new world of polish opened up to me. I know a really good polish CAN be achieved in a rotary, but it is magnitudes of order easier and faster with a vibe. They're an investment, but if you are planning to do this for a while, you will pay yourself back in grit and time in spades. Good luck to you, sir!
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