fturnertl
off to a rocking start
Member since December 2005
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Post by fturnertl on Dec 4, 2005 7:52:56 GMT -5
Do those of you who use a vibe for the polishing stages use pellets? I'm at the end of the coarse grit tumble of my first-ever batch (I'm so excited!!), and I'm wondering if I should run out and buy some. The directions for my tumbler don't mention pellets, but I noticed that many folks on this list use them.
By the way, I'm so glad I found this forum -- it's great!
Thanks,
Fran
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Post by rockds on Dec 5, 2005 7:38:05 GMT -5
Welcome to the board.
Don't know about the vibe, don't use one
robert
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cuervo73
starting to spend too much on rocks
Member since April 2005
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Post by cuervo73 on Dec 9, 2005 1:11:37 GMT -5
Fran, Welcome to the board.  I have LotOTumbler vibes and I use the plastic pellets in the last stages from 500 grit thru the polish stage. My rubber barrels hold 4 1/2 lbs of stones so I add about 1 - 1 1/2 cups of pellets per load. As discussed by others earlier, I use separate pellets for each stage, rinsing, and reusing them. I keep them labelled in plastic containers: 500, 1000, TO. ed/cuervo |
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fturnertl
off to a rocking start
Member since December 2005
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Post by fturnertl on Dec 12, 2005 13:55:30 GMT -5
Thanks! --Fran
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Post by Bikerrandy on Dec 24, 2005 0:58:25 GMT -5
This is a little late, but I use plastic pellets in all stages, I have a Thumblers UV-10. I get awesome results. I also use a separate bowl for the polish stage.
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