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ameasha starting to shine! Member since January 2006 Posts: 47	My First Question ;-) Jan 27, 2006 21:25:30 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by ameasha on Jan 27, 2006 21:25:30 GMT -5 :)I have a question about the grit. For the first step, instead of using the the course grit that came with my tumbler, could I use silica sand ? Ameasha

earthdog
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My First Question ;-) Jan 27, 2006 22:31:17 GMT -5

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Post by earthdog on Jan 27, 2006 22:31:17 GMT -5

You could, but it will break down really fast and make to thick of a slurry, before it really does anything to the rock. I have used it to tumble glass and after a week it turned the glass into real good looking beach glass, I had to keep throwing more sand and water in everyother day though.

ameasha
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My First Question ;-) Jan 27, 2006 22:51:06 GMT -5

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Post by ameasha on Jan 27, 2006 22:51:06 GMT -5

Is there any substitute at all ? I don't know of anywhere I could get my grits from. I live to far away from the big cities like Toronto Ontario, Hamilton Ontario Canada, ect. Now there are refill kits that I could buy, but it is $20.00 a kit and I only get 1 course, 1 mediumn and 1 polish, so it would cost me $20.00 each time I did a batch which would become costly. Is there anyone in the group from around Ontario that knows where I could buy bulk or is there a substitute ?
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Cher In Memoriam Tumbling is addictive - Resistance is futile - You will be assimilated Member since August 2004 Posts: 14,072	My First Question ;-) Jan 28, 2006 0:07:08 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Cher on Jan 28, 2006 0:07:08 GMT -5 If you post your question up on the General forum Ameasha, it will get answered faster. We have lots of Canadian members who'll be able to help you out with where to order grit in Canada.
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ameasha starting to shine! Member since January 2006 Posts: 47	My First Question ;-) Jan 28, 2006 0:22:50 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by ameasha on Jan 28, 2006 0:22:50 GMT -5 :)Thanks Cher, I appreciate all the help!!! Ameasha

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My First Question ;-) Mar 21, 2006 19:18:52 GMT -5

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Post by AgateChaser on Mar 21, 2006 19:18:52 GMT -5

www.therockshed.com/grit.html

The Rock Shed is the cheapest place I've found online for grit. They sell four-step packs for $13.50 + around $6.00 s/h. The pack includes 1 lb of Coarse (60-90 Grit), 1 lb of Medium (120-220 Grit) 1 lb of Fine Grit (500 and Finer) and 1 lb of their Polish. I'm not sure but, I think it's Cerium oxide. It also comes with instructions for rotary tumblers and a tumbling tips sheet.

There is enough grit in the package for:
4 Batches in a 3 lb tumbler.
2 Batches in a 6 lb tumbler.
1 Batch in a 12 lb to 15 lb tumbler.

If your tumbler is bigger than this...I can't help.

Batch = All four steps

Hope this helps.

Last Edit: Mar 21, 2006 19:20:22 GMT -5 by AgateChaser

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