lapidopterix
starting to spend too much on rocks
Member since March 2008
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Post by lapidopterix on Apr 27, 2008 15:39:22 GMT -5
I got a polish kit when I bought my tumbler and it has a couple things I haven't seen mentioned on here. There is a pre-polish called Turkish Emery Iolox and a polish called Raybrite TL. Can anyone give me some information on these?
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Post by deb193redux on Apr 27, 2008 19:33:46 GMT -5
Good question. I have only seen this stuff with Raytech vibe tumblers, and even on the site, I see no info.
They spell it ilolox 50, and use it as a pre-polish for hard stones. This is backwards from anything I know. They go from 700F to polish on soft stones, and they add an ilolox 50 step for hard ones. I always thought you could skip the pre-polish only with the hard stones. Backwards.
Hope somebody knows
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Post by johnjsgems on Apr 27, 2008 21:33:30 GMT -5
Ask the dealer. He should know what he is selling or be able to find out for you.
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Post by deb193redux on Apr 27, 2008 22:36:09 GMT -5
I did find this in the description of Raytech GSU-2 grit pack: "Iolox 50 for fine tumbling. More effective than silicon carbide on hard rocks" - Emery is corrundum, which is mostly Alumn Oxide
But it is not 50 micron, because that is only about 300g.
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