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sunrisedawn having dreams about rocks Member since June 2008 Posts: 55	Glass? Jul 1, 2008 0:17:59 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by sunrisedawn on Jul 1, 2008 0:17:59 GMT -5 You know how sea glass looks, because it has been tumbled in sand. Can you tumble glass? I don't mean thin glass, I mean thick glass like off the bottom of a wine bottle. Dawn
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Glass? Jul 1, 2008 2:17:29 GMT -5

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Post by Woodyrock on Jul 1, 2008 2:17:29 GMT -5

Sunrisedawn: I hate to burst bubbles, but most sea glass comes out of tumblers, and not the sea unless self collected, so yes, you can tumble glass. If you want old glass colours, get in contact with antique bottle collectors, and ask for broken glass...a broken antique bottle is just broken glass.
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Saskrock fully equipped rock polisher Member since October 2007 Posts: 1,852	Glass? Jul 1, 2008 9:32:20 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Saskrock on Jul 1, 2008 9:32:20 GMT -5 slag glass works nice too.
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Glass? Jul 1, 2008 10:35:48 GMT -5

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Post by stonedagain on Jul 1, 2008 10:35:48 GMT -5

I have tumbled glass with great success.
It was quick because you don't need to follow the normal process up to the polish stage.
What takes mother nature months takes only a couple of weeks through the magic of tumbling - and the results are almost identical.
I've used it for many jewelry projects and was thrilled with the result.

~rhonda

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sunrisedawn having dreams about rocks Member since June 2008 Posts: 55	Glass? Jul 1, 2008 11:36:27 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by sunrisedawn on Jul 1, 2008 11:36:27 GMT -5 Hey rhonda, What steps to you do and how long? Did you take pictures? Thanks, Dawn
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Glass? Jul 1, 2008 11:50:19 GMT -5

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Post by stonedagain on Jul 1, 2008 11:50:19 GMT -5

Hi Dawn
I had a few wine bottles in various colors and broke them in to bite sized pieces, then, I did it just as if I were doing stones - rough grit for the first step until they were rounded enough and no longer shiny. Then, I simply went to the next step grit and that was it - I left them in rough for about 7-10 days, cleaned it and the next step for a week or so.

I don't have any pictures handy, but will see what I can find.

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indigoace starting to shine! Member since May 2008 Posts: 26	Glass? Jul 1, 2008 12:32:19 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by indigoace on Jul 1, 2008 12:32:19 GMT -5 Hi Dawn, Mama's Minerals has an article about tumbling glass at www.mamasminerals.com/lmrhftumblingglass.html (They also have slag glass for sale.)
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Glass? Jul 1, 2008 15:51:45 GMT -5

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Post by rockrookie on Jul 1, 2008 15:51:45 GMT -5

Dawn , i'm tumbling glass slag right now . it tumbles smooth real nicely . i found mine along RR tracks near where a glass factory used to be . mine is in 1000 grit AO now . when i get back from vacation next week i'm going to try polish stage [ don't know if it will shine or not ] i have alot extra and can get more easily . PM me if you are interested in some .paul

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Glass? Jul 4, 2008 23:37:45 GMT -5

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Post by textiger on Jul 4, 2008 23:37:45 GMT -5

Dawn,

I tumbled some glass from wine bottles a few months back. I wanted them to look like sea glass, actually, so I only put them in with 220 grit for about 10 days. I did a pregrind with the side of my workforce blade, mainly to keep from cutting myself while handling the stuff. Everything came out frosted with rounded edges and looks really cool. I've got about 3 dozen wine bottles in the garage waiting to be cut -- got a project in mind. The key is finding good colored bottles. I cut up a blue bottle from a Riesling and some clear soda bottles, along with real green wine bottle. A bunch of the wine bottles are this yellowish green -- not exactly most people's cup of tea.

I say go for it.

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Jack ( Yorkshire) has started giving rock gifts God created - I'M Investigating Member since November 2004 Posts: 3,076	Glass? Jul 5, 2008 2:38:32 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Jack ( Yorkshire) on Jul 5, 2008 2:38:32 GMT -5 Yes i also did some makesure no broken pieces of harder material are in the last stages or it will come out dull and scratched Jack yorkshire uk
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LCARS has started giving rock gifts Keep Rollin'! Member since September 2005 Posts: 3,839	Glass? Jul 5, 2008 3:47:10 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by LCARS on Jul 5, 2008 3:47:10 GMT -5 There's plenty of "real" sea glass around here so it's really no big deal but tumbled to a shine, well that's something!
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