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Tripoli or 1000 AO

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joshrockwood off to a rocking start Member since February 2009 Posts: 7	Tripoli or 1000 AO May 22, 2009 13:26:52 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by joshrockwood on May 22, 2009 13:26:52 GMT -5 Does anyone have any thoughts on whether it is better to use Tripoli or 1000 AO as a pre-polish when tumbling softer materials in a rotary tumbler? Thanks.

darrad fully equipped rock polisher Member since September 2006 Posts: 1,636	Tripoli or 1000 AO May 23, 2009 11:25:42 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by darrad on May 23, 2009 11:25:42 GMT -5 I think 1000 AO works better on soft and hard and it is less expensive. My opinion.
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johnjsgems gets rocks for Christmas Member since August 2007 Posts: 6,959	Tripoli or 1000 AO May 24, 2009 6:58:43 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by johnjsgems on May 24, 2009 6:58:43 GMT -5 I was goig to say the opposite. Alumina pre-polish is more expensive than Tripoli powder from my sources.
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Tripoli or 1000 AO May 25, 2009 19:28:42 GMT -5

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Post by docharber on May 25, 2009 19:28:42 GMT -5

Tripoli is basicallly the same as rottenstone, isn't it? That is, weathered limestone. It's hard to undfderstand how that can polish anything. I've seen it used forlapidary purposes but I always thought of it as a metal or furniture rubbing compound.

Mark H.

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