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Post by frane on Nov 2, 2009 21:42:07 GMT -5
I pulled my small tumbler load of glass today. After seeing Snuffy's the other day, I could hardly wait! I only had one minor loss out of the batch and that will just go in another load that is running right now. Here is the whole batch and filler. This is a 1 !/2 lb. barrel load.   This one is a very dark redish with clear streaks that have bubbles in it. The pictures do not do it justice!   Pretty blurry but it is a really pretty one  Blue Banded  Piece of blue goldstone. Really shinny and beautiful in person!  Nice butterscotch piece that has lots of swirls  This piece of slag you can really see the banding. The picture does not show how red it is but at least it looks a bit truer on the color than that first piece of red that I took a close up of.  Thanks for looking! Fran |
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snuffy
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Post by snuffy on Nov 2, 2009 21:52:06 GMT -5
Great job,Fran. I like the shapes and shine. I kinda rushed my batch out, but you didnt. The next one I do I'll try to take more time. Good colors.
snuffy
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Post by frane on Nov 2, 2009 21:59:51 GMT -5
Snuffy, you had a beautiful batch! It really made it hard for me to let these run long enough in polish after looking at yours! I love that cobalt blue color you have!
Fran
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Post by Toad on Nov 2, 2009 22:43:55 GMT -5
Very nice batch there. Great shine and shapes.
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Post by superioragates on Nov 2, 2009 23:09:16 GMT -5
thoase are all very nice! I may have to try glass at some point Marie
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Post by montanamuskrat on Nov 3, 2009 0:37:36 GMT -5
Very nice batch of glass. Lots of colors and shapes.
Debby and Tom
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renterdan
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Post by renterdan on Nov 3, 2009 1:01:18 GMT -5
Excellent batch! I gotta try it!
Thanks for sharing!
Dan.
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leadhand
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Post by leadhand on Nov 3, 2009 12:52:06 GMT -5
Thanks for sharing. Some great looking stuff
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rockerfellerz
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Post by rockerfellerz on Nov 3, 2009 15:03:33 GMT -5
That glass looks great! I'll have to try some one of these days.
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Post by tkrueger3 on Nov 3, 2009 15:37:24 GMT -5
Yep, very pretty stuff. I've finally ordered some for tumbling, maybe try to cab a few and see what happens. I really like the looks of it.
Tom
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Post by NorthShore-Rocks on Nov 3, 2009 18:59:00 GMT -5
Those look super cool and I'm definately convinced I need to tumble a batch. Great job Fran!
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Post by sford13 on Nov 4, 2009 8:02:02 GMT -5
Can you tell us what steps you took to get these results. I think I might need to do a batch of glass before I shut down for the winter.
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Post by frane on Nov 4, 2009 19:55:20 GMT -5
Thank you all for your wonderful comments!
I think the key with glass was keeping the barrel pretty full. Even in the first grit of 60-90, I had some pellets and tile spacers in with the glass. I wanted them to wear and shape without shattering. They ran in rough for about 2 weeks, recharging each week. I have to stop here and say that I add a tsp. of baking soda to each grit change. It kept me from blowing the top off the tumbler. (My first batch of glass that would happen in 2 days).
It ran in 120-220 for about 10 days, recharging after 5 days and then 10 in 500 and 10 in 1000 and finally polish for 10 days. Each time they were washed and a little more filler would be added. Always kept at about 3/4ths full to keep them from shattering. Since I have had good results with these, I have finally started tumbling some obsidian since it is natural glass...I hope I can do half as well!
Fran
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Post by Donnie's Rocky Treasures on Nov 6, 2009 14:25:07 GMT -5
Those are totally awesome. All of it is glass? I've got some broken crystal I'm planning on throwing after all my rocks are done. That's after i break it some more, of course!
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Post by Donnie's Rocky Treasures on Nov 6, 2009 15:01:53 GMT -5
How do you do a post with all those pictures?
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Post by Toad on Nov 6, 2009 15:11:39 GMT -5
Is glass more susceptible to gas build up than other rocks? If so, why? I've never had problems with gas - and have never burped the barrel during a cycle. I put a tablespoon of borax in with the batch, but don't know if that does anything gas-related.
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Post by frane on Nov 7, 2009 6:46:30 GMT -5
Toad, from what I understand and have seen, any silicates like glass, natural or other, do release gasses as they tumble. Maybe the borax is causing your lids not to burst off the barrel so that is a good thing. I have learned the hard way that the mess is tough to deal with. The last time, I had to take the tumbler apart because the slurry had dried all over the shafts and in the little end cap pieces and all over the outside of the barrel. At least I keep a cheap vinyl table cloth under them so that part of clean up was easy. When you see the barrel is really hard and the base is slightly pushed out, you know it is ready to blow.
donnie, as for posting pictures, there is a bookmarked thread at the top of this section that gives you a step by step training. I use photobucket to upload my pictures to. I do all of the cropping in microsoft before I upload to photobucket. It is much faster.
When posting multiple pictures, your information line that you copy is the IMG line (photobucket, it is the last line you highlight) you copy and paste into your message. When the script line appears, it will be about a line and a half. Hit the enter key after each post to drop you down to a new line and that is all you have to do. You can enter information between each picture there.
Fran
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Post by MyNewHobby on Nov 8, 2009 14:45:30 GMT -5
Frane!! What a gorgeous batch!!
Are there pieces in there that are obsidian?
Did you collect all the rough on those or were you able to buy a batch of it?
After doing the one obsidian batch that I did, I would love to try my hand at doing a batch of this.
As always
Julie
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