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Post by cookie3rocks on Jun 19, 2004 20:19:03 GMT -5
Puppies, Have you tried doing them just dry? Also, I'm assuming the water amount your speaking of is for 200 grit cookie
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Post by puppie96 on Jun 21, 2004 3:25:22 GMT -5
Hi Cookie, I've been writing all this on the assumption that you are using a TV-5 like I am, I hope that's correct! They keep the water/grit proportions the same on all grinds. Always 2 tsp/2tsp, if wet or 4 water if dry. The TV-5's aren't made for dry tumbling, the manufacturer says not to. Again I am reading this thread first, I'll look at the other one and see if there's more to add. I just switched a load of backyard rock from 120/220 to 500 and after one day it looks great. I kept this in coarse for a week, I believe, really working it to see if I could get the surface flaws out. I even returned a bunch of my last batch for redoing. I've got it in 500 now and will probably go right on to prepolish at the next wash out. With the fine grinds, it doesn't seem to be as critical to do the 12 hour washouts and I may throw some water in it in the morning and leave the washout till after work. BTW I have a flexible work schedule, makes it a lot easier to do the 12 hour thing! But, if I know I can't do it, I can at least run down to the basement and throw in a couple tsp. of H20 to keep it moving until I get back. Hope it's going well!
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Post by puppie96 on Jun 21, 2004 3:26:45 GMT -5
Hi Cookie, I've been writing all this on the assumption that you are using a TV-5 like I am, I hope that's correct! They keep the water/grit proportions the same on all grinds. Always 2 tsp/2tsp, if wet or 4 water if dry. The TV-5's aren't made for dry tumbling, the manufacturer says not to. Again I am reading this thread first, I'll look at the other one and see if there's more to add. I just switched a load of backyard rock from 120/220 to 500 and after one day it looks great. I kept this in coarse for a week, I believe, really working it to see if I could get the surface flaws out. I even returned a bunch of my last batch for redoing. I've got it in 500 now and will probably go right on to prepolish at the next wash out. With the fine grinds, it doesn't seem to be as critical to do the 12 hour washouts and I may throw some water in it in the morning and leave the washout till after work. BTW I have a flexible work schedule, makes it a lot easier to do the 12 hour thing! But, if I know I can't do it, I can at least run down to the basement and throw in a couple tsp. of H20 to keep it moving until I get back. Hope it's going well!
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