Post by iant on Dec 11, 2014 13:30:26 GMT -5
Love the rocks in the 6th and last pictures!
Great shine on all.
OK, I have a question for Vibe users if you don't mind. I usually do two days on polish, but I rinse clean between each day. Is this necessary/what you folks do or am I wasting grit and losing the effect of the wearing down of the grit to smaller particles?
Ian
Drummond Island Rocks Chuck just ran a load in 500, and left them in until he had a 14,000 polish.
I have left a load in 1000 until they had a wet shine = to 14,000, 4 days, really 3.
I was all out of material to tumble this week so I tossed in about a dozen cabs and 3.5 pounds of ceramic filler in the loto. I started this batch in the afternoon on Thanksgiving day in 120 and ran them for 48 hours. On Saturday I did a thorough clean out and put them in 500. After only 48 hours in 500 I was amazed by the shine so now I am skipping 1000 grit and just going to run them for a couple days in polish but I am not even sure if they need it.
jamesp - the white one on the bottom is your coral. quick rough grind to get the shape then straight in the vibe. no rotary necessary.
after 48 hours in 500 with not polished and not burnished. just rinsed and dried.
stay tuned for final closeup photos
Chuck