bschultz
starting to spend too much on rocks
Member since March 2004
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Post by bschultz on Jun 8, 2004 13:22:47 GMT -5
Anybody have any suggestions on a good place to get 1000 grit and Tripoli? The Rockshed carries the Tripoli at a good price but he is out of stock. He has the 1000 grit in aluminim oxide. Do they make 1000 grit in Silicon Carbide?
Thanks, Bob
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Post by cookie3rocks on Jun 8, 2004 20:57:57 GMT -5
Hi Bob, I have the new Kingsley North catalog and they have 1000 grit silicon carbide, 1# $12.00, 5# $50.00. and they have listed "alumina powders" not by grit but by micron size.(whatever that is  ) Hope that helps. cookie |
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bschultz
starting to spend too much on rocks
Member since March 2004
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Post by bschultz on Jun 9, 2004 9:20:33 GMT -5
Wow Cookie, I had no idea 1000 grit was so expensive. Thats more than I pay for polish. With shipping that would be well over $15 a pound. I've been going from 500 to pre-polish and thought another step would give me a little better shine. I would need to use about 1/2 pound in my 6 pound tumbler. Thanks though, I forgot about Kingsleys. My first 6# batch should be coming out of polish in a few days. I'll wait and see how that comes out before I make a decision on adding another step.
Bob
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Post by sandsman1 on Jun 9, 2004 13:12:51 GMT -5
hey bob i just orderd 5 lb of 1000 from rockshed was like 4.00 a lb i was gonna call miles but i fig when i get enuff cash ill place another big order im gonna need it all by then so ill get it all at once seeya---john
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rollingstone
starting to spend too much on rocks
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Post by rollingstone on Jun 14, 2004 2:21:59 GMT -5
You might want to try SISA as an alternative to Tripoli. My understanding is that they are both essentially powdered quartz (so don't use them on really, really hard rocks). SISA seems to be always used as a pre-polish, Tripoli must be somewhat finer, as it seems to be used sometimes as pre-polish and sometimes as polish.
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Post by BIRDSEED on Sept 14, 2004 4:36:59 GMT -5
stoneageindustries.com is good with fast delivery..Also grest rough selections..
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