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Post by perkins17 on Aug 9, 2021 10:05:27 GMT -5
I am planning on buying a tile saw soon and learned that you can make tumbled preforms or flat cabachons. I only have a rotary tumbler right now and was wondering if I could start in 120/220 grit with lots of ceramics and tumble finish them. Thanks in advance!
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Post by miket on Aug 9, 2021 10:47:56 GMT -5
I used to tumble preforms and cabs entirely through rotary and it is definitely possible.
Now I use a Raytech TV-5 vibe tumbler ($88 on Amazon) which works well, too.
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Post by perkins17 on Aug 9, 2021 11:20:38 GMT -5
I used to tumble preforms and cabs entirely through rotary and it is definitely possible. Now I use a Raytech TV-5 vibe tumbler ($88 on Amazon) which works well, too. Thanks! I was looking at that tumbler a while back before looking at flat laps. |
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Post by Mel on Aug 19, 2021 22:54:01 GMT -5
You can do anything you like it just depends on the results you're after  If I'm in a mood, I'll cut preforms and run them through the vibratory tumbler, and for flat slabs of undetermined fate, they go in the rotary. Works not too shabby. |
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Post by stephan on Aug 19, 2021 23:03:01 GMT -5
You can do anything you like it just depends on the results you're after  |
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Post by Mel on Sept 1, 2021 12:05:58 GMT -5
I will also be the first to admit that my rotary tumbled slabs end up as pendants or magnets, not stunning gemstones. However, as soon as someone tells me I can't do something......I'm probably going to do it.
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Post by stefan on Sept 5, 2021 18:30:08 GMT -5
Yes yes yes. I do it all the time. I have preforms that just don't work out on the cabinet so into the tumble mix they go.
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