MJ tumbles her Hilltribe silver before she sells it to polish it. They have stayed quite nicely.
Becki "In between the moon and you, the angels have a better view of the crumbling difference between wrong and right." -- Counting Crows
Linda -- I second the kilfile idea. It has kept me here longer than I wanted to stay on many occasions. It is a wonderful thing.
Becki "In between the moon and you, the angels have a better view of the crumbling difference between wrong and right." -- Counting Crows
Cheryl -- I didn't go to your links, but I assume the cases give off fumes. I have a jewlery box at home that is a fabric covered box. I display things on top of it, as well as store things in it. It is the items on top, however, that tarnish 100% faster than anything else I own. I figured it was box giving off glue fumes a long time ago, LOL. But it sure is pretty.
Becki "In between the moon and you, the angels have a better view of the crumbling difference between wrong and right." -- Counting Crows
Wait a minute. Someone else behaves badly and youre going to be the one to leave. This makes no sense to me. Well... I hope you change your mind. Let the baddys leave. :-) Diana
Yep. This is what I do, too.
Carol in SLC My newest creation (11/28):
Please don't go. I've been eagerly following the tumbling thread -- or at least the productive parts of it, and I have considered all your posts on the subject productive ones.
I don't recall that any of your posts were offensive at all, and I'd hate to see you leave.
Elise
You're welcome. Just don't use it on inexpensive silver plate. I hear it does nasty things to cheap stuff. (But I'm assuming you don't venture near the cheap stuff...) Barbara Dream Master
Autumn is a second spring when every leaf is a flower. ~~ Albert Camus
Welcome to my killfile. What an arrogant little brat!
Celine
I agree on the killfile issue. It really helps. I have no idea why some people feel the need to be so damn snarky.
I've used steel shot to polish hollow fine (.999) silver beads and very thin and tiny fine silver charms without any problems.
I think your biggest problem will be separating the beads from the shot :)
Where do you guys purchase the Stanless Steel Shot?? I am just getting into Silver Art Clay and have a tumbler.
Nicole
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I got mine from PMC connection
vj found this in rec.crafts.beads, from "Black Cat Beads" :
]Where do you guys purchase the Stanless Steel Shot?? I am just getting into ]Silver Art Clay and have a tumbler.
mine came from Alpha Supply.
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How much was is?
vj found this in rec.crafts.beads, from "Black Cat Beads" :
]How much was is?
expensive. just over $20 for three pounds. but it never has to be replaced, either.
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OHH.. that cheep compaired to some of the places I have seen
Just looked at their website and that appears to be their price for regular steel shot, NOT for the stainless steel, which is recommended for tumbling jewelry items. Regular shot rusts, stainless doesn't. I got mine from Rio Grande, listed in their current tool catalog as item #339-388, mixed shot, two pounds for $29.95 plus their usual shipping. I use this in a Lortone 6 pound barrel tumbler for my Hilltribe and other silver and it works perfectly.
Don't forget to have some Dawn dishwashing liquid on hand too... :o)
Mj
vj found this in rec.crafts.beads, from "Mj" :
]Just looked at their website and that appears to be their price for regular ]steel shot, NOT for the stainless steel, which is recommended for tumbling ]jewelry items.
mine is stainless steel. Sorry, Nicole, i just found my receipt - it was $34 for two pounds. my mind is going!
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I find I remember the price I wished I had paid rather than what I really did pay! And for this shot, I wish it had been only 7 bucks a pound. Wishful remembering, right?? And two pounds of it doesn't amount to much in size, don't you think Vicki??
Mj
vj found this in rec.crafts.beads, from "Mj" :
]Wishful remembering, right?? And two pounds of it doesn't amount to much in ]size, don't you think Vicki??
right. on all counts. when i got mine, i was worried about having enough. i've actually got extra. i've got what is about a 2-3 lb tumbler and 1.5 lbs of shot is just right for tumbling the size pieces and the amount i generally have ready at any one time. [copper bracelets, etc].
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