Your polishing grit and walnut shell can be used over and over.

Harry · 2003-12-19T23:17:25+00:00

Here is another VERY GOOD tumbling tip! This will save you alot of money, because the polishing grit will last a very long time and can be used over and over and over. You made need to add more grit, as you will lose some that has collected on any items you may be polishing, when you wash them off. How to save polishing grit and walnut shells Your polishing grit and walnut shell can be used over and over. There are 2 ways to save the polishing compounds when you have finished thepolishing stage. The first way is to sieve the contents through an old pair of pantyhose and just collect the walnutshell and polishing powder off that storing it in a sealed container covered with water (so it doesn't dry out).This is the way I was told to do it, but....as of late I have figured out a better method. Find yourself a small bucket that has a lid, tip the entire contents of yourtumbler into this bucket (obviously the bucket would have to have a bigger capacity than the tumbler or tumblers). What ever room is left in your small bucket carefully fill with water to about 2inches to the top. Carefully remove the itemsfrom the bucket, trying to make sure you scrape off asmuch of the polish and walnut shell as possible, a quick swirl in the mixture usually cleans most of it off(hence the extra water). Once all your shells have been removed seal the bucket up and place it some where safe and outof the way. When you need to polish again carefully take down your bucket, making sure notto disturb the contents. When you open the bucket you should find the polishing material has settled to the bottomof the bucket. Use a cup or some sort of container and remove as much clear water as possible.What you should have left is just a soggy mess of polish powder and walnut shell. You can place this back into youtumbler/s using a little bit of water to move the more stubborn stuff. I hope many people find this to be very helpful and will try and use theirtumblers to create and share the...

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vj 22 years ago

vj found this in rec.crafts.beads, from Harry :

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interesting. but i wouldn't set it like that. of course, i'm odd, too.

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Kalera Stratton 22 years ago

Harry, I have learned more about tumbling from reading your posts here in the last couple of weeks than I ever knew before. Now I want a rock tumbler! Lol! Thank you!

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Harry 22 years ago

LOL... you are very welcome and I thank you for the kind comments. :) It feels good to know I can help when I can.

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