I do not have a manual for my tumbler. How much grit per # of rocks?
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It depends on the size of your tumbler barrel.for a 1.5 lb or 3 lb barrel, you need 4 level tbsp of course and medium grit, and 5 level tbsp of pre-polish and polish. Fill the tumbler with rocks to about 2/3 of the barrel. Add grit, and enough water to cover the rocks.Tumble each grit for 7 to 10 days. Then burnish (1/4 tbsp Dawn and water) for about 2 hours. Hope this helps.
1476269
Hello. I'm not ignoring your request...I just keep forgetting to look. I will get back to you.
1476270
It depends on the size of your tumbler barrel. for a 1.5 lb or 3 lb barrel, you need 4 level tbsp of course and medium grit, and 5 level tbsp of pre-polish and polish. Fill the tumbler with rocks to about 2/3 of the barrel. Add grit, and enough water to cover the rocks.Tumble each grit for 7 to 10 days. Then burnish (1/4 tbsp Dawn and water) for about 2 hours. Hope this helps.
1476271
Two tablespoons is enough, and a little dish soap with the mixture as well.
296342
Mine came with two sets of stones and one set of wipers. This is an awesome product for the money. I have used a Sunnen that is exactly the same and I could tell no difference. The grits I received were approx. 120 and 220.
720166
Sorry, I don't use tumbler for rocks, but for polishing brass, so cannot help.
140546
rock size is limited due to tumbler size (obviously). Largest single stone I have polished was (it turns out) to be a stony meteorite 8x8x4 cm. All others were smaller. It takes a LONG time to do the polishing and multiple phases -- running about 3-4 weeks of constant tumbling in various grits. This is not an "easy" project, but worth while ultimately. JSH
1328461
http://www.highlandwoodworking.com/nagurastone.aspx Try this link. It will give you all you need but as it says 4000 grit and above is the recommended use.
1117357
Unless the tumbler instructions specifically exclude any grit except theirs, I don't see why it shouldn't work just fine. There are four levels of grit to handle all stages.
1606286
220 grit is more than enough to get the job done without running the paper on the sheetrock. Hope this helps.... Dick
200806
I would think that it would be a waste of time trying to recover the grit from the slurry resulting from the tumbling. What I do is save the coarse tumbled stones as they have become reduced in size (considerably) and mix them with a similarly tumbled batch for the final 3 steps. Good luck!
1972093
Did you use the entire bag? You are only supposed to use 4 tbs of the coarse and medium (or fine) grit, and 6 tbs of the pre-polish and polish. Each tumble should take from 7 to 10 days.
1888807
Sanding disks come in different grits, even 60 and 40 and they take of a lot of material quickly. I have used 150 grit...not sure if you can buy 240???...wear some gloves or attach the guard (if possible because these grinding/sanding wheels are aggressive and will take a slice from your hand if you do not respect it. Also try to use a rubber washer, it flexes while supporting the cardboard sanding/grinding disc. PS there is not such thing as a stupid question!!!!
2092568
I bought this about a year ago so I do not remember. I think it was 100 grit, if any ..buy a pack or two with it. This is one of the best tools I have invested in . You will definatley enjoy it.
1165427
I have used to sharpen mine with disc provided but I would purchase a flapper disc maybe 80 grit.
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I am not a master at tumbling, but I would think small pieces of glass (think small rock size) will work good. I would think you would need to run with the fine grit a little longer than normal.
516733
I used the 3 bags of 3 different course grit that came with the tumbler. The course compound turned for 5 continuous weeks. Medium grit for 8 days, and polishing grit for 10 days. There is wear in the interior of the plastic drum, but no more then I expected. Next batch, I'll use two extra grades of polish. The rocks came out smooth but not as polished/shiny as I expected. Purchased for the rocks our granddaughter "mined" at a hunted Halloween mine. We made necklaces and key chains for her to give as Xmas presents. For more serious crafting/jewelry, I'd recommend a more professional tumbler.
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You should be fine doing that but I'd cut down the run times. The glass will wear down quick compared to the stones people are tumbling. Might only start with the fine grit as well.
1636072
You need to buy some grit I believe. It's been a while since i purchased mine.
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I started out using 80 grit glass bead from TSC to strip paint and rust from metal. By putting down a plastic sheet, all I had to do after sand blasting was sweep it up, screen it and and I got another four uses out the it. All abrasives wear down to dust. I tried 40-60 grit garnet on an old heavily coated radiator and it worked great. But it did break down faster than the glass bead. The play sand mentioned in the other "answers" is a great way to go once you have screened it. For me, I have found 40 to 80 grit abrasives work best for metal cleaning and what type of media is up to you based on your budget and enviromental considerations. I started out using 80 grit glass bead from TSC to strip paint and rust from metal. By putting down a plastic sheet, all I had to do after sand blasting was sweep it up, screen it and and I got another four uses out the it. All abrasives wear down to dust. I tried 40-60 grit garnet on an old heavily coated radiator and it worked great. But it did break down faster than the glass bead. The play sand mentioned in the other "answers" is a great way to go once you have screened it. For me, I have found 40 to 80 grit abrasives work best for metal cleaning and what type of media is up... » Read More I started out using 80 grit glass bead from TSC to strip paint and rust from metal. By putting down a plastic sheet, all I had to do after sand blasting was sweep it up, screen it and and I got another four uses out the it. All abrasives wear down to dust. I tried 40-60 grit garnet on an old heavily coated radiator and it worked great. But it did break down faster than the glass bead. The play sand mentioned in the other "answers" is a great way to go once you have screened it. For me, I have found 40 to 80 grit abrasives work best for metal cleaning and what type of media is up to you based on your budget and enviromental considerations. « Show Less