I have a Lorton 3 pound tumbler. Instead of using the entire bag, how much heavy grit should I have used?
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Just a few tablespoons should do the job. Do a web search on rock tumbling for all kinds of info and procedures.
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I have found that using 2 level Tablespoons per pound of rock works the best in the first stages.
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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.
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Hi! This is Cindy, CEO of GreenPaxx. Sorry for the late reply, I missed this message. Here you go... And my kids have been using them for yrs without any chipping whatsoever. :-)Duralex Picardie 8-3/4-Ounce Clear Tumbler, Set of 6
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I would use one cup. But it depends on how strong you want it. This would be an average strength.
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I have researched two company's that sell 3/4 " belts in 12" lgth. The first is Econaway Abrasives out of Michigan. They sell the X22 and X65 style belts. These are equivalent grits to Work Sharp's grits At less than $1.60! The X4 at 3000 grit is hard to find, except from Amazon or Worksharp. The other company is Abrasive Express. They require minimum quantities of 18 per grit, but about .75 per belt.
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I use a rock tumbler. I don't think they recommend vibrating or ultrasonic cleaners.
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Get a good quality set of stones of different grit. I have not sharpened mine yet but have an assortment of different blades. I use either a 4 stone Arkansas kit and depending on knife and material, you can get one of these Woodstock SteeleX D1130 1000 Grit and 6000 Grit Japanese Waterstone
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I use a WELL rounded full teaspoon, or two teaspoons in my tea infuser. Makes a strong tar. This bag wil last me forever.
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You will need the package of 4 different grit. I bought the package that contained 4 large, 1/2 pound packages of grit. Then some rocks, of course. Not real big rocks. Rocks about the size of a strawberry and smaller. Any shape. We have, so far, polished all shapes of rocks. Even flat ones. Just make sure you measure the grit exactly as it says and leave in the tumbler for at least 7 days. We go through and sort through the rocks after each week. Moving some to the next stage and putting some back to the first stage again.
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I would use a solid cylindrical drum, 3/8 inch in diameter, and whatever grit you need, but I'd start at 150 grit
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probably pretty good. its mostly about the media and other combinations to put in the media. I have ran this tumbler for hours and has finally wore me out. get on u-tube before buying. keep in mine, this unit is a little noise and creates dust. Put a small towel over the top and set it in the garage.
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I use 1-2 TB per 8 ounces depending on how strong you want it. Sometimes I like to add a little milk for richness then I might use a little extra mix so it is nice a dark. I like my cocoa strong flavored
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It can be used in the vibrating tumblers. Vibrating tumblers are larger than the small (look at Lortone 3 lb tumblers). You can tumble more product in each batch. For that, you'll need more grit. Check YouTube for informative videos from experienced 'tumblers'.
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It is 600 grit and it is pretty course. I gave mine away. Wasnt what I was looking for
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I use T-sac bags. Like zero sediment.#3 (pot size) can make multiple mugs.Start with T for first MUG, add 1-1/2 ts for successive MUGS.Works perfect with the grainy rooibos.
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I would say an easy 3 cups. I usually make only 1 cup and with that I'm using about 1/3 of the bag.
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I used a 80 grit recylcled glass "sand." It worked really well. I'm pretty new to this also but I know that grit worked well for me. I also attempted a very course grit that didn't work very well at all.
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I think my measure is 1Tbspn and I use 2 to 3 measures per cup. But I'm still experimenting with fine or coarse grind.