Does it come with enough polish and grit for a couple of batches? How long does a complete cycle take?
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There is only enough for 1 cycle. Its takes about 3 1/2 weeks to run a batch. I bought refill boxes of course grit, fine grit, pre polish, and polish here on Amazon
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It has enough sand and grit for more than one batch. It takes about a week to complete a batch. But they are not as shiny as you would expect. My ten year old daughter was disappointed after she spent a whole week changing sand for only 1/4 cup of rocks. And the result wasn't much more than some clean rocks. And it is very noisy and has to run 24 hours a day for an entire week.
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Hi Tammy. This one does not come with any grit or fillers. I ordered them seperately. This is a really nice tumbler set. Mine has been running everyday for the last 3 months with no issues. I use one tumbler for the coarse cycles and the other for polish cycles.
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It comes with a 150 grit screen. There are other grits available at any hardware store.
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Just the polishing disks. Just don,t puy too much tilt on the polisher, or you can knock off some of the diamond segments from the dish. I used this on granite tiles to polish the edges. Work your way up to the 3000. Start with rougher grit and move on to the next finer until you get to the finest. Use outside. Water will fly everywhere.
589889
I worked at a body shop for 6 years and we sanded it very well!! We used 36 grit and cleaned after with laquor thinner
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No, this package is six 6000 grit bands, but the 6000 is really fine. It is the honing band for this system. It feels like a piece of cloth after the first use. I used the 6000 to restore a near mirror polish on a "display case queen" speed axe head. I recommend you try the 6000, and if you need a finer hone than it gives, you then go to a good leather strop and finish by hand. I haven't needed to. http://www.worksharptools.com/knife/sharpeners/abrasives.html
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No Robert my experience of long standing that is does not have polish buildup. I just love it and have used it for years. I do not want to use anything else.
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I don't remember exactly the grit numbers but it's basically low, med, high and a couple of each type if I recall. It's enough to do small projects but I opted to buy additional papers with it, and was glad I did cause I was doing a fairly large project - restoring an antique foyer table.
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Apologies Bonnie, I've never tried to do that. Guess I'm not thinking of trying to save money. I polish for commercial purposes and inlay my Art work. My polishers run 7 days a week and stop only when changing Grits or pulling finished items, Bone, Stone, Ivory, Operculum or raw Jewels :-)
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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!!!!
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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.
2068221
It comes with 2 sanding drums for each size spindle supplied. 1 fine & 1 med. coarse grit.
564803
Yes the kit comes with water stones all the way up to 1000 grit super extra fine to polish the edge. At that fine grit the medium changes to a vinyl but works great . Several youtube vids on the system. I had run the gauntlet of various other systems but this one is the best IMHO!!
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Yes, there's a post that comes with 6 sanding bands. They appear to be fine or medium grit.
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I would call it in-between. About 800+ grit. Most of the exposed particles are about 1000 grit, with some larger lumps around 400-600 grit (under a microscope) I use it after the 400-600 diamond rods to give blades a smooth, but not polished finish. Great for touch-ups but not for worn/damaged blades. Use soap, water & scouring pad to keep clean or it will clog up and be much less abrasive.
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I have used the Rotex for bringing up the gloss and knocking down the orange peel from spraying on polyurethane and also on epoxy barcoat finishes. I used it in the rotary mode ending with 4000 grit paper and a bit of water or mineral spirits. I also used the hard felt and soft pads after the 4000 grit, but honestly they didn't seem to make much difference, the 4000 grit was the real ticket. I can't speak to other polishing scenarios, but the Rotex worked well in these cases.
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Yes, it looks like this grit will polish rocks up to a hardness of 8. keep your rocks the same hardness and they should eventually polish up decently.