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Thanks for all the help, The general consensus seems to be that I am not filling my tumbler enough, and should add some extra material (newspaper or plastic filler beads, rice husks) to take up the empty space. I'm also going to move to a finer grit for a smoother more satin finish Oh and time .... ...

I'm looking for some help with tumbling small cabs and beads to impart an etched finish. I recently purchased 120 grit silicon carbide to do the job, placed it in a tumbler with water (about an inch over the carbide and glass) and proceeded to tumble. I tumbled for 4 hours with absolutely no result ...

Hi quill, It generally depends on what I am aiming for - sometimes it can look interesting to have a bit more of that clear outlining the edge ... however, as a general rule on small cab type items I use an 1/8" all the way around ... It also depends on the glass thickness ... so that is a very...

Metalliferous sell all kinds of copper and other metals in foil, sheet, mesh etc .... interesting catalog too! (Not the on line version - I hate pdf files!)

Sadie

If it's a really cool red, then I just must have it!!

Ready to order one as soon as I get my latest commision check!

Sadie - who still has her pattern bar to cut and has decided to go with a good saw.

My old binding wire is definitely made of iron - we all know the woes of placing it in the pickle! Stainless steel is much less labor intensive since it can be placed directly into the pickle along with the work in progress. I purchased some stainless steel binding wire from Rio sometime last year a...

Hello all, I've made what might be considered a monster of a pattern bar - at least for my little kiln! I need to find a tile saw that can cut 2 inch depth. My lapidary trim saw has a maximum of about 1" ... and the model I have looked at at Harbor Freight is 5/8 inch depth. Anyone have recomme...

Tony, My apologies in advance for what may be dumb questions ... Let me see if I've got this right (for a reasonably sized sandblasting start) ... you need the cabinet the one you describe has a siphon blaster (is this a pen or a gun?), a compressor, a shopvac for dust removal, and abrasive + resist...