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Post by Phil on Oct 18, 2003 0:54:06 GMT -5
Hello, I am a complete beginner, and would like to ask the advice of the more experienced hobbyists. My wife and I beachcomb near our home. We have a lot of beach glass that is only partially polished by the sea, and would like to finish it off. We have purchased a small tumbler (3lb), but can't find much information on what type of grit to use to simulate the action of the surf. Would ordinary beach sand and water work? We would like to produce glass that appears frosted and fairly uniform in shape, like the older pieces we find, not perfectly rounded and smooth like the finely polished stones I see on this and other websites. Any suggestions would be appreciated. thank you
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hurk
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Post by hurk on Oct 18, 2003 12:21:28 GMT -5
hey Phil I have gathered beach glass in the past and I have seen the frosted look that you desire I have re polished the sea glass with great results startiing with 400 grit then polish I would think that if you were to want the unpolished look on glass I would use silicon carbide grit #80 and then 220 should achieve the results you are looking for I think the salt water has something to do with the frosted look as well so you may want to try a salt water mixture with the grit to get your results but I have know idea what the salt would do to the barrels hope this helps HURK
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Post by phil on Oct 19, 2003 13:48:47 GMT -5
Thanks for the advice, I will give that a try and let you know how it works.
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