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Post by orrum on Jul 6, 2015 11:31:17 GMT -5
I know I have so many just started and half finished and a few almost finished rock projects that I should not start new ones..... Naw gotta try thisbone!
So we are talking tumble cabs in a Loto vibe today.
I have some preforms ready to go in the Loto that have vugs, some with druzy and some without. Can I use a soap bar to rub them full of soap and then run them thru the various grits, 220, 500, then AO polish without getting grit in there?? If so how do I get the soap out?
Next I have some thin see thru or different color cabs glued together. They will stay glued since it's 330 epoxy I hope? Also will the grit erode into the glued space of the back to back cabs?
Thanks and look forward to the answers!!!
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Fossilman
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Post by Fossilman on Jul 6, 2015 13:57:07 GMT -5
I think the soap will dissolve in the grit...Glue should hold though with the other,I'm sure....
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Post by gingerkid on Jul 10, 2015 6:35:46 GMT -5
Hi, orrum, will you please update your post with your results after your doublets and cabs with vugs finish tumbling? Would like to know if the glue method that Fossilman suggested works in vugs and if your doublets hold together. What glue are you going to place in the vugs? Thanks!
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Post by orrum on Jul 10, 2015 7:37:00 GMT -5
Gingerkid the Loto cleaned the soap out of the vugs the first night. So that's a no go flop. Waiting on the glued together experiment to finish with this Loto load. So looks good but have to finish 500 grit and polish yet.
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Post by gingerkid on Jul 10, 2015 7:40:10 GMT -5
Thanks, orrum! Sorry to hear the soap didn't work with your tumbles in your Loto, although it works for vugs in cabs (well, most of the time). What kind of glue will you use in the vugs? Are your doublets staying glued? Did you place them in 220 grit in your Loto?
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Post by orrum on Jul 10, 2015 7:43:15 GMT -5
Doublets glued with superglue and some with 330 epoxy. They are almost thru 500 grit in the Loto and lookin good.
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Post by gingerkid on Jul 10, 2015 7:49:49 GMT -5
Are you planning on using glue in the vugs when you tumble them, orrum? If you do, what kind of glue?
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Post by grayfingers on Jul 10, 2015 8:03:44 GMT -5
I use beeswax, which is removed and replaced between grit stages (hot water soak and toothbrush to clean) This brazilan slab with druzy was done with tile saw and UV 10 vibe tumbler.
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Post by gingerkid on Jul 10, 2015 8:05:47 GMT -5
That's a beautiful Brazilian agate slab, grayfingers, and many thanks for sharing your beeswax tip for materials with druzy! Where can beeswax be purchased?
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Post by grayfingers on Jul 10, 2015 8:19:08 GMT -5
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Post by gingerkid on Jul 10, 2015 8:22:32 GMT -5
Thank You for the link for beeswax, grayfingers! Sure wish I knew about your tip before tumbling some metamorphic feldspar that is loaded with quartz vugs and pits.
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Post by deb193redux on Jul 10, 2015 22:51:20 GMT -5
wax has been mentioned on here before. probably does not have to be beeswax. just something waterproof that melts. candle wax might do. don't want one too hard or it cracks.
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Post by orrum on Jul 11, 2015 9:34:18 GMT -5
Wow thanks for the beeswax tip. Great idea!
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Post by Deleted on Jul 11, 2015 12:12:58 GMT -5
Bee's wax can be bought at Ace hdwr. Jim
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Post by grayfingers on Jul 12, 2015 8:37:15 GMT -5
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Post by DirtCleaner on Jul 12, 2015 12:07:14 GMT -5
Are you just pressing the wax in or heating it up some? grayfingers
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Post by grayfingers on Jul 12, 2015 12:34:34 GMT -5
DirtCleaner, I do melt it, and use a teaspoon to fill the void with wax. I wait for the wax to cool halfway and then run a razor blade across the flat to make it level and remove any over-pour. (Too cool and it might separate a little at the edges of the pour.)
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