Tumbling Polishing Q & A

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Tumbling Lampwork I find myself reading your website and realizing I really have no idea what I am doing. Your thoughts on jewelry tumbling are unique in that I have pored ...

Water Turning Grey My tumbler was working really well until I put in some beads with fine silver on them - the water came out a dark grey colour and the shot is dull and ...

Grey scum on copper pieces after tumbling. I have just started using copper with my lampwork beads, and when I tumble the pieces I get a grey scum in all the crevices, which I have to brush out ...

Using a Tumbler for Polishing Jewelry with Beads Hi Stacy,

I would like to ask you about using a tumbler for polishing jewelry with beads as ceramic, lampwork, pearls, gems, corals. What kind of beads ...

Tumbling Oxidized Metal Have you ever had a problem with tumbling oxidized metal? Is it better to tumble it dry � copper, for example? If I oxidize it to black and tumble it, will ...

Where can I buy stainless shot? Where can I buy stainless steel shot for a good price? $20.00/ lb. is the cheapest I have found so far for it.

Also how much do I need for a 3 lb tumbler ...

How To Tumble 18, 20, 22 GA round wire - Oxidized Sterling Silver If I wanted to tumble an ounce of Oxidized Sterling Silver, could I do it in the smaller Loratone tumbler? Is it better to oxidized after the piece is ...

Tumble Scratches I tumbled some silver pieces last night and they are all the same size and shape pretty much. One piece came out with some scratches in one area but the ...

I want to tumble polish a bottle I want to tumble polish an old glass bottle to enhance its appearance and remove a surface of glass sickness from being burried in the ground will this ...

Tumbling aluminum wire Can you tumble aluminum wire to harden it just like you do silver or other wires?

Stacy's Answer: Hi Billi! From the limited amount I know about ...

Gold foil in the tumbler Hi...Is it ok to tumble an earring that has gold foil on it? The gold foil is attached using a torch and burnisher.

Thanks for your help.
Rachel

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Should I tumble silver plated jump rings? My question is simple, I think? Can silver plated jump rings be tumbled to remove burrs?
Margaret

Stacy's Answer: Hi Margaret!

There are a lot ...

Stone hardness and tumbling Do you have a certain "Moh" hardness level you would suggest NOT tumbling? I know you mentioned turquoise and pearls and dyed corals but what about the ...

Copper Turned Dark My Copper Bracelet came out beautifully the first time I tumbled it but the 2nd time it turned out dark and looked ugly, dark and tarnished. I used Tarn-...

Tumble Burnishing Gold-Fill Wire Hi-
Is there a way to tumble polish - burnish gold fill wire to a satin/brushed/ or matte finish before I wrap gems or incorporate it into a final piece?...

Alternatives to tumbling Dear Stacy,

I would like to make woven wire jewelry which incorporates Swarovski crystals, Freshwater pearls, gemstones (some softer than 5 on the Mohs ...

Using a vibrating tumbler to remove oxidation Hello! I oxidize copper and silver for metal pendants. I am trying to find a way to speed up my polishing step. So I purchased a vibrating tumbler with ...

Removing Plier Marks With a Tumbler I thought I had heard from someone that the tumbler will remove little dings and marks made by your pliers on your handmade silver jewelry pieces. On the ...

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