[Jewelry making - Article 00074] - Re: [Orchid] [Again] thoughts when purchasing a tumbler

[Judy Hoch]

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    If you want a tumbler to work harden pieces with steel, a rotary
    tumbler is by far the most efficient and economical.  A vibratory
    tumbler will do a super job of smoothing your pieces with an
    abrasive media.  But a vibratory tumbler that will actually turn
    steel for work hardening pieces is much more expensive than both a
    rotary and a vibratory tumbler. Running steel in an under powered
    vibratory tumbler is like putting your pieces in a skillet with
    steel and shaking them back and forth. 

    I use tumblers for finishing because I don't like the buffing
    compound dust - even though I have a good vacuum system.  And I can
    breathe now. 

    Judy  Hoch, G.G. judy AT marstal.com 


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