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From: Janet Yang
Date: Thu Nov 06 17:26:04 2003
 
     
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    The tumbler was from a gun-supply store, www.cheaperthandirt.com.
    The manual shows how to dismantle the tumbler but doesn't say
    anything about how to use it. The Lyman company says that even
    though it's their smallest machine, it is tough enough to handle
    steel shot. 

    There are several Internet articles on tumble-finishing, but I
    assume they are geared for cast sterling jewelry. My pieces are
    fabricated of fine silver, and while the surface changed from the
    torchwork, it is not as rough as a casting (there are a few plier
    marks, though). Wouldn't the medium needed for cast sterling be too
    abrasive for fine silver? 

    Then I recalled that silver PMC (Precious Metal Clay) fires into
    fine silver, and the folks at PMC Connection sell a rotary tumbler
    and only one medium (stainless steel shot) for finishing. I guess it
    ought to work for my stuff. 

Janet


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