[Jewelry making - Article 00097] - Re: [Orchid] Tumbling compound

[Dave]

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Hi Janet,

>     Some parts of this project have 18ga wires soldered together
>     lengthwise. The groove between the two wires didn't get shiny, but
>     the rest is very bright. This was after six hours of tumbling with
>     Sunsheen ceramic balls. 

    In order to get the cleft between the 2 wires polished, the tumbler
    must have a media that can get into the cleft & contact the wire. 
    The odds are the ceramic balls are too big. If I were polishing
    things with small crevasses in a tumbler, I'd use stainless steel
    shot of assorted shapes. The shapes should contain some small pins
    able to get in these small spaces. 

Dave


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