[Jewelry making - Article 00866] - Re: [Orchid] Polishing Glass Beads

[Noel]

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Hi, Terrie and Tammy,

    Maybe you folks know what you're doing, putting beads in a tunbler,
    but let me sound a note of caution as I wish someone had done for me!
    Put one or two beads in a trial run, before you commit a batch to the
    tumbler. A few years ago, I bought a strand of Chinese turquoise that
    just needed a little better finish. In my optimistic enthusiasm, I
    put them all in the tumbler with polishing medium (I thought)-- and
    they came out with no shine at all. I've been re-polishing them by
    hand with zam, a few at a time, as I want to use them.

    Better safe than sorry.

--sadder but wiser Noel 


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