[Jewelry making - Article 00695] - Re: [Orchid] Matte Mass finishing revisited

[Len and Judy Bjorkman]

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    Carrie, I use a vibratory tumbler to produce a matte finish. I do
    not use flow-through but just dump the media, jewelry, and soap into
    a large sieve in a sink and rinse well, when tumbling is finished. 

    I have a dough-nut type vibratory tumbler, about 10 inches in
    diameter. I use it about half-full of medium-grit plastic triangular
    abrasive media, together with just under half a cup of the liquid
    soap which Rio sells for this use -- since I work in base metal, I
    use 339-302, Sunsheen brass deburring compound, and dilute it as per
    the instructions on the bottle, 1/4 cup soap per gallon of water. 

    Sometimes a couple of hours is enough to get a nice matte finish (on
    brass). 

Good luck!
Judy Bjorkman

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