[Rockhounds] Abrasives for tumbling

[John Junkroski]

Thanks, Alan.

I've been cutting cabochons for decades,but only recently bought a  
couple of tumblers.
I didn't realize that I could re-cycle polish.
Thanks for the tip.
Nothing better than saving materials/money.

John


On Nov 8, 2007, at 6:54 PM, Alan Silverstein wrote:

>> Can anyone recommend a source for tumbling abrasives in small
>> quantities?
>>
>
> Depends on whether they'll go that low in quantity, but Jesco Products
> has been far and away the cheapest for me, $/lb delivered to my
> doorstep, for many years, for coarse SiC (30) and fine (220), the  
> latter
> of which I buy less often.  I buy 100 lbs of each at a time.  :-)
> And it's $1.50/lb or less.
>
> Otherwise I can only suggest web-hunting for best prices.
>
> You do know, right, that you can reuse prepolish and polish oxides?
> See:  http://users.frii.com/ajs/RockTumbling.htm
>
> Alan Silverstein
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