[Rockhounds] sphere-makers: how do you make very tiny spheres?

[DonH]

John Siebel wrote:
> Jim,
> 
> That is so cool! I'd love to see a sketch but you've explained it so 
> clearly that I don't need one! Not that I need to build one...yet. Don, 
> if you build this, please document it.


Well, here is a status report...  I've spent all this time figuring out 
how to build this.  I have since bought an air compressor, 1/8" brass 
tubing, compression fittings, micro drill bits, a tubing bender, fine 
mesh screen, and custom-cut Lucite squares of the appropriate size.  I 
also acquired wet/dry emery paper from 220 to 2000 grit.  I have all the 
pieces now.  I am going to make a multi-chamber unit, with 6 mills going 
at once, each one with a different grit size.  This is probably 
overkill, but I figured if I am going to make one of these, I might as 
well make it substantial.

Now I need to get ready for an apartment inspection, finish an asbestos 
talk for May, and if I survive that, vacation at the end of May.  So I'm 
thinking it will not be until June when I get this finished.

More later,
Don