There's a comprehensive book called Tumble Finishing For Handmade Jewelry: Mass Finishing On A Small Scale by Judy Hoch, and I believe it covers vibratory despite the title. Unfortunately it's hard to get. Thanks for your data. It will be the starting point for my venture into art door knockers!
When you said hard to get did you refer to the book? Is it available as an e-book or only physical copies? Where can i find physical copies? I hope you dont mind these questions but i would greatly appreciate an answer
Hello, amazing video! Thanks! Could you tell me how much of abrasive powder do you use per kg of walnut shell? And how many times you can reuse the walnut and powder mixture before you have to change to a new one? Thank you very much!
I was a Bench Jeweler for over 30 years. I have spent a few hours in front of my buffing setup. I know what a pain it is. I am into other things at this point in my life but I still do various types of metal finishing, mainly brass and steel. Without making this too long I will say that my preference is definitely barrel type tumbling always using water with a drop of Dawn dishwashing soap for a wetting agent. I will jump right into my final tumbling media and its something you throw away if you drink coffee. Yes its used up coffee grounds. After a few tumbling cycles the grounds when dried will take on a light brown color and are rather gentle on brass. You can mix in whatever polish you want to with the coffee grounds like the Simachrome (Spelling?) polish. I skipped over a lot of details but you get the point. Dry tumbling is simply a mess and vibratory tumbler's are LOUD so avoid both and go with wet and barrel type tumbler's. You will be glad you did. 😁
Great video , as you say experimenting with the mix of media and compounds is a learning curve , but your set up is very practical and affordable. Great topic for sharing everyone’s experience. I use a barrel bright powder / water with stainless steel shot in a octagonal timber barrel .experimenting with walnut and compound mix too . Working with silver and gold.Thanks for info👍happy new year.☘️
Hey there! I'm really intrigued by your process. Could you share how much detail might be lost using this method? Also, in your video, do you use walnut shells for all three steps along with Silicon Carbide? Lastly, do you think this technique is effective for jewelry to smooth out voxel lines from tiny areas after 3D printing and casting? Thx
There isn’t enough detail loss to be worth mentioning it. Yes, walnut shell is used for all four steps however, silicon carbide is only used for the first three with a paste used for the last. As was noted in the video. Yes, you can smooth over any print lines however, if you have serious, recurring print lines, you may wish to explore your positioning of your prints on your print bed.
@@ClearMindJewelleryCould you please confirm the ratio of walnut to silicon carbide for the specific quantity of each ingredient, especially the silicon carbide? Thank you!
Vibrating tumblers and magnetic tumblers should be used for different processes. With some materials like fine, silver magnetic tumblers maybe to aggressive and actually cause texture issues while vibrating tumblers with a softer medium like walnut shell would not.
I want to cry seeing the price of those tumblers 😭😭 exact same thing in the UK, cheapest is close to $200 Canadian! I can get rotatory ones for around £60 tho at least :)
We prepped 100 pairs of ear weights for a conference using this tumbling process. If tumblers aren't working for you I would recommend looking into different tumbling mediums.
There's a comprehensive book called Tumble Finishing For Handmade Jewelry: Mass Finishing On A Small Scale by Judy Hoch, and I believe it covers vibratory despite the title. Unfortunately it's hard to get. Thanks for your data. It will be the starting point for my venture into art door knockers!
When you said hard to get did you refer to the book? Is it available as an e-book or only physical copies? Where can i find physical copies?
I hope you dont mind these questions but i would
greatly appreciate an answer
This is so well done and you have made both myself and my wife's lives so much easier. Thank you
Hello, amazing video! Thanks! Could you tell me how much of abrasive powder do you use per kg of walnut shell? And how many times you can reuse the walnut and powder mixture before you have to change to a new one? Thank you very much!
Hello, it works to polish and shine stainless steel jewelry?
Have you ever tried to the Otec ECO Mini Series Disc Polishing units? I have my sites set on a wet and dry, but they are pricey.
I was a Bench Jeweler for over 30 years. I have spent a few hours in front of my buffing setup. I know what a pain it is. I am into other things at this point in my life but I still do various types of metal finishing, mainly brass and steel. Without making this too long I will say that my preference is definitely barrel type tumbling always using water with a drop of Dawn dishwashing soap for a wetting agent. I will jump right into my final tumbling media and its something you throw away if you drink coffee. Yes its used up coffee grounds. After a few tumbling cycles the grounds when dried will take on a light brown color and are rather gentle on brass. You can mix in whatever polish you want to with the coffee grounds like the Simachrome (Spelling?) polish. I skipped over a lot of details but you get the point. Dry tumbling is simply a mess and vibratory tumbler's are LOUD so avoid both and go with wet and barrel type tumbler's. You will be glad you did. 😁
What about magnetic tumblers, are they any good?
@@armarmo964 I don't have any experience with them BUT I really want to get one. Seems like a good idea.
What did you use for the early phase. I am astonished at how little information there is on this topic! Thanks
Great video , as you say experimenting with the mix of media and compounds is a learning curve , but your set up is very practical and affordable. Great topic for sharing everyone’s experience. I use a barrel bright powder / water with stainless steel shot in a octagonal timber barrel .experimenting with walnut and compound mix too . Working with silver and gold.Thanks for info👍happy new year.☘️
Love your videos!! Amazing stuff as always!
Is there a reason why you didn’t just use steel shot to make a high polish?
What an awesome video!! Thank you so very much!!!
What about magnetic tumblers, are they any good?
Thanks a lot for sharing really appreciate it 👍
No problem 👍
Hey there! I'm really intrigued by your process. Could you share how much detail might be lost using this method? Also, in your video, do you use walnut shells for all three steps along with Silicon Carbide? Lastly, do you think this technique is effective for jewelry to smooth out voxel lines from tiny areas after 3D printing and casting? Thx
There isn’t enough detail loss to be worth mentioning it. Yes, walnut shell is used for all four steps however, silicon carbide is only used for the first three with a paste used for the last. As was noted in the video.
Yes, you can smooth over any print lines however, if you have serious, recurring print lines, you may wish to explore your positioning of your prints on your print bed.
@@ClearMindJewellery Thank you for your reply. I bought three Harbor freight tumblers today and will start experimenting in the next couple of weeks.
@@ClearMindJewelleryCould you please confirm the ratio of walnut to silicon carbide for the specific quantity of each ingredient, especially the silicon carbide? Thank you!
How does the vibrating tumbler stack up against a magnetic tumbler?
Vibrating tumblers and magnetic tumblers should be used for different processes. With some materials like fine, silver magnetic tumblers maybe to aggressive and actually cause texture issues while vibrating tumblers with a softer medium like walnut shell would not.
Thank youuuuuu!!!!
Hi nice work, test PIONEXT resin plzzzzz
I want to cry seeing the price of those tumblers 😭😭 exact same thing in the UK, cheapest is close to $200 Canadian!
I can get rotatory ones for around £60 tho at least :)
i am goldsmith and i use this kind of machine, its not work on jewellery, waste of money
We prepped 100 pairs of ear weights for a conference using this tumbling process. If tumblers aren't working for you I would recommend looking into different tumbling mediums.