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Stainless steel ball bearings - 10/21/2006 10:01:59 PM    Btl_Dvr   Posts: 31 Joined: 9/29/2006 From: Wilmington, NC Status: offline Has anyone tried SS ball bearings for tumbling? I'm on the final stage of putting my tumbler together and am looking at different tumbling media options. Thanks. Jay Post #: 1

RE: Stainless steel ball bearings - 10/21/2006 10:29:23 PM    Gunsmoke47 Posts: 1161 Joined: 12/29/2003 From: TEXAS Status: offline I believe ball bearings would run a high risk of breaking or at the very least cracking your glass. Especially if you are tumbling older glass. Copper is used because it is chopped very fine and is non abrasive to the glass. (in reply to Btl_Dvr) Post #: 2

RE: Stainless steel ball bearings - 10/22/2006 7:12:55 AM    tazmainiendigger Posts: 974 Joined: 11/21/2003 From: State O Maine Status: offline Jay, I dont beleive I would try them in my tumbler... I have a probe with a stainless steel rod and when the tip comes into contact with a bottle I probed, it marks it like a magic marker and it is almost impossible to get the marks off!!! Taz (in reply to Gunsmoke47) Post #: 3

RE: Stainless steel ball bearings - 10/22/2006 1:27:35 PM    stinger haut   Posts: 518 Joined: 6/7/2006 Status: offline Hi Btl_dvr, Definitely don't use BB's of any kind. They will cause damage to at least some of your bottles. As posted earlier, cut copper wire #12 or #14 gauge is usaully the best for general tumbling. If you have a very large bottle (like a Demijohn) or a delicate situation of a unburst shallow bubble, try using plastic pellets. It takes much longer to tumble with plastic pellets because they are light weight. Stinger (in reply to Btl_Dvr) Post #: 4

RE: Stainless steel ball bearings - 10/22/2006 10:16:21 PM    Btl_Dvr   Posts: 31 Joined: 9/29/2006 From: Wilmington, NC Status: offline Thanks for the feed back everyone. I've got a bunch of copper,now I've just got to get busy cutting it. Jay (in reply to stinger haut) Post #: 5

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