hemihampton
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Here it is after a light tumble. LEON.
My new 1850's Detroit Bottle.
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iggyworf
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Beautiful! When you say 'light tumble' how long do you put it in for?
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Nice & shiny but still has some Scratches. LEON.
andy volkerts
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Yes!! That is the beauty, it was listed as 5,000.00 semolians a couple years ago in an online auction, sadly I couldn't come up with that amount, but somebody did!.....Andy
andy volkerts
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And by the way your soda bottle came out great!! I tumble also, was it tumbled about three days, with a medium cutting powder??......Andy
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I only tumbled it 6 hours with a 1500 grit silicone carbide & then 4 days with jar doctors general purpose Aluminum oxide. LEON.
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I gave it another 4 days with a finer compound. Looks even nicer. LEON.
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In the sunlight.
