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    tumbling equipment 4 sale

    everything has been sold. r
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    tumbling equipment 4 sale

    I am selling all my equipment for tumbling, If any one is intrested contact me. I am no longer able to lift do to a accident.I have 3 -4"x32 inch tubes for tumbling 2 bottles at once. I al;so have 1-7"x24" tube several 4" tubes and 5" and 6" tubes. copper and roller beds. over 1100 in value...
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    Can I tumble a glued bottle?

    If the top has the right epoxy it can be tumbled and it will polish to a clean shine. I have done many with epoxy repairs and the come out real good. But if the epoxy is a cheap type it will come off and could break the rest of the bottle in to many pieces, contact me if you need any more help...
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    TO CLEAN OR NOT TO CLEAN?

    take them off by soaking it in muratic acid and water 50/50 for a day or 2 and that will take care of them and increase the value of it. if it still needs cleaning i can help if your intrested in having it tumbled. rick
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    tumbler

    they have different sizes of shells. I tried them once but the best way to use them is like a sand blaster, that is the way they are to be used. But i am not sure how good this vibrateing tumbler will work. but i tried many different ways till i bought one and then made 4 more tumblers. rick...
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    SCRATCHES SCRATCHES SCRATCHES!!!!

    I would say just rinse them with water would do the trick. But i would guess they may have been there all ready, tumbling would remove most of them
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    Drilling glass

    YES. Drill while running water over the spot. use a diamond bit.
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    stoneware jug

    How about this guy, anyone have an idea on a price? racking my brains out on this one, got it from a neighbor
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    quick question about tumbler

    I have left bottles on the tumbler with a the 1500 cutter and it polished it good. but not the stronger cutters, But most of your polishes and cutters break down as you tumble them. I have let a junk bottle in for 10 days with 600 and it came out semi polished, just a little haze left, but let...
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    Making your own tumbler

    Hey dont laugh, i saw a guy who took a drier and took it all apart and just used the motor and the tub and cut the front and back off the tub and made and x with steel bars and used large hose clamps to attach the tubes to them and used it for tumbling, it was in glass work magazine once rick
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    Lookin for a tumble

    kerns glass cleaning @ www.bottletumbling.com
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    tumbler

    kerns glass cleaning www.bottletumbling.com mary
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    repaired beer

    NICE PICTURES OF A BEER BOTTLE REPAIRED WITH A CRACK AT THIS LOCATION, www.bottletumbling.com
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    Lookin for a tumble

    Hello there. My wife is going to be doing the tumbling if any one is intrested in sending her any to tumble, the address is kerns glass cleaning r r 1 box 101 noxen pa 18636. she was going to look for a 2nd job, but she would rather be home and tumble bottles. rick
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    American oil bottle

    I agree with guntherhess, but if the contents are dry and it has a lable i would keep intact, your item should be dumped and cleaned.

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