I have started tumbling bottles this past week. My first one is spinning right now. It seems like this whole tumbling thing is going to be a whole lot of fun.
Here is my scenario:
- I am only tumbling the insides of ACL soda bottles
- Since all of the the bottles I am tumbling are machine made, post 1935 I don't have to worry about soft or delicate glass
- I am using cut copper
- For bottles with internal sickness I think I need to use a cutter - 1200 silcon carbide is what I have decided to use
- The bottles I am tumbling have sick glass, but most aren't extreme cases
- My tumbler spins pretty fast, between 60 to 70 RPMs
So my question is how much time would you think I need to cut before moving on to the polishing stage. I realize this is a tough question that is going to depend on how sick the bottle are, but can anybody give me a starting point?
Here is my scenario:
- I am only tumbling the insides of ACL soda bottles
- Since all of the the bottles I am tumbling are machine made, post 1935 I don't have to worry about soft or delicate glass
- I am using cut copper
- For bottles with internal sickness I think I need to use a cutter - 1200 silcon carbide is what I have decided to use
- The bottles I am tumbling have sick glass, but most aren't extreme cases
- My tumbler spins pretty fast, between 60 to 70 RPMs
So my question is how much time would you think I need to cut before moving on to the polishing stage. I realize this is a tough question that is going to depend on how sick the bottle are, but can anybody give me a starting point?