HotDog roller???

[Gunsmoke47]

Hey Spence, why are you using sand? Kelley

Edit: The reason I ask is that sand is an abrasive and it will possibly cut the glass in your bottle. The copper is a non abrasive media that is used to push the polish compound to the sides of the glass for cleaning. I am all for experiments and I hope all turns out well. Just a thought, Kelley[]

 

[bottlenutboy]

why are you using sand?

because sand is an abrasive, and we had it laying around, i figure it will either polish it up really clean OR it will come out cut and frosted looking and ready for polish

 

[Gunsmoke47]

Well good luck in your endeavors buddie. I hope all turns out well! Let us know! [] Kelley

 

[bottlenutboy]

i figure it will either polish it up really clean OR it will come out cut and frosted looking and ready for polish

turns out my calculations were off, i ran it all night off and on trying different things trying to get something to happen, and its still just as i started....

i cant figure out why sand wouldnt cut it at all???

 

[bottlenutboy]

quite a while, 19 hours non stop over night, and some before that while i was experimenting

 

[stinger haut]

Spencer,
A basic principal in tumbling is that the cutting agent must be harder than the glass itself. It also must be in a form that will be utilized by the the material that you are using to put pressure on the glass (cut copper, glassbeads, etc combined with water and the rotation of the tumbling machine).
Trial and error will eventually bring you success, keep on experimenting.
I enjoy your posts, keep them coming.
Stinger

 

[cowseatmaize]

Alright. I'm new to the conversation and did't read all the past stuff. Has anyone brought up Baking soda in tumbling. I use to use it for fine sand blasting and it worked well.

 

[tombstone]

Try a half bottle of sand and finish filling the bottle 3/4 with water. This should give you a nice frosted bottle.

 

[bottlenutboy]

Try a half bottle of sand and finish filling the bottle 3/4 with water. This should give you a nice frosted bottle.

for how long?

 

[tombstone]

you should start seeing the frosting after 24 hrs.