#Rock tumbling grit professional

Sale Is For One (1) Brand New Polish Grit Kit, NO Tumbler, No Other Parts, Just What is In The Picture. Coarse grinding grit used in first tumbling Fine grinding grit used for second tumbling Hollow drum by motor Belt driven Lid of drum TUMBLING A tumbling. Aluminum Oxide 1200 Fuzed (Final Polish/4th Grind) Aluminum Oxide 500F (Pre-Polish /3rd Grind)ġ.5 Oz. Silicone Carbide 120/220 (Medium Grind/2nd Grind)ġ.5 Oz.

Silicone Carbide 60/90 (Course Grind/1st Grind)ģ Oz. Our 4-stage bulk rock tumbling grit is high-quality silicon carbide, perfect for polishing the 1.36 kilograms of Madagascar rocks in the kit. The HIGH quality grits included are as follows:ģ Oz. This Kit contains enough grit to polish one batch of stones in a 3lb. Don't be fooled by outdated tumbling misinformation, Aluminum Oxide for the final TWO tumblings is how the professionals do it. You can pay more so you can tumble longer, or pay less and see results sooner. Some other sellers bill this as a premium product, and justify charging an high markup fee. Silicone Carbide does cost more than Aluminum Oxide, but less than $.05 for 3oz. Tonmp 3 Pounds Rock Tumbler Refill Grit Media Kit (4 Polishing Grits) 4-Steps for Tumbling Stones. Using Aluminum Oxide will smooth the stones faster, reducing tumbling time. MJR Tumblers Refill Grit Kit for 3 LB Rock Tumblers Silicon Carbide Aluminum Oxide Media Polish. Using silicon carbide will increase the time required to achieve rocks that are ready for the final polish step since it is causing deeper scratches that will need to be tumbled out as the silicone carbide breaks down. Aluminum Oxide is a slightly softer material (Mohs hardness scale, 9, silicone carbide 9-10) that will actually polish the stones better as it breaks down. The point of the third stage 500F tumbling is not to grind, but rather to smooth. Of Each Type Of Grit.ĪLSO, some sellers claim that only silicon carbide is to be used during the third stage, claiming that it is Harder, and does not brake down. This Is The Correct Amount Needed For High Quality Grit, If You Purchase Lower Quality Grit, This Kit works best for quartz, jasper, agates, Apache tears and similar 'soft' stones.ĭon't Be Fooled By Others Grits On The Market That Offer Larger Quantities of Grit, This kit will polish up to three pounds of rock to a mirror finish.

#Rock tumbling grit professional

This is a professional grade rock tumbling /polishing kit for a single use 3 pound tumbler.