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WUVIE
Hulbert, OK
(Zone 7a)
March 20, 2008
10:45 PM Post #4689123
| Coming from thread number 8:
http://davesgarden.com/community/forums/t/804061/
You all are such fun!
Karen Marie
Photo is of television tube glass tumbled for a few days
Click the image for an enlarged view.
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kimarj
(Kim) Philadelphi, PA
(Zone 6a)
March 20, 2008
10:49 PM Post #4689150
| WOW!! Seriously that is so pretty...never in a million years would I have thought to use a TV tube:) |
Brender
Topsham, ME
(Zone 5a)
March 21, 2008
06:24 AM Post #4689926
| That's perty! |
WUVIE
Hulbert, OK
(Zone 7a)
March 21, 2008
12:21 PM Post #4691021
| Of course, this particular television tube was very old. Back when
televisions weighed a ton and had a full blown bubble for a screen.
That is some thick glass! I found it in a junk pile way out back in a
pile of glass and such. Fully intact, ripe for the hammer. Heh heh!
Interesting in that the fractures in the glass were open in the beginning
stages of tumbling. Sediment from the tumbling seeped into the fractures,
then as they tumbled, locked the sediment into the cracks.
Now you can understand how some mountains and boulders get that same
look. Imagine this same process on a grand scale taking millions of years.
It boggles the mind.
I put these into the aquarium and they look so neat, because the light
of the tank really brings the sediment fractures to life. To light.
Karen Marie
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dahtzu
(Faye) Henderson, NC
(Zone 7b)
March 22, 2008
08:46 PM Post #4696752
| Karen, leave it to you to get me started breaking something else. lol...I wonder if a newer tv would have the same effect? The picture tube is about shot and the hammer could complete the task...dump will get it, so may as well be in pieces. At least it will be easier to handle.
Faye |
caro_uk
near cardiff
United Kingdom
April 01, 2008
02:21 PM Post #4741319
| I LIKE THE GLASS,Wuvie i just finished a sea glass mirror,just need to grout it,its for a pubs ladies wc,made with tiles and wine bottle.see u all soon,sorry i have not been about much.caro. |
WUVIE
Hulbert, OK
(Zone 7a)
April 04, 2008
11:10 PM Post #4759349
| Hi Caro, hope you can pop in again soon,
Take care! Can't wait to see pics of what you are doing!
KM |
lilmac442
Millington, MI
(Zone 5b)
April 08, 2008
09:18 AM Post #4775326
| I ordered a 6 lb tumbler and it should be here any day! Let the smashing begin, hee hee. |
lilmac442
Millington, MI
(Zone 5b)
April 08, 2008
10:37 PM Post #4779137
| Speak of the devil...my tumbler was waiting on the front porch when I got home today! Time to rock and roll! |
tomatofreak
Phoenix, AZ
April 09, 2008
11:58 AM Post #4781718
| I found this a tumbler at a yard sale and hope you 'tumblers' can confirm if it's a good find or not. It's a "Thumbler's Tumbler", model A - R 12. The motor says "Fasco" with an RPM of 1550. There are some other numbers but I don't know what they mean. I was just so excited to find any tumbler at all for $20 that I didn't quibble and the guy who sold it knew nothing about it. What to do next?
Alma |
katiebear
mulege
Mexico
April 09, 2008
12:03 PM Post #4781756
| I think that's a good deal. I've seen them on ebay - you could check the regular price there.
katiebear |
lilmac442
Millington, MI
(Zone 5b)
April 09, 2008
12:11 PM Post #4781804
| Sounds like it...what is the capacity? |
tomatofreak
Phoenix, AZ
April 09, 2008
12:35 PM Post #4781982
| Since it just occurred to me to look it up - duh - I discovered it has a 12# capacity. And that it sells online for anywhere from $179 to $199 - so I guess I did OK, presuming it all works!
Do I remember correctly that to tumble broken glass I need mortar sand? I've actually saved a few bottles, hoping for a tumbler - and now I have one! I just want to start with some good advice.
Alma |
katiebear
mulege
Mexico
April 09, 2008
02:14 PM Post #4782428
| You can use most any kind of sand - or none. Even without sand the glass will lose it's sharp edges quite quickly.
katiebear |
WUVIE
Hulbert, OK
(Zone 7a)
April 09, 2008
08:10 PM Post #4784004
| Hi Alma,
Congrats on the tumbler, great job, good find!
Karen Marie
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chickeemama
Graham, WA
April 10, 2008
10:47 AM Post #4786762
| Wuvie, that is just so very pretty!!! You always amaze me with all you tumble!!!!
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tomatofreak
Phoenix, AZ
April 10, 2008
01:35 PM Post #4787542
| That glass is so pretty, I'm hoping to find an old TV myself. What will you do with it? |
Samigal
(Pegi) Norwalk, CA
(Zone 10b)
April 30, 2008
07:24 PM Post #4889073
| DH started up the tumbler with some rocks and about the 3rd day belt broke. I got mine at Harbor Freight so called and ordered 2 belts @$2.99 ea. plus tax plus shipping. Won't get them for a couple weeks so DH decided he was going to try an O ring. Went to auto parts store and bought a package of 3 for $2.30 and tumbler has been going great for several days. O rings are a lot thinner then belt, but so far has been doing the job. Just thought I'd pass a bit of info on to all of you that tumble rocks and glass. |
Brender
Topsham, ME
(Zone 5a)
April 30, 2008
08:15 PM Post #4889287
| Drag...I think somewhere on another of the sea glass threads Cheryl used a vacuum cleaner belt on her HF tumbler and was able to cut it into 4 belts. |
denimangle
Oakwood (Butler,TX), TX
(Zone 8b)
April 30, 2008
08:22 PM Post #4889310
| Bender I did and it works just fine .
I posted the # somewhere on here talking about the belts ..
Im not a paying member so I cant search .
The # are back at the shop . but I do remember its a Hoover Belt
Cheryl |
Brender
Topsham, ME
(Zone 5a)
April 30, 2008
08:33 PM Post #4889349
| I'm not a paid member so I can't search either.. I should have written it down then :-P |
Samigal
(Pegi) Norwalk, CA
(Zone 10b)
April 30, 2008
10:04 PM Post #4889812
| Here I thought DH had an original idea about belts for tumblers. I just became a paid subscriber so I will look around and see if I can find out about the vacuum cleaner belts. Wish I had seen that before ordering the belts, always after the fact. |
denimangle
Oakwood (Butler,TX), TX
(Zone 8b)
April 30, 2008
10:49 PM Post #4890069
| Ok I found the post
it it is a Hoover vac belt # 38528-035
Cheryl
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Samigal
(Pegi) Norwalk, CA
(Zone 10b)
April 30, 2008
11:38 PM Post #4890276
| LOL I was just goint to write that I found the post. Thanks for looking it up. I'm going to look for a Hoover belt next time I go to Wal-Mart or Target. DH says the tumbler is still running with the O ring he put on it. I did get the duel tumbler at HF when on sale and then the salesperson gave me another discount and didn't have the medium for it so knocked another $5 off. I got a pretty good deal, should have read all the posts and I would have known I didn't have to order any belts. The postage was more than the belts cost. |
Brender
Topsham, ME
(Zone 5a)
May 01, 2008
05:58 AM Post #4890724
| Thanks, Cheryl. I wrote it down now! |
denimangle
Oakwood (Butler,TX), TX
(Zone 8b)
May 01, 2008
10:04 PM Post #4894390
| your welcome ... |
tonifafa
Brooklyn, NY
May 28, 2009
09:26 AM Post #6608726
| Hi there - last time I made a post was to the wrong thread - LOL. That's what happens when you have too many IE windows open. This has been such a wonderful thread - I know I'm really late to the topic, but I just happened upon it when I was looking for something else (which is typical when surfing the net ;-))
I love the topic and am extremely intrigued by the art. Is everyone/anyone still crafting? Please post. Thank you! |
wannadanc
Olympia, WA
May 28, 2009
11:50 AM Post #6609332
| I haven't been doing any more of this - but I do have two tumblers and glass waiting for something to happen. Maybe I should give it another whirl or two!!!!!! |
WUVIE
Hulbert, OK
(Zone 7a)
May 28, 2009
12:36 PM Post #6609518
| Haven't tumbled lately - all of my little Rolling Stones tumblers are deceased.
I'm too cheap to buy an expensive tumbler, so I'm keeping my eye out for them
at yard sales, thrift stores, etc.
I've been saving some beautiful rocks I found out front for tumbling.
:-) Good to see this thread alive again.
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tonifafa
Brooklyn, NY
May 28, 2009
01:24 PM Post #6609701
| I'm glad to see it up and running, too!
Sorry to read that you're not tumbling anymore - you had such great ideas, Wuvia. I've been looking for a reasonably priced tumbler, but have yet to find one. All of the ones I've found are 35 and up. Am I being cheap, or is that their going rate? Also, during the course of the thread, I've read where people tumbled the glass for days. Does the tumbler stay on 24 hours, or is it only kept on for a few hours at a time each day until the desired effect has been achieved? |
WUVIE
Hulbert, OK
(Zone 7a)
May 28, 2009
01:43 PM Post #6609781
| Hi Toni,
Well, many stained glass fans like to put their glass into the tumblers for a
very short time - it is said to take the sharpness off but not the sheen.
I run my tumblers 24 hours a day for at least four days. The longer the tumble,
the better, but in some cases, like certain stones, will become smaller as each
day goes by.
:-) $35.00 is not too much unless you are buying it at a particular hobby store.
If that is the case, (Hob Lob) always wait for the 40% off coupon.
Karen Marie
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denimangle
Oakwood (Butler,TX), TX
(Zone 8b)
May 28, 2009
01:51 PM Post #6609807
| tonifafa
Harbor Freight Runs then on sale you just have to keep an eye on their ads I got my double for less then the price of the single.
havent run mine for a while ... Just got back into the glass shop after about 8 mons it sure was dusty in there.
Cheryl |
tonifafa
Brooklyn, NY
May 28, 2009
03:16 PM Post #6610126
| okay, thank you! I'll wait until the tumblers go on sale - it'll be hard, but I have the patience of Job. ;-)
Has anyone seen any further works from caro_uk? I really liked her mirrors. |
Samigal
(Pegi) Norwalk, CA
(Zone 10b)
May 28, 2009
05:31 PM Post #6610656
| I bought mine at Harbor Freight and got it for good price, couldn't wait to start tumbling, but got interested in other things so tumber has been sitting waiting for me to start again. Mine is also a double and better buy then a single. I'm always looking for some nice stones to tumble and I'd love to tumble some glass. I have this problem of starting too many projects at one time. |
denimangle
Oakwood (Butler,TX), TX
(Zone 8b)
May 28, 2009
06:12 PM Post #6610802
| Samigal,
Your in a good place for that can you say A.D.D...
I have so many UFOs ill never get them all finished ...lol
|
Samigal
(Pegi) Norwalk, CA
(Zone 10b)
May 28, 2009
10:39 PM Post #6612054
| Just to finish one project before I start another would take a miracle. I've had ADD for so long...you know when my son had it way back when they called it hyperkentic and tried to blame it on sugar and a lot of other things. He couldn't sit still for one minute, sometimes I wonder how he slept through the night. He just about drove me crazy in those early years. Can I blame my problems on that????
Amazing though how I can stay with the computer for so long or read a book. I've read more books in the last few months than I have in my entire life. |
katiebear
mulege
Mexico
May 28, 2009
10:57 PM Post #6612122
| They say insanity is hereditary - you get it from your kids so I think you've got the perfect excuse.
kb |
Samigal
(Pegi) Norwalk, CA
(Zone 10b)
May 29, 2009
01:04 AM Post #6612563
| Thanks katiebear, I needed to hear that. LOL I think DH started on me before the kids did. |
the1pony
Pony in Lakewood, WA
(Zone 8a)
May 29, 2009
01:54 AM Post #6612638
| Argh. Must. Not. Start. Smashing. Bottles.
Too. Many. Projects. Already.
GAAAAAAAAAH!
*smash* |
digger9083
Dahlonega, GA
May 29, 2009
01:47 PM Post #6614346
| Wuvie, Your hands look SO clean . I get ground in grubby with my projects .( I really do wash them ). Do you wear gloves a lot ? I never could do much with them on . digger |
Samigal
(Pegi) Norwalk, CA
(Zone 10b)
May 29, 2009
03:04 PM Post #6614667
| I use some industrial gloves I bought at Harbor Freight for just about everything. Heavy latex blue color. I'm using them now for painting this never ending lumber. I sprinkle powder inside so they are easy to get off. I have some latex gloves, already have power in them, but I manage to tear them soon after putting them on.
Have to get back to working with my tumbler. |
WUVIE
Hulbert, OK
(Zone 7a)
May 31, 2009
12:14 AM Post #6620497
| LOL, yes, definitely have to wear gloves. I have so many pair of
gloves, it is not even funny.
I even wear rubber dish washing gloves when water weeding.
:-) KM |
digger9083
Dahlonega, GA
May 31, 2009
08:01 AM Post #6621118
| Good grief ! No wonder , I only wear a light goatskin pair when pulling blackberry and brier vines out of the ground .Oh heck , at my age , who cares ?
I love your stuff , keep posting . digger |
dahtzu
(Faye) Henderson, NC
(Zone 7b)
June 02, 2009
07:41 AM Post #6630057
| I love your stuff too Wuvie...keep inspiring us. |
WUVIE
Hulbert, OK
(Zone 7a)
June 02, 2009
09:16 AM Post #6630366
| Trust me, though, if I posted a picture of the other side of my hands,
one would think I was 90. |
digger9083
Dahlonega, GA
June 02, 2009
09:27 AM Post #6630414
| You are so unassuming . Nice . digger |
dahtzu
(Faye) Henderson, NC
(Zone 7b)
June 02, 2009
12:44 PM Post #6631342
| digger, Wuvie is a very talented and hard worker and does amazing things, and I cannot imagine her letting her hands suffer as I do mine. |
digger9083
Dahlonega, GA
June 02, 2009
05:05 PM Post #6632461
| My problem is, I can't get used to not being able to feel the project . Yeh , Wuvie has an artistic mind . digger |
denimangle
Oakwood (Butler,TX), TX
(Zone 8b)
June 07, 2009
12:41 PM Post #6654192
| Ok was bored last night so I was playing with some Faux sea glass heres what I ended up with 
Click the image for an enlarged view.
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denimangle
Oakwood (Butler,TX), TX
(Zone 8b)
June 07, 2009
12:43 PM Post #6654199
| and another 
Click the image for an enlarged view.
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denimangle
Oakwood (Butler,TX), TX
(Zone 8b)
June 07, 2009
12:47 PM Post #6654218
| this is a stained glass scrap
This message was edited Jun 7, 2009 4:16 PM
Click the image for an enlarged view.
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Samigal
(Pegi) Norwalk, CA
(Zone 10b)
June 07, 2009
01:11 PM Post #6654292
| Those are beautiful denimangle, I should come up with wonderful pieces like that when I am bored!! Great work.
Pegi |
Maxine
Western, WI
(Zone 4a)
June 07, 2009
03:55 PM Post #6654926
| Den imangle, You are one talented lady. I imagine you do the wire twisting by your self also?
Maxine |
denimangle
Oakwood (Butler,TX), TX
(Zone 8b)
June 07, 2009
05:15 PM Post #6655248
| Pegi& Maxine,
Thanks your both to kind . Im just learning to to do the wire its really kind of easy.
But imnot useing the 1/2 hard wire its kind of $$$$ to play with.
I did 2 more this morning before breakfast.
this is a glass bead that a friend made and was going to trash as it didnt come out the way she wanted ... Great T2T find for me ...LOL 
Click the image for an enlarged view.
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denimangle
Oakwood (Butler,TX), TX
(Zone 8b)
June 07, 2009
05:18 PM Post #6655254
| ok last one 
Click the image for an enlarged view.
|
JuneyBug
Dongducheon CpCasey
South Korea
(Zone 4b)
June 07, 2009
07:11 PM Post #6655666
| Wow! They sure came out great! I love the wire! |
imapigeon
Gilroy (Sunset Z14), CA
(Zone 9a)
June 07, 2009
09:40 PM Post #6656310
| Those are wonderful---they'd make great suncatchers/spinners in the garden!! |
denimangle
Oakwood (Butler,TX), TX
(Zone 8b)
June 07, 2009
09:58 PM Post #6656438
| I hadn't thought about useing them for suncatchers.
I was going to take them to the flea market next week and see how much I could sell them for .. I just love seeing people buy my T2T stuff :) |
Samigal
(Pegi) Norwalk, CA
(Zone 10b)
June 07, 2009
10:03 PM Post #6656473
| I LOVE that glass bead one! I was thinking of pendants when I first saw them. You can post as many pictures as you want of them, I won't grow tired of seeing them. |
denimangle
Oakwood (Butler,TX), TX
(Zone 8b)
June 07, 2009
10:18 PM Post #6656551
| LOL Thats all I made so far ...
They have a bail on the back out of 2 wires to be use as pendants :) |
Dirt_Road
Janice~ Gulf Coast, MS
(Zone 9a)
June 09, 2009
02:50 PM Post #6664394
| oh so pretty!!! How about smaller pieces for charms? |
denimangle
Oakwood (Butler,TX), TX
(Zone 8b)
June 09, 2009
08:29 PM Post #6665790
| Dirt_Road,
Good Idea...
Thanks.
But It will have to wait a few days I put a big blister on my finger calking around the foundation of the house .. not near as much fun either:(
|
dahtzu
(Faye) Henderson, NC
(Zone 7b)
June 17, 2009
10:28 PM Post #6703431
| Great job on the jewelry. Anyone would be proud to wear it. I know I would.
Faye |
denimangle
Oakwood (Butler,TX), TX
(Zone 8b)
June 17, 2009
10:33 PM Post #6703459
| Thanks Faye,
it was fun to make |
Dirt_Road
Janice~ Gulf Coast, MS
(Zone 9a)
July 06, 2009
05:30 PM Post #6785955
| Hmm wonder if Harbor Freight has them anymore? DH goes in there all the time.. Gonna have to get him to check for me.. We had to have our windshield replaced in our truck and I had them save the old glass for me.. So now I have this windshield and would love to do something with it.. |
digger9083
Dahlonega, GA
July 08, 2009
11:41 AM Post #6793195
| Wuvie , how hard is the tv tubes to break and what do you put over them to keep them from going everywhere , I always heard they exploded if they got broke . True or not ? And do you take them out b4 you break them ? digger |
WUVIE
Hulbert, OK
(Zone 7a)
July 08, 2009
03:29 PM Post #6794124
| Hi Digger,
I can only speak for the tube I had, it looked like a giant square bubble,
but there is no explosion in a tube that has already blown. That was the case
with mine, so all I had to do was to let the hammer drop on the center of
the tube. After that I simply smacked the larger pieces with a hammer,
wearing my protective gear, of course.
Words of advice in smashing glass with hammers, don't ask me how I know -
Keep your hand at the end of the hammer handle. I've run a big piece of glass
in my hand that was laying on the table. When the hammer came down, my hand
was punctured. Would not have happened if my hand had been at the end of
the handle.
WEAR SAFETY GLASSES or a SAFETY SHIELD. I really like the whole face
shields because glass can injure you pretty bad in other places. Think flying
glass and your neck. Not good. Be careful, careful, careful.
|
digger9083
Dahlonega, GA
July 08, 2009
08:01 PM Post #6795266
| Was also wondering about putting bottles in a coupla (doubled ) pillowcases? I thought you might have covered the tube with sheet or something . D |
WUVIE
Hulbert, OK
(Zone 7a)
July 08, 2009
09:18 PM Post #6795576
| Hi Digger,
Personally, I do not, but if I did, I would probably use a towel
or a burlap bag as opposed to the sheet. A few whacks with
the hammer and the sheet would be shot.
:-) KM |
digger9083
Dahlonega, GA
July 09, 2009
07:09 AM Post #6796819
| Got it , thanks . D |
denimangle
Oakwood (Butler,TX), TX
(Zone 8b)
July 09, 2009
08:29 AM Post #6797005
| dirt_road ,
windshield glass May not work is safty glass and has a film between 2 sheets of glass to hold it together when it breaks
Digger I always cover any glass in breaking. Learned the hard way also. hours of cleaning up a sheet of tempered glass that exploded.
|
Dirt_Road
Janice~ Gulf Coast, MS
(Zone 9a)
July 09, 2009
01:11 PM Post #6798070
| denimangle~ Thanks I didn't think of that.. Not a problem, I will break and box up the wshield for another project.. :-) |
denimangle
Oakwood (Butler,TX), TX
(Zone 8b)
July 22, 2009
05:11 PM Post #6852150
| Fo anyone waiting for a Sale to get a Tumbler nows the time HF has singles for $29.99 reg $32.99 and a double for $39.99 reg $49.99 |
GrandmaThyme
Lacey, WA
July 23, 2009
01:21 PM Post #6855648
| You folk are so BAD for me! I have two double tumblers going fulltime these days with broken glass. My cement mixer has a batch in as well. (I do the beginning tumble with the cement mixer, then sort and do the finer processing in the rock tumblers) I scrounge the glass recycle bin at two separate restaurants looking for colored bottles. I have people saving their broken glass for me!
AND, I am daydreaming about the old TV picture tube I saw laying in the junk in one of the junker RV's my son-in-law is salvaging parts from for their RV re-do! I already salvaged, then broke the headlights and have them in a tumbler right now.
Hubby asked me "What are you going to DO with all that tumbled glass?" My answer was..."Do? Do I actually have to DO something with it? What's wrong with just making it...just owning it?" An eyeroll and a smile was his response! Guess he knows better than mess with my "creativity". |
WUVIE
Hulbert, OK
(Zone 7a)
July 23, 2009
02:14 PM Post #6855849
| LOL GT, way to go!
People who know me finally stopped asking what I was going to do
with things. "I don't know, but something."
Same goes for unidentified plants. Hubby will ask "What is it?" My reply
is "I don't know, but it's something."
:-) |
Samigal
(Pegi) Norwalk, CA
(Zone 10b)
July 23, 2009
02:41 PM Post #6855960
| I got a double tumbler from HF, and with a very good deal from the cashier. Haven't tried the glass yet, but DH does have a small cement mixer that I could start out with. Can you break up some ceramic tiles and tumble them? I get asked what I am going to do with some of the things I get, don't know but when I do I'll let you know. I too get strange looks when I pick up something too, but hey I'm having a good time.
Guess who picked out a small round bathroom sink out of a dumpster when I wasn't around, you guessed it, DH. Finally getting him to appreciate my treasures. |
denimangle
Oakwood (Butler,TX), TX
(Zone 8b)
July 23, 2009
05:04 PM Post #6856518
| slowly we get them trained .. DH would have never priced matched anything in his life much take something from the trash ... but he has come around ...lol
and now he askes what are you going to make out of that. he knows not to question to much :) |
Dirt_Road
Janice~ Gulf Coast, MS
(Zone 9a)
July 24, 2009
03:46 AM Post #6858324
| Samigal? you just bought a tumbler from HF? I forgot to ask DH to go check for me.. Going to write him a note now.. If you dont mind me asking how much was the double tumbler? It always helps if I can tell my husband what to look for and the price he should be looking for.. lol..
Thank so much
|
denimangle
Oakwood (Butler,TX), TX
(Zone 8b)
July 24, 2009
11:08 AM Post #6859248
| Dirt The double is on sale for $39.99 right now |
WUVIE
Hulbert, OK
(Zone 7a)
July 24, 2009
01:37 PM Post #6859883
| Dirt, better get it while it is on sale. You have lots of tumbling to do. :-) |
Dirt_Road
Janice~ Gulf Coast, MS
(Zone 9a)
July 24, 2009
05:12 PM Post #6860663
| lol.. now wuvie how did you know I have lots to tumble?? lol..
thanks Deni for the info..
Question? about how much glass does a double hold? or even a single? Just wondering.. ☺ |
denimangle
Oakwood (Butler,TX), TX
(Zone 8b)
July 25, 2009
08:46 AM Post #6862858
| that kind of depends on the size of the chunks .. each holds about 4 hand fulls you dont to over fill but the directions will tell you all that
the double is not double in size its 2 singles .. ..I just use play sand from the grand kids sand box .. you dont need to buy high $$ stuff |
Samigal
(Pegi) Norwalk, CA
(Zone 10b)
July 25, 2009
01:04 PM Post #6863604
| I bought the double tumbler last year, but I know it was on sale, then he knocked another $5 off because he didn't have any of the medium for tumbling and polishing, then he gave me another discount which I can't remember what for but I think I ended up paying something like $21. Just found a package of nice small rocks I had purchased at the thrift store for a quarter, of course I was looking for something else, so I better get the tumbler running again. I had one for my kids when they were young and we just tumbled rocks. Wish I had kept it. |
