I made a roller for a 5 gallon bucket polisher. What should I use for a
medium? Sandblasting sand? Another easily available type of sand? Add a
big box of BB's? Just a polisher to clean up rusty or old parts that I can
put something in for a while and do it the lazy way.

Steve

Heart surgery pending?
Read up and prepare.
Learn how to care for a friend.
http://cabgbypasssurgery.com

On 2010-09-22, Steve B wrote:
I made a roller for a 5 gallon bucket polisher. What should I use for a
medium? Sandblasting sand? Another easily available type of sand? Add a
big box of BB's? Just a polisher to clean up rusty or old parts that I can
put something in for a while and do it the lazy way.

I think that the term you are looking for is tumbling media. For
derusting I would look into ceramic media.

i

"Ignoramus15834" wrote in message
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On 2010-09-22, Steve B wrote:
I made a roller for a 5 gallon bucket polisher. What should I use for a
medium? Sandblasting sand? Another easily available type of sand? Add
a
big box of BB's? Just a polisher to clean up rusty or old parts that I
can
put something in for a while and do it the lazy way.

I think that the term you are looking for is tumbling media. For
derusting I would look into ceramic media.

i

Available at ????????/

Steve

On 09/22/2010 08:19 AM, Steve B wrote:
I made a roller for a 5 gallon bucket polisher. What should I use for a
medium? Sandblasting sand? Another easily available type of sand? Add a
big box of BB's? Just a polisher to clean up rusty or old parts that I can
put something in for a while and do it the lazy way.

Why in hell do you want to polish five gallon buckets?

--

Tim Wescott
Wescott Design Services
http://www.wescottdesign.com

Do you need to implement control loops in software?
"Applied Control Theory for Embedded Systems" was written for you.
See details at http://www.wescottdesign.com/actfes/actfes.html

Steve B wrote:

"Ignoramus15834" wrote in message
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On 2010-09-22, Steve B wrote:
I made a roller for a 5 gallon bucket polisher. What should I use for a
medium? Sandblasting sand? Another easily available type of sand? Add
a
big box of BB's? Just a polisher to clean up rusty or old parts that I
can
put something in for a while and do it the lazy way.

I think that the term you are looking for is tumbling media. For
derusting I would look into ceramic media.

i

Available at ????????/

Steve

Harbor Freight, Northern Tool, etc.

On 2010-09-22, Steve B wrote:

"Ignoramus15834" wrote in message
...
On 2010-09-22, Steve B wrote:
I made a roller for a 5 gallon bucket polisher. What should I use for a
medium? Sandblasting sand? Another easily available type of sand? Add
a
big box of BB's? Just a polisher to clean up rusty or old parts that I
can
put something in for a while and do it the lazy way.

I think that the term you are looking for is tumbling media. For
derusting I would look into ceramic media.

i

Available at ????????/


Lots of places, such as ebay. Probably locally too.

i

On Wed, 22 Sep 2010 08:19:40 -0700, "Steve B"
wrote:

I made a roller for a 5 gallon bucket polisher. What should I use for a
medium? Sandblasting sand? Another easily available type of sand? Add a
big box of BB's? Just a polisher to clean up rusty or old parts that I can
put something in for a while and do it the lazy way.

Steve

Heart surgery pending?
Read up and prepare.
Learn how to care for a friend.
http://cabgbypasssurgery.com


Sand works ok..but tends to turn into dust in a surprisingly short time.

Ceramic polishing media is best

http://www.harborfreight.com/1-1-2-h...dia-97029.html

While a big big....does tend to work well enough. Assuming you dont need
"detail work"...

google "ceramic polishing media"


http://www.vibrafinish.com/vibratory...eramic-sp.html


Gunner


I am the Sword of my Family
and the Shield of my Nation.
If sent, I will crush everything you have built,
burn everything you love,
and kill every one of you.
(Hebrew quote)

Tim Wescott wrote:
On 09/22/2010 08:19 AM, Steve B wrote:
I made a roller for a 5 gallon bucket polisher. What should I use for a
medium? Sandblasting sand? Another easily available type of sand?
Add a
big box of BB's? Just a polisher to clean up rusty or old parts that
I can
put something in for a while and do it the lazy way.

Why in hell do you want to polish five gallon buckets?


So they will be shiny!

--

Richard Lamb

Gunner Asch wrote:

Sand works ok..but tends to turn into dust in a surprisingly short time.


Sand is free, in some places. The last place I lived was surrounded
by many square miles of 'Sugar Sand'. When it wore out, you just walked
outside with a bucket & a shovel.


--
Politicians should only get paid if the budget is balanced, and there is
enough left over to pay them.

"Gunner Asch" wrote in message
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On Wed, 22 Sep 2010 08:19:40 -0700, "Steve B"
wrote:

I made a roller for a 5 gallon bucket polisher. What should I use for a
medium? Sandblasting sand? Another easily available type of sand? Add a
big box of BB's? Just a polisher to clean up rusty or old parts that I
can
put something in for a while and do it the lazy way.

Steve

Heart surgery pending?
Read up and prepare.
Learn how to care for a friend.
http://cabgbypasssurgery.com


Sand works ok..but tends to turn into dust in a surprisingly short time.

and the dust is free silica, so you want to keep it wet

"Ignoramus15834" wrote in message
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On 2010-09-22, Steve B wrote:
I made a roller for a 5 gallon bucket polisher. What should I use for a
medium? Sandblasting sand? Another easily available type of sand? Add
a
big box of BB's? Just a polisher to clean up rusty or old parts that I
can
put something in for a while and do it the lazy way.

I think that the term you are looking for is tumbling media. For
derusting I would look into ceramic media.


What rusty parts? Tumbling in ceramic media will not just remove the rust
but also edges, threads etc. Rotary tumbling is more likely to do this than
vibratory tumbling.

--
Michael Koblic,
Campbell River, BC

"Tim Wescott" wrote in message
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On 09/22/2010 08:19 AM, Steve B wrote:
I made a roller for a 5 gallon bucket polisher. What should I use for a
medium? Sandblasting sand? Another easily available type of sand? Add
a
big box of BB's? Just a polisher to clean up rusty or old parts that I
can
put something in for a while and do it the lazy way.

Why in hell do you want to polish five gallon buckets?

--

Tim Wescott

I don't. I just wanted to throw another troll out there for the anal
netnannies who can read English, but find it necessary to pick apart every
participle, possessive pronoun and adverb.

Hold my beer, Vern. I've got another one. And this is a big un.

Steve