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Crushed Glass for Tumbling, Teal, 2 Pounds, Medium .5" - 1.5"
$ 3.95
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Description
This listing is for crushedteal glass
, medium size .5" - 1.5" pieces, 2 pounds.
Shipping note
: All tumbling glass will ship by USPS padded, medium, or large flat rate box. If you are ordering more that one color or more than one 2 pound pack of glass, allow me to send you an invoice for your combined order and it will reflect the actual USPS shipping cost vice some astronomical amount of shipping. Thank you.
Never tried tumbling glass? It is as easy as tumbling rocks and the results are just as enjoyable, if not more so, because of the brilliant colors! Tumbling directions listed below.
I carry tumbling glass in
two sizes: Medium pieces .5" to 1.5", and large pieces 1" - 3.5". Tumbling glass comes in many colors: black, blue,
gray, green,
orange (M only), red (M only), teal (M only), turquoise, yellow (M only), and white. In the crystal variety there is: crystal amber,
crystal blue, crystal clear, crystal green, crystal
teal, and crystal turquoise (M size only), crystal colors are a bit lighter. I also carry some premixed colors: Confetti, Jewel, Rainforest, River, and Sunshine mix. Each color and size has its own Ebay listing.
The crushed glass is .75 pound for all colors except red, yellow, orange and the Sunshine Mix, which is .00 lb.
How do you tumble glass?
It is as easy as tumbling rocks and the results are just as enjoyable if not more so because of the brilliant colors!
Crushed glass is about a 5.5 on the Mohs scale, and can bruise easily in a tumbler if not done correctly. So for best results, follow these guidelines:
1. Fill your tumbler barrel 2/3 to 3/4 full of crushed glass (do not mix with any types of stones), if you are tumbling larger glass use plastic pellets to fill in the spaces between the glass to help it glide vice crash against each other in the tumbling process. Plastic pellets is also recommended for some medium size pieces if there is not enough smaller glass to buffer the tumble.
2. Add in 1-2 Tbsp 220 grit (aluminum oxide or silicon carbide) for a 3 pound barrel. Tumble for 3-4 days until you like the shape.
3. Tumble second step in 1-2 Tbsp 500 or 600 grit for 3-4 days. Add plastic pellets as filler as needed to maintain 2/3 - 3/4 full barrel.
4. Third tumble in 1-2 Tbsp 1000 grit for 3 days. Add plastic pellets as filler if needed to maintain 2/3 to 3/4 full barrel.
5. And finally, 1 Tbsp aluminum oxide polish for 3 days. Add plastic pellets as filler as needed to maintain 2/3 to 3/4 full barrel.
At any point you can stop the tumbling process and the glass will have varying degrees of a frosted look as you would find on beach glass. Do all 5 steps for a gem quality shine.