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2010-04-18, 2:41pm
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Do you tumble your beads?
I want to tumble my beads to give them an extra sparkle and wonder if there is a reason not to tumble. Any advice?
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2010-04-18, 6:02pm
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I can't see any reason to tumble them. A flame polished surface is as sparkly as it's going to get.
Robert
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2010-04-18, 6:06pm
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Well, yes, but then cleaning the bead release out, it seems after the hole is cleaned, it takes forever to get the muckiness off. I was thinking if I throw them in a tumble with a dab of dawn if that would make them sparkle. Plus, I was also curious if I made a piece of jewelry with my lampwork, if tumbling would hurt or etch the bead.
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2010-04-19, 6:23am
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Yeah, it probably would clean them nice. I let mine sit in a bowl of water with a bit of vinegar added in, and then rinse them off in a colander.
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2010-04-19, 6:34am
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I have tumbled my beads made into jewelry in order to shine the silver, but I hadn't thought about cleaning the beads that way. I usually use a soft cloth to wipe the beads after they are dry and that takes care of bead poop residue.
The only problem I have had when tumbling the beads was that a bit of the reduction 'shine' on one bead was lost when I tumbled the jewelry, so I try to not tumble the really iridescent beads for more than a few minutes.
I have tumbled beads with 'protrusions' (aka dots) and had no problem, but the ones that really look fragile, such as my flowers, I only tumble for a brief time.
Tina
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