Stonewashing Media ?

[emjay4248]

I want to do my own stonewashing and anodizing. I have found all the info that I need for Anodizing but I need help with the stone washing. I have a HB 3lb rotary tumbler and put in small and medium riverstones, I get a nice finish on Titanium but the finish I geton steel is too fine and takes 8-10 hours. I have been reading about Ceramic media and I don't know which shape & size. I am looking for a noticeable finish.
Any help would be appreciated.
Thanks
Mike J

 

[kuraki]

I have a rotary tumbler at home and a big vibratory tumbler at work with the ceramic cylinder shaped pellet media. I don't recommend that media style. It's the most aggressive ceramic I could get, but that shape just doesn't work the way I envisioned it would. I'm going to try something like this next time: http://catalog.precisionfinishinginc.com/item/all-categories/tumbling-media-2/item-4434

 

[clivehamilton77]

Hi there Emjay. Gaskill knives video helped me a lot. He also has a link to the media he uses in his video below in the comments. Hope this helps.

 

[Jared Dinwoodie]

They usually have the triangle shape ceramic media right under the tumblers on a shelf at HF I use the small container it has the large ones in it. Those with a lil WD-40 or dish soap and you should be good to go.

 

[emjay4248]

They usually have the triangle shape ceramic media right under the tumblers on a shelf at HF I use the small container it has the large ones in it. Those with a lil WD-40 or dish soap and you should be good to go.

Great thank you