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  1. Oct 1, 2025, 03:42 PM #1
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    Stainless steel tumbler polishing - GIF

    Stainless steel tumbler polishing.




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  3. Oct 3, 2025, 01:11 PM #2
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    What is the media? It looks like ball bearings.
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    I find it difficult to believe that the piece would look like it was chrome after being in the machine. I call BS but admittedly I haven’t used a machine like this.
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    "Stainless" has a lot of chrome in it as an alloy and it will polish to a nice luster. Unbreakable mirrors are highly polished stainless. I think it is all about the media used and the process conditions. I believe the video to be quite plausible.

    Tony published a video a few years ago about rebuilding his tumbler. Maybe a test is in order?
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    I had no idea… thanks!



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