Can You Tumble Polish Granite

Many people think a stream or beach rounded stone can go straight to fine grit then to polish.

Can you tumble polish granite.

If the rocks are hard enough and you have a rock tumbler you may want to polish them using the tumbler. Instead they will produce grits that will scratch up every other rock in the barrel. Polished granite can be expensive so some people decide to use rough granite tile and polish it themselves. The motor on the machine turns the barrels and the rocks wear against each other until they are smooth.

There are many methods for putting a profile on the edge he. Rocks that produce granular debris when rubbed together will not polish. Natural rounded stones often have a weathering rind or bruising that must be abraded away before. Powder granite polish can be used dry or wet so it is more versatile wet polishing creates a lot of spray when used with power tools so wearing water resistant clothing will protect you and plastic sheeting should be used to protect walls furniture and cabinets.

Granite is one of the hardest stones much harder than marble and requires a lot of work to polish. Natural granite stone can be used in a variety of places in the home including floors and counter tops. The plastic machines made for children work the same way but they are loud and cheap because of their materials. You can tumble a couple of pounds of rocks at one time.

The rocks that we picked were mostly granite granite gneiss gabbro diorite and basalt. Do you want to learn how to do this. However if the rocks you have found are of a softer variety you may get better results polishing them by hand. See the products in this video and other great videos here.

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