Arrrggghhhh!! barell shot!!

[Rustic Charm]

the escapee has been aprehended and returned to it's rightful place, it was stuck at the bottom under one of the fins!!! Well the barreel and shot has had a real good clean now so i suppose that's the upside!! lol

[amazingbabe]

I thought that only happened to me

[Tigerlily]

Sorry for being a numpty ... but I did say I was new would somebody mind explaining what a barrell and shot is and what it does??? Thanks xxx

[Gemma]

I think they're all on about tumbling silver in steel shot using a rock tumbler (to harden it). Could be wrong though....brain not functioning

[mizgeorge]

Metal barrelling, using stainless steel shot, water and a polishing compound in a tumbler is an amazingly quick way to polish, deburr and slightly harden silver. It's a bit like magic!

[bustagasket]

Metal barrelling, using stainless steel shot, water and a polishing compound in a tumbler is an amazingly quick way to polish, deburr and slightly harden silver. It's a bit like magic!

Magic indeed, i just love opening my tumbler and seeing all the shiny bits emerge, i get tickled pink at their transformation. I as horribly scared of putting some of my delicate stuff in and wondering if it would get damaged but its quite amazing. I look at one of my first pices now and think "god thats dull!"

Best investment i have made so far i think

[Emerald]

After years of hand polishing on a mop i lurrve my barreller i make things just to put in it to see the shiney's when they come out, i recently bought a new ultrasonic cos my other blew up and it is still boxed lol

[AlexandraBuckle]

Do you know, I think I want a barrel polisher.... my work is never a shiny or hardened as i would like...

maybe I'll treat myself to one!

[Wolfie75]

I do like my barrel, but I don't awlays want such a satin finish....I really love my motor polisher...(don't like getting filthy) but love the finish I can get. maybe I such try a different compound to get a shinier finish....???..xc

[Ominicci]

How long are you leaving it the barrel for Claire? With larger pieces I find the longer I leave them in the more satin they get, so only an hour will do. But everything else comes out really shiny after about 2 hours (learnt that here that I was doing it too long).