Today I experimented more with cleaning beads with the tumbler.  You already know the good news: It’s possible. The bad news is, the steel shot could leave residue on the beads if your shot is dirty from tumbling silver previously.  I tumbled this batch for about 2.5 hours and the holes were TOTALLY clean.  The …

Cleaning off Tumbling Residue: The Good News, the Bad News, and the Good News. Part 2. Read More »

You really don’t need a pictorial tutorial on this but you know me and pictures.  It’s much more fun that way.   Here’s what you need to start with: Craft store pipe cleaner, cutters that can cut them (don’t use your good jewelry ones…the inside of a pipe cleaner is not as soft as silver …

Hands Free Glass Bead Cleaning. Part 1. Read More »