Dri-polisher Woes

Jewelry Discussion
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Hi all,

I recently purchased the Raytech Dri-Polisher and used the media which came with it (DriShine 3 - corn husk with tripoli) and I’m so disappointed!

I threw some earrings in there (mix of brass and sterling) for about 6 hours and they came out with such a horrible, dusty coating on them I had to spend hours refinishing on the Foredom :frowning:

Has anyone else had this problem?

I’m also considering trying a porcelain media with a burnishing compound which is what we used at my old studio collective (loved it!) but im a bit hesitant as this model is technically a dri polisher so I’m wondering if anyone else out there has been naughty and used liquid in this model? If so, did it wreck it?

I’m still a bit new to this so any advice is greatly appreciated!

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Have you read Tumble Finishing for Hand Made Jewelry by Judy Hock? Judy’s book gives you a good background for many forms of mass finishing for the small jewelry shop…Rob

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I havent read it yet but did see it recommended on a few polishing threads. Seems to be a great resource!

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Judy Hoch’s book is out of stock and I couldn’t even find it used. Looks like a good source so hopefully either Rio Grande or Otto Frei will restock. Out on Amazon as well. Just an FYI. If anyone knows who has it in stock please post!

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You can order it directly from Judy via FB PM, Judy Staby Hoch.

Pam

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I found it on Amazon. VERY expensive though. Def not priced for a “small jeweler!”