HOW TO MAKE SEA GLASS, (FAUX) SEA GLASS, TUMBLED GLASS, ROCK TUMBLER
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 18 พ.ค. 2022
- IF YOU ARE GOING TO POUR RESN OVER YOUR SEA GLASS DO NOT PUT OIL ON IT!
In this video I show you how to make faux sea glass in a rock tumbler. I talk about what glass to use, how to break it, how to tumble it. I also talk about the best tumblers to buy and why.
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FYI: Clear glass that has manganese as an ingredient, will turn light purple when left out in the sun. What happens is the manganese in the glass begins to oxidize when exposed to sunlight or UV light.
The UV light with the manganese is what gives us that beautiful purple glass. Although, the process can take a considerable amount of time for this transition to take place.
Thats interesting. I have seen some old cookware class that is purplish.
Love this! Love your generosity and willingness to share!
Thank you so much!
I think it is as beautiful as sea glass. The beaches are getting picked clean of sea glass. How nice to know we can make it.
It really is!
Thank u can’t wait to try this ♥️
Let me know how it goes. Be careful it's addicting. LOL
Great info thanks for sharing!
Glad it was helpful!
Awesome. Love your work.
Thank you very much!
Thank you so much. I love your art.
Thank you too!
Great video!!! Thank you for all the information!!! 😀
You are so welcome!
i love your videos and your artwork!
Thank you so much 😀
Absolutely love your projects you’ve inspired me to do more with glass
Oh that is so nice to hear, thank you!
A huge thank you for sharing all your knowledge & equipment you use!!!!Greatly appreciate your inspiration!!!
My pleasure!
What a nice lady with lots of great advise🙂
Wow thanks!😊
beautiful sea glass. Looks like a lot of fun to make! Thank you for sharing all the equipment you use.
Thanks for watching!
Have you ever heard of wood butter? Its an emulsion of oil and beeswax, which stays in the little holes in the glass for longer! I use mineral oil.
No I have not. Do you use the glass in resin art that had mineral oil on it?
It’s so enjoyable to watch your videos!
Glad you like them! I have fun making them.
You have such a talent! Thank you for sharing your tips! This very well may be my next craft to invest in!
Be careful it's addicting, LOL. Have fun.
I love your channel name, that's great! Thanks for posting this.
Glad you enjoy it!
Your videos are wonderfully informative and interesting. Thank you for being so generous with your sharing.
Thank you! You are so welcome , I hope it helps.
My 3rd time watching this video. I ordered the national geographic 3 lb. Tumbler today.
Wonderful you will love it!
You've inspired me to do more with my ball mill.
Is a ball mill a Tumbler I have never heard it called that.
You rock Crazy Glass Lady❣️❣️
Thanks!
Just found this video. Thank you very helpful. Hope to save up enough money to get started soon. You so wonderful work.
Thank you!
Thank you for sharing your tips of the trade. I have been watching your videos for a couple of months. I purchased a tumbler and am getting ready to start my first project.
That is awesome! i hope you will show us when it's done . Are you on the facebook page?
Thank you for your help. You are a very good easy to understand teacher
Thank you for a wet behind the ear newbie
You're very welcome! I hope you have fun with it. I also have one of my first videos that I talk about the different glass. Happy to answer any questions.
Like so many others, I have watched many videos, and I keep coming back to you. Love your teaching and information, not to mention your creativity. Thanks for inspiring me.
Wow, thank you!
Beautiful glass project. You are very creative. Thank you for sharing.
Thank you!
grazie! Non conoscevo questa possibilità. Adoro il vetro
sì, è molto facile da fare se hai un bicchiere
I'm just getting into this for a large project around my pool. Your tips were awesome. Thank you!
Do you plan on using resin because resin will yellow outside in the heat?
I'm using epoxy. I'm going to hang picture frames (epoxy and sea glass) around the arbor.
@@daniel5675 Epoxy is resin it is short for epoxy resin. So you live in the south? Mine took about 6 months or less to yellow.
Im definitely inspired to do this I’m gonna get the largest Tumblr I can afford can’t wait to get started thank you for all the good information ! 👍🏻
You are very welcome!
The box must be really thick on the floor of the box
Thank you
Oh good could you see the box?
Thank u
Welcome
YOU, So COOL‼️✌️
I LOVE your tone and the simplicity of your instructions! Sincerely. I'm trying to make sea glass for jewelry project 😄🤞🤞 YOU, make it look simple. Gives me confidence 👍✌️‼️
THANK YOU 🌞‼️😊
Thank you, would love to see what you make!
Hi, thank you so much for your information because I was like what tumbler to buy etc and as I am starting out I’ll get the National Geographic one but thank you again. I can’t wait to get started xx
That’s great have fun and I’d love to see what you make
@@crazyglasslady I will let you know for sure thank you again xx
Love your videos. So informative. Need to purchase a tumbler. Thanks for helping me decide which one. Need some good nippers any favorites you use? Again just beginning.
thank you! Tumbler amzn.to/3SFbmvn nippers:amzn.to/3G3quLt
Hi i love your videos your so down to earth and say how it is lol i'm in the uk and carn't find the 35 grit is it graded different in the uk all there grades are in the hundreds for examples 360 grit .
I have found now that the 35 is difficult to get now look for 60/90 so the lower, the number, the Corser, the grit, the higher number is for polishing you don’t want that. Did you look on Amazon? I looked on amazon and typed in grit for rock tumbler 60 and it should come up. Looks a bit pricey you could try some coarse sand it may just take longer.
I found it on Amazon UK
Yes I've found it thankyou like you say very pricie ,I've found a video where he used coarse sand & salt so will give that a go first .watching all you youtubers is giveing me confidence to try other things so I really appreciate what your teaching us so a big thankyou to you .x
I have enjoyed watching your videos and appreciate that you have shared so much of your knowledge. I have been inspired by your talent and your art and have just ordered a tumbler so I can expand my creative skills. Was wondering if it’s necessary to add plastic or ceramic pellets to the tumbler when using 36 grit to tumble glass? Hope you continue to produce these great videos.
Thank you, happy you enjoy them! I have never used ceramic or plastic pellets but this is what I read "Ceramic pellets reduce tumbling noise, they help deliver rock tumbler grit more effectively to more rock surfaces while tumbling, they serve as filler for smaller tumbler batches, and they improve tumbling action when there are large rocks in the tumbling barrel. " I think it may be used more for rocks then glass. So The answer is no I have never used them.
I was about to order a tumbler. I I would have made a mistake. I am now going to get the bigger one. Your video is very informative. Thank you for sharing.
You are very welcome yes it’s difficult to tell just what they will hold by looking at them online on Amazon
I absolutely love your channel. I’ve been watching your videos and have looked everywhere online for an answer to this question…can you tumble tempered glass?
YES you can. I have and I used it for this video. It was boat windshield watch it till the end I talk about it.th-cam.com/video/R50O23nO5UQ/w-d-xo.htmlsi=aW96_RSHLhUN2yU7
Great video...thank you for the info. I've had a tumbler for years & haven't used it yet but I sure want to now! Can you reuse the grit or is it one and done?
I have reused it before and just then used a tiny bit more fresh grit , but you would have to pull the glass out with your hand instead of dumping it all out through a colander. And because its not as coarse you may need to tumble a few extra days.
@@crazyglasslady Thank you!
Hi! Thanks for your awesome video! What size scoop/measure are you using to add the grit to the 3 lb tumbler please? I tried to slow down and stop video but I can't make it out, only that you put in 3 of whatever size it is. Thanks!
Thank you! well that is a Tablespoon it looks like I put 3 in but if you look close the first time I do it the spoon is upside down so really hardly anything goes in so really 2 tablespoons. ( I am not doing it according to directions)when you buy a tumbler the directions will give you the recommended amount. So I use a 35 grit and most tumblers come with a 60-90 LB grit. The lower the number of grit the courser it is and the faster it grinds it down. Im impatient so to I like it to work faster. Did you buy a tumbler?
@@crazyglasslady yes :) I bought the NG 3lb tumbler you show linked. That's why I needed to know how much grit went in :) Thanks again!
@@fefelants Wonderful!
This is an excellent video! I just bought a tumbler today and started it up about an hour ago. I'm so excited and can't wait for the result.
I used blue and amber beer bottles and a green bottle that had alcohol in it. So what I want to ask is do you know if the bottles that have alcohol in them, can I assume that they are colored glass? Wine bottles etc. I'm assuming they are colored glass 🙂
Yes I think they are all a solid color. The only problem with them is they may be a thinner glass. Wouls love to see what you end up making!
I saw in your video that you had a vase you wish you could tumble. what about using a grinder that I use to smooth edges before I use it for stained glass. Would you be able to use the glass after just grinding the edges?
Yes I actually do use the my grinder a lot on glass but sometimes its easier to tumble.
Didn't even think of that. I think there goes the idea of putting it outside. Maybe I'll cover the whole thing with stainglass so none of the clear glass shows. It's not gonna have the 3-D effect I wanted. I'll just have to put another glass in front of it to sandwich it so the pieces don't fall out. Thanks for the advice!
Sorry i would hate for you to do all that work and then have it yellow. I am thinking about pouring some translucent blue over my yellowed ones and seeing how that turns out. Maybe even start with some translucent blue on a very small one to experiment and just place the glass on top and not pour any over. You just gave me an idea. LOL a new experiment.
@crazyglasslady
I ran across this article. I'll have to experiment myself with it. This is what it said: acetic cure silicone will not yellow. However, the product can affect reactive metals and natural stones. I don't think it applies to glass. Maybe it can work?
@@daniel5675 Thank you, Will have to look at that
@@daniel5675 Oh silicone I was thinking resin so you could attach the glass that way. We have had a recent discussion on the face book group about peoplevusing silicone to adhere large pieces of glass ( Like decorative antique plates and bowls) With silicone and then pouring resin over and their glass that it was adhered to cracked. And then someone mentioned that silicone contracts and expands with temp changes so they use lexel to adhere the glass to the large windows. Not sure if lexel yellows.
What tumbler would you use for the stained glass green stems since they are longer in size?
Well I have some very large tumblers that I use but they do sell this one with a barrel that is about 6 1/2 inch longamzn.to/468NQuz
Thank you for sharing, i just did my first batch and tumbled with the 3 different grits that came in the kit. I was going to put in the polish today. Do you find that 36 grit for 7 days does the job and there's no need to go through the other steps?
Yes, I usually throw it in for seven days. A lot of people who tumble rocks and want them shiny and polished use the other grits.
The baby oil has not affected your resin adherence?
Just discovered you - I do very similar work - I love you!
If I put any oil on it I do not pour resin on it unless it has sat for several months until it is absorbed in.
Hi I have a question...can I tumble my scrap glass that I have left over from my stained glass projects? I would love to cross over into resin and get away from all that soldiering! Thanks and love your videos!
Yes you can definitley tumble stained glass it would just smooth the edges. I tumble the stems for flowers look at some of my window projects.
@@crazyglasslady thanks so much! I saw that video after I sent you that message and I was very surprised that the stems didn't break ...so cool!! I'm excited to try this out 😄
@@gaildonovan5882 Yes some did but a lot stayed intact. You just can't make them to thin and you need a tumbler long enough. You could also make them shorter and just piece them together.
Are colored wine bottles a good source of glass to be broken and tumbled? Love your videos!
Sure that would work The heavy glass at the bottom of the wine bottle Would be the best because it’s so thick but I think some wine bottles are thicker than others I would certainly try it
Could you give your measurements of your wooden box ? And how thick is the wood too ! Thank you
30 x 19 and the wood is almost 3/4 inch thick
@@crazyglasslady wow big box 😊 thank you
@@crazyglasslady just love this
Hi,I purchased the National Geographic Tumbler awhile back. I am now ready to use it. Firstly, after watching your wonderful video here, I noticed you did not use rocks to tumble with the glass. The directions indicate to use it. Secondly, the grits are labeled in packages of #1,#2, #3, and #4 etc. I think I'm only to use #1, as it doesn't give the number of the grit such as #70 as you indicated here. So, do I just use number #1 grit and not worry about the other grits and do I use the rocks or do I do what you did, not use the rocks? Sorry, and hope my questions make sense, it's my first time doing this. 💁
The reason it says to put he rocks in is because it is a rock tumbler and they think you want to tumble the rocks. So yes just put in the glass ( But you could also tumble the rocks if you want it will not hurt the glass) And yes the # 1 packet will be the coarsest grit so you use that for the sea glass look .I would just put in a tablespoon and tumble for 7 days. You can check after a few it just all depends how rounded you like it. when you do have to buy grit remember the lower the number the coarser the grit and the coarser the grit the faster it smoothes it. You could also use some coarse sand . I hope that helps.
Hi. I have just purchased the 3lb National Geo Tumbler. What speed should I use for smooth frosted sea glass? 1, 2 or 3? Also how many days?
I would put it at 3 and check it after 4 days and see if that is smooth enough for you. you can always cover it back up and let it go a couple more days. That way you will get an idea of how you like it.The faster it goes the less time. You can just pull one out. the glass in the video I tumbled for 7 days.
Hello! Have you ever tried using regular beach sand instead of grit? And if so, how did it turn out?
I think I did once It will work it will just take longer. Its cheeper.
@@crazyglasslady how long did it take?
I honestly do not remember biut it did work try it do you have easy access to sand?
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I heard you can dye the glass into any color you want. what would i put in the tumbler to dye the glass?
After it is tumbled and you have rinsed and dried it you can spray it with the translucent spray paints.Here is a video on the different colors. th-cam.com/video/93PNFUfoXvg/w-d-xo.htmlsi=f6dQQRS1_iDo7LzZ
But if you buy glass and the color you want, it will already be that color
Hi. We are just about to buy the National Geographic tumbler and are complete novices. We want to tumble glass rather than stones. Which grit should we use for it and how long should we tumble for? Sorry for daft questions,but as I say complete novices here in the UK.
So the National Geographic tumbler will come with some grit. It should be 60/90 which is common to use for tumbling glass. I buy 35 grit which is courser. The lower the number the courser it is and the faster it will tumble it. With 60/90 grit it would be nice and rounded in 7 days. You will probably want to experiment( just open up the tumbler after 3 days and look),you may be satisfied after only a few days every one is different as to what they like. I hope that helps! Happy tumbling.
@@crazyglasslady thankyou so much for your reply and advice.
No problem. Happy to answer any question.
if you uses this tumbler often with 36 grit have you found any wear damage to your tumbler? i have seen a few people say to shy away from it but on it articles i couldn't ask the writer lol
I have not had ant problems because of the grimy.
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This is the best tumbled sea glass I’ve seen so far I’ve watched 5 other videos and they looked bad I’ve been really wanting red and multi sea glass I’m tired of looking so did you just tumble it for the 7 days and not the 9 days you set it to? Also do you add anything besides the grit do you change up your grit throughout tumbling? Also do you sell any of this or would you sell any?
Yes the trick to the sea glass is to get thick glass and tumble for a full 7 days ( you can tumble longer) I use 36 grit and just leave it in the entire time . I run it at the fastest speed. I normally don't sell anything. If you are really interested in tumbling glass the National geographics tumbler is like $130.00 and it would save you money if you buy a lot of sea glass. I have it linked in the description.
I have a 15#Thumler's tumbler and am so confused on how much grit do I use in it to make sea glass. I have 36 grit?
It is not an exact science you could even use sand it would just take longer . I would start with 1/4 cup and run it for a week and see how you like it. You could even check after 4 days. Every one has a different idea of how they want their glass to look. So the lower the number grit the coarser it is and the faster it smooths it. 36 is a very coarse grit. the more grit you use the faster it will smooth but grit is so expensive you could just start with the 1/4 cup or even a little less.
I bought the 35 grit. How much do you add to the tumbler?
I usually only add a tablespoon and tumble for 1 week
can i buy different sea glass from you directly? i would love to make a pendant
I do not sell Seaglass. You could ask on our facebook group.
Can you use beach sand only?
yes the coarser the better the faster it will smooth. It would be cheeper may take longer
If I tumble glass for 24 hours vs one week, what will the difference be? Not clear on the time frame. I like what you like as well, shinny glass. The next question is, if I tumble glass for a week for the shine, will it be sharp around the edges? I think I read that somewhere.
So if you do not care about the rounded look and just want the sharp edges off you can tumble for 1-2 hours in water no grit and no more sharp edges. The glass will still be shinny. If you like the rounded look it takes longer and the abrasive like grit or sand is what speeds up the process. It does come out frosted. If you are working with resin and plan on pouring it over the glass do not put any oil on the glass the resin will make the frosted glass shinny . If you are just glueing the sea glass down no resin you could make it shinny with a little bit of oil. Hope that helps
Can you reuse the grit?
Yes you can!
Do you sell your projects? If so what site?
No I do not.
Can the grit be reused?
Yes it can, I have
You can also use sand may have to tumble it longer just depending on the look you want
What about using "shot"? jewelers shot.
do you mean putting fire on it like with a torch? Not sure what that is.
Where do you purchase grit?
Amazon. here are the link they are also after the video when you click on show more. 60 grit:amzn.to/3XfsUh4 36 grit more course :amzn.to/3GNERDs
Thanks!
You should ask local bars to save their unique colored bottles for you.
Thats a good idea but I wonder if they would think Im a pain?