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rockbrain Cave Dweller Member since January 2022 Posts: 3,217	Large tumbler May 17, 2024 15:06:43 GMT -5 HankRocks, ThomasT, and 3 more like this Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by rockbrain on May 17, 2024 15:06:43 GMT -5 They have some large tumblers available at Lowe's. Just need to change the baffles and come up with a lid. At $319. They're less money than a mini Sonic mt4!
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Large tumbler May 17, 2024 15:41:09 GMT -5 rockbrain, liveoak, and 3 more like this

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Go with steel, not plastic. With all the weight, the rocks will grind through the plastic barrel rapidly.

I posted a tread on my using a steel cement mixer for tumbling not too long ago. I have a lot of really rough chalcedony I tumble this way in particular as it rapidly cleans the stones and removes all the sharp edges. The weight significantly increases the grinding rate.

Once they are too a certain point, I remove the rocks that have finished enough that I can decide whether they go in to the smaller tumbler, get slabbed, broken up, etc.

I also posted my other observations, including the sand and mud settles to the back eventually locking the smaller stones in place so they cannot tumble. Therefore, it is very important to routinely remove this sediment.

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Large tumbler May 19, 2024 7:19:40 GMT -5 rockbrain, ThomasT, and 1 more like this

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May 17, 2024 15:06:43 GMT -5 rockbrain said:

They have some large tumblers available at Lowe's. Just need to change the baffles and come up with a lid. At $319. They're less money than a mini Sonic mt4!

Your neighbors will love you!!!

There are more things in heaven and earth, Horatio,
Than are dreamt of in your philosophy.

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Large tumbler Jun 10, 2024 2:24:16 GMT -5 ThomasT likes this

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May 19, 2024 7:19:40 GMT -5 HankRocks said:

May 17, 2024 15:06:43 GMT -5 rockbrain said:

They have some large tumblers available at Lowe's. Just need to change the baffles and come up with a lid. At $319. They're less money than a mini Sonic mt4!

Your neighbors will love you!!!

Amen!

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