Hobbyist Rock Tumblers
vs.
Toy Rock Tumblers
There are lots of cheap
rock tumblers on the
market. None of them
will compare with the
two major brands,
Thumler's and Lortone.
When you buy a Thumler's
Rock Tumbler or a
Lortone Rock Tumbler you
are buying a tumbler that is
made to last for many years.
It is not uncommon to see
one of these tumblers that is
20 years old and still working.
Thumler's and Lortone rock
tumblers are made of high
quality parts and thick rubber
barrels. This makes for
QUIET rock polishing. I looked
at the rock tumbler a major
discount retailer sells. It
comes with a 2 WEEK
warranty. The rock polishing
process takes 4 weeks
to complete, so this tumbler is
not meant to do anything
except frustrate the owner
(or purchaser). If you are getting
one of these rock
tumblers for a child (of any age),
you are setting them up for
failure! They will never know
if they like rock tumbling when they
have a tumbler that is not meant to
finish the job. Any tumbler with a
plastic barrel is noisy.
We are talking
the type of noise that makes you
cover your ears. Plastic barrels
will NOT tumble rough stones.
You must use pre-tumbled
stones so you won't wear a
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