Thumler Rock Tumbler Instructions

Place the barrel in the frame firmly and run the tumbler.

Thumler rock tumbler instructions. Run tumbler with this mixture for approximately 7 days 24 hours a day or until smooth. To start the tumbler rinse or get the rock wet by filling the barrel with water drain the water off and add back 1 2 capful of water and 2 tablespoons of 180 220 grit. This is a good general practice when running any rock tumbler. Oiling a thumler s rock tumbler oiling your tumbler is the best way to stop squeaking.

This image shows the location of the two oil ports on a thumler s tumbler motor. The most popular lortone tumbler for beginners is the 3a single barrel rotary. Fill barrel 1 2 to 5 8 full of stones. Add water even with top stones.

It is also the best way to help your motor last a long time. Includes a small jewelry kit. Thumler s tumbler supplies a range of professional quality tools including rock polisher rock tumbler case polisher and ultra vibe vibratory tumbler. The soft rubber barrel makes much less noise than a toy tumbler with a plastic barrel.

Perfect for the beginner. Home rotary tumblers thumler s oiling instructions. A range of particle sizes in the tumbler bowl will help the tumbler operate quietly. We use 120 220 grit.

Use a range of particle sizes. Our best selling tumbler because it is inexpensive and quiet. The most popular beginner rotary tumbler from thumler is the model t 3lb single barrel. Start the tumbler while the media is dry.

See our complete guide on lortone tumblers here. Includes everything you need to produce one batch of tumbled stones. Thumler s tumblers is the brand name of rock tumblers manufactured by tru square metal products company of auburn washington since 1960. Immediately add a small amount of water a few splashes until the media pieces are wet but not saturated.

When tumbling you will place enough rocks in the barrel to make it about 2 3 to 3 4 full. Pour in package marked coarse 60 90 grit as per chart below. Instructions for deburring in the ultra vibe industrial vibratory tumblers the bowl should be filled about 2 3 full with plastic or ceramic media. Learn about particle size balancing.

The two brands you want to look for when buying a rotary rock tumbler are lortone and thumler s. They are quality machines that will last for years. Thumler is the family name of the people who invented these popular tumblers and members of their family still run the business and manufacture the tumblers today. These tools can be used for a variety of tumbling and mixing operations by laboratories schools and industry.

Ar2 rotary tumblers and model b 1. Use a range of material sizes to create many points of contact between the particles in the barrel. Place one drop of sae 20 oil in each port.