Comments on: Dealmonger: 3-Pound Capacity Rock Tumbler $33

By: Ross

Ross — Wed, 01 Apr 2009 05:38:10 +0000

That tumbler will stay put on a countertop or workbench, but it will take itself apart if you’re not careful. Run it for a few hours, and go over all of the bolts carefully. Any bolt that’s loose should be blue locktited and retightened.

By: Mr. Peepers.

Mr. Peepers. — Tue, 31 Mar 2009 14:26:04 +0000

I’ve been looking at that vibratory tumbler- does it need to be clamped to the surface it’s on, or does it stay in place?

By: Frank Townend

Frank Townend — Tue, 31 Mar 2009 11:16:47 +0000

In a different vein I bought the 5 Lb. Metal Vibrator/Tumbler from Harbor Freight and it has proved to be a real winner when it comes to removing the rust from bolts you don’t want to replace and tools found where the kids ’stored’ them in the back yard.

By: Mr. Peepers

Mr. Peepers — Mon, 30 Mar 2009 21:08:27 +0000

When you buy this, wait for a sale, and while you are waiting, buy a bunch of replacement belts off of ebay. The belts from Harbor Freight don’t last very long, some give up the ghost in less than 24 hours. The ebay belts I bought lasted much much longer. If you’re too impatient for ebay, just go to the ol’ o-ring emporium, and bring the old belt with you. Eventually the pulley on the motor dies, but it took quite a while. Plus, the lortone tumbler will use your HF tumbler drum- and if you need a small drum for your lortone, the HF unit is much cheaper.

I used mine for rock tumbling- for ball milling or something else that takes only a few hours, versus weeks of tumbling, these should do the trick.