Thumler Rock Tumbler Instructions

Use a range of material sizes to create many points of contact between the particles in the barrel.

Thumler rock tumbler instructions.

Perfect for the beginner. Place the barrel in the frame firmly and run the tumbler. These tools can be used for a variety of tumbling and mixing operations by laboratories schools and industry. The soft rubber barrel makes much less noise than a toy tumbler with a plastic barrel.

Run tumbler with this mixture for approximately 7 days 24 hours a day or until smooth. Includes everything you need to produce one batch of tumbled stones. Learn about particle size balancing. Ar2 rotary tumblers and model b 1.

The most popular lortone tumbler for beginners is the 3a single barrel rotary. Pour in package marked coarse 60 90 grit as per chart below. Add water even with top stones. Immediately add a small amount of water a few splashes until the media pieces are wet but not saturated.

The most popular beginner rotary tumbler from thumler is the model t 3lb single barrel. This image shows the location of the two oil ports on a thumler s tumbler motor. A range of particle sizes in the tumbler bowl will help the tumbler operate quietly. It is also the best way to help your motor last a long time.

Fill barrel 1 2 to 5 8 full of stones. This is a good general practice when running any rock tumbler. The two brands you want to look for when buying a rotary rock tumbler are lortone and thumler s. Instructions for deburring in the ultra vibe industrial vibratory tumblers the bowl should be filled about 2 3 full with plastic or ceramic media.

Start the tumbler while the media is dry. We use 120 220 grit. Try rock tumbling with a quality machine at a low price. See our complete guide on lortone tumblers here.

If you are tumbling with the thumler s model mp 1 tumbler which has a two pound capacity barrel you can follow the instructions below but use about two level tablespoons of grit or polish in each of the tumbling steps step 1 through step 4. They are quality machines that will last for years. Home rotary tumblers thumler s oiling instructions. Thumler s tumbler supplies a range of professional quality tools including rock polisher rock tumbler case polisher and ultra vibe vibratory tumbler.

Oiling a thumler s rock tumbler oiling your tumbler is the best way to stop squeaking. Our best selling tumbler because it is inexpensive and quiet. Includes a small jewelry kit. Place one drop of sae 20 oil in each port.

Thumler s tumblers is the brand name of rock tumblers manufactured by tru square metal products company of auburn washington since 1960. Use a range of particle sizes. 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.