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KASB
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Can anyone recommend a good rock tumbler ? I know to stay away from the cheap toy types, but other than that, I don't have any idea what I'm looking for. How loud are they really ?
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Kym
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KASB wrote:
Can anyone recommend a good rock tumbler ? I know to stay away from the cheap toy types, but other than that, I don't have any idea what I'm looking for. How loud are they really ?
Blessings,
Kym
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I have this one, and if there had been 45 mixed reviews when I bought it, I probably would have bought a higher end machine...but, it has worked unfailingly for a couple of years now, and for the price, it's perfect.
Noise?  We plugged it into the farthest corner of our unfinished cellar. Dh took a look down after three weeks, and said, "You know that noise?" "What noise?" I asked innocently. "That NOISE in the cellar. Did you know that we have a rock tumbler?" "Yes, dear." 
It makes a constant droning gritty sound. It needs to work 'round the clock for about a month. 
It makes very pretty polished stones. 
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Ditto what MacBeth said: very noisy, but pretty stones!
Oh, and don't do what dh did, in his attempt to help... he covered in with a piece of tubing covered in old carpet, to help drown out the noise. It overheated, and after that, tended to be sluggish, starting and stopping. He was quite apologetic..
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KASB
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Thanks, MacBeth and Tami ! I am a bit concerned about the noise. We don't have a basement, garage, cellar, attic, back closets - military housing, my opportunity to grow in grace . I could put one in our laundry room - it's outside ( another opportunity to grow in grace) but the neighbors might complain. Maybe my husband could take it to the hanger. Surely a rock tumbler is not louder than a helicopter
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Kym
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