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Anyone know how to make a rock tumbler?
I have purchased a number of buckets of colored granite and would like to really polish them up. It doesn't need to hold a lot at once, but would be nice if it did.
I have purchased a number of buckets of colored granite and would like to really polish them up. It doesn't need to hold a lot at once, but would be nice if it did.
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9 years ago
Try my rock tumbler.
https://www.instructables.com/id/Hobby-or-Case-Tumbler/
I built this one for polishing brass bullet casings for reloading but it also makes a good rock tumbler with the right polishing media.
Joe
9 years ago
You can take a bucket and line the inside with sandpaper. Then close off the top with a lid. Drill holes on the bottom and the lid to create a space for an axle rod. Then you can attach it to a motor so it can spin. This is all that I give, so I hope this helps!
9 years ago
Find a plastic bottle - must be round.
Mount resting on 4 small rubber wheels
Turn the wheels with a motor.
Add stones, a range of abrasive grits from coarse to fine.
Do it in the garage because it makes a lot of noise.
http://www.ehow.co.uk/way_5339242_diy-rock-tumbler.html
http://www.google.co.uk/search?client=firefox-a&rls=org.mozilla%3Aen-GB%3Aofficial&channel=s&hl=en&source=hp&biw=&bih=&q=DIY+rock+tumbler&btnG=Google+Search#q=DIY+rock+tumbler&hl=en&client=firefox-a&hs=Qau&sa=G&rls=org.mozilla:en-GB:official&channel=s&prmd=ivns&source=univ&tbm=vid&tbo=u&ei=YR7STZvZOISAhQfYspmLCg&ved=0CDYQqwQ&fp=ba67f0d5f6cca76c
http://tomaszewski.net/Kreigh/Minerals/Homemade.shtml
9 years ago
Somebody just asked that !
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