Harbor Freight Rock Tumbler Review - 31 Day Time Lapsed Video
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 8 มิ.ย. 2024
- Hi, Robert here!
In this Repurpose and Reuse video I do a time-lapsed 31 day review of a Harbor Freight rock tumbler. I use 4 packs of grit and polish over these 31 days to turn common landscape gravel I found around my AC unit into jewelry-grade polished stones. Hopefully you will find this video helpful if you are in the market for a rock tumbler!
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Thanks for watching guys, now go out there and Repurpose and Reuse!
Robert - แนวปฏิบัติและการใช้ชีวิต
My girlfriend and I have been tumbling rocks for about 3 years now, and we learned a lot from TH-camrs Michigan Rocks, and Agate Dad. We use either plastic beads or ceramic media to help cushion the rocks, and to keep our barrel 2/3 to 3/4 full in stages two thru 4. The rocks just don't tumble right with the barrel less than 2/3 full. Most of the rocks you used were too soft, and that's why they shrunk down so much. To check if a rock is too soft, use a knife to see if it scratches the rock. If it does, the rock will grind away to fast. Once you get 2/3 to 3/4 barrel of hard stones, we use 4 tbl. spoons of grit in stage 1, 4 tbl. spoons of grit in stage 2, 6 tbl. spoons of grit in stage 3 ( pre - polish ), and then 6 tbl. spoons of polish in stage 4. All of the stages are 7 days, and make sure your rocks, and the barrel and lid are very clean before moving to the next stage. I think you washed your rocks outside, which is great. Do not put it down your drain. Best of luck with your new hobbie !!!!!
Wow,
Thank you for all the awesome tips! Will
Definitely learn from your experiences and do these things with my next round of rocks 💪
@@repurposeandreuse7963 +1 on Michigan Rocks. I'm not too familiar with Agate Dad and have only seen his collecting and slabbing videos, but they are good too.
@@funknfritter1759 I gotta check him out - thank you. And Thank you so much for watching! I really appreciate it!!
Thanks for watching guys ;)
Just need to use about 3 table spoons of the grit. Looks like you had fun and thanks for sharing.
Hahaha good to know!! I used the whole bag lol! Was lots of fun, thanks for watching! Cheers ♻️
Great video, but I wish you had a close-up before and after image.
Thank you! Yeah I do too. I appreciate it!
Thank you for posting this video, it was very helpful since I am thinking of purchasing this tumbler. I remember I did the same thing with my kids when they were little. Was that brown stuff dirt that got ground up? The stones need to be rinsed of debris before putting them in the tumbler
Thank you for the comment Tim! I would recommend it; was fun to see the different steps through the smoothing process for sure! I have no idea what the brown stuff was! Was a shock honestly when I opened the tumber! Thanks again for watching, cheers!!
Robert
Howdy howdy from colorado. Thank you for posting this video. Been wanting to get into Rock tumbling but don't want a national geographic tumbler. I just ordered the 6lb version. Are you still using yours and if so have you had to replace the belt at all?.
Thanks again.
Howdy! Thanks for watching. I think you will be very pleased with the 6lb tumbler; I’ve had no issues with this one. Belt is still going strong too! Thanks again and good luck to you! Cheers 🍻
You should did just a bit of research 1st you put way too much product in the Tumblr. And also make sure you do one day of washing with just a drop of dish soap and water it gets the excess grit that stuck to the rocks that you cannot see
Thanks for the tips! Will definitely wash more next time!! Cheers
Absolute piece of crap. The two barrels went south in the first use. Waste of 67 bucks
Oh no!! Sorry it didn’t work out for you - hope you got your money back from Harbor Freight
I did find a blog on how to make a barrel with 4 inch p v c pipe. It seems to work great now . It is noisy though. 2nd week now
Oh good!! Glad you got it working again! Nice hack to use PVC pipe, great idea!
@@repurposeandreuse7963 time will tell the story , so far its working fine . Loud though. Its amazing how much knowledge is on this internet.
It is amazing how much you can learn on TH-cam - and it’s satisfying to learn new skills and fix things yourself instead of always calling a repair man or buying new