Homemade Large Rock Tumbler

Here is a super quick project i whipped up just to see how well it would work.

Homemade large rock tumbler. This rock tumbler measures 10 8 x 8 9 5 inches and weighs a total of 4 pounds. However the homemade tumbler does not use motors but incorporate a technology that naturally smoothens the rocks. 6 drum x 6 pulley. It turns out manufacturing these colors in a rock tumbler is difficult as well.

The cap on the barrel is made of stainless steel which significantly reduces noise and makes it incredibly durable. I wanted a tumbler that would take a 20 pound or so load but i did not want to pay 500 and up for something commercially made. Building rock tumblers is a project that can help children understand the geological process of the tumbling and smoothing of rocks in water bodies. In addition you also need to buy rock tumbling grit to get to the nice polished look you want.

The tumbled stones can be displayed given as gifts etched with messages or used as craft supplies. You may find that the stones you pick up outside look a lot. Commercial rock tumblers have a motor that helps to rotate the tumbler. Making your own homemade rock tumbler lets you turn seemingly ordinary stones you pick up at the beach or along a hiking trail into beautiful works of art.

Homemade sea glass made from glass sourced from recycling bins and a rock tumbler tumbling colored glass. A rock tumbler is an instrument that helps to smoothen the rock surfaces. This rock tumbler features a barrel with a stainless steel cover and 1 lb. 1725rpm x 2 x shaft 47 9 rpm or about 48 rpm the tumbler drum will be going.

Read on to know how to build one at home. I used this for putting a stone wash on my blades after i ve acid etched them. Some tips on sourcing. Popular tumblers have a barrel loaded with abrasive grit water and rocks.

All commercially available rock tumblers were just glorified toys. With our handy dandy formula we can plug in some numbers and find out. Too small hard to clean far too expensive or some combination of the above. How quick will your tumbler drum be turning at.

The barrel of this rock tumbler has a 1 lb. For a look at the best rock tumblers that are high quality and reasonably priced read my review on these rock tumblers. You make a 6 tumbler drum out of a empty plastic jar.