| | |  | Pearl - Bead Shorteners | Home » » » LORTONE BIG Rock Tumbling Kit 4 Grits 3lb | | | | | | | Description: | | Lortone Rock Tumbler & Accessories Great For Tumbling Rocks This is a new Lortone rock tumbler with accessories. It runs on 115V, 60Hz. The tumbler is quiet, sturdy and easy to operate and delivers excellent results. Features the Lortone molded rubber barrel with a quick-seal closure and a continuous duty fan cooled motor.You receive: One 3 lb (1.3 kg)tumbler. One 16 oz (453.5 grams) Lortone tumbling charge coarse. One 14 oz (396.8 grams) Lortone tumbling charges medium. One 14 oz (396.8 grams) Lortone tumbling charges fine. One 12 oz (340.1 grams) Lortone tumbling charge prepolish. One 12 oz (340.1 grams) Lortone tumbling charge polish. Rough stones and illustrated instructions. | | | Product Details: | | | Package Length:
| 15.0 inches | | Package Width:
| 15.0 inches | | Package Height:
| 6.0 inches | | Average Customer Rating:
|  based on 4 reviews |
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27 of 27 found the following review helpful:
 Great productJul 04, 2009
By Walter L. Gaskins
My Dad used to have a rock tumbler when I was young, so I decided to get one for the family. The package contains the booklet 'Professional Gemstone Tumbling' which is a MUST-READ before starting (especially if you're a complete beginner like me). You might need to buy a buy a plastic colander and some ivory soap (as recommended in the booklet), but for the most part the package contains everything you need.
I didn't treat this product as a toy, so I made sure I familiarized myself with all the steps before I began. Still, I let the first grind go for 3 days before opening the barrel when the booklet specifically states to 'open the barrel after 24 hours to release any slight amount of gas built up'. This caused the barrel lid to leak so I'm making sure I don't make the same mistake again. And when they say 'clean the barrel and stones thoroughly to remove all traces of the course grit slurry' to avoid scratching the stones in later steps, they mean it!
It takes about a month to get the finished product, so you must be patient. Plus, this is messy business, so be prepared to get your hands dirty and heed the warnings not to pour the slurry down the drain (I didn't, but I can see how many people would be tempted to do so). Still, the first set of rocks turned out great and the kids loved them. We are already on our second batch after cleaning the unit and oiling it as the guide suggested. They recommend maintaining a logbook to keep track of the times and stone tumbled and any other information you wish to add. This is a great idea and keeps the family interested while the rocks tumble.
Great product for the family. Works exactly as advertised.
2 of 2 found the following review helpful:
Great Learners Rock TumblerSep 01, 2011
By Karen A. Mason
After starting as a novice and I still am, I asked some people at a rock show in Oregon to make recommendations and their first was Lortone. I went online with Amazon and picked one because it came with some extras. It is great fun and we are just finishing our first start to finish rock polishing. For anyone starting this is the one. It does take time - don't think that magic - the rock tumbles a few times and it is done. There are stages that are explained and each stage may be at least five full days of tumbling. Patience is the name of the game and this kit with the four grits gave us a great view of the process.
 Died after 36 hoursJan 18, 2012
By Ian C. Muir
We received this kit as a gift from my in-laws. They live in AZ and frequently send rocks back to us in NH for my 6 year old son. They thought this would be a great gift that he and I could use together.
While the kit seemed quite complete and had good instructions, the tumbler itself seems to be of poor quality. It took several tries to get it spinning reliably and when we finally did get it working it completely failed after about a day and a half of tumbling. The motor still makes noise, but the bars that turn the tumbling container no longer move. Emails to Lortone have gone un-answered so far.
Works Well!Jan 16, 2012
By jballred
"Bridgett"
I really liked the fact that this item came with detailed instructions and an initial set of "starter" rocks to polish. The color and variety progvided was awesome. I would suggest that instead of going strait to step two find some more rocks and complete another sept one so you do not have to use the plastic pellets. Also like many other reviewers suggested rinse your rocks and barrel carefully between each step.
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