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Rock Tumbler Instructions: A tested recipe for tumbling most rocks in small rotary tumblers.

The Best Book About Rock Tumbling: Steve Hart explains all of the basics and lots of secrets.

Are Rock Tumblers Noisy? We compare and explain how to pick a quiet tumbler.

What Happens in a Rock Tumbler? The amount of rough makes a difference.

How Long Does Rock Tumbling Take? A short and a detailed answer to this question.

Where to Run Your Tumbler? Selecting a safe and convenient place for your tumbler.

Amazing Tumbled Stones Photos and descriptions of our favorite tumbled stones.

Best Rocks for Tumbling: What types of rocks perform best in a rock tumbler?

What Size Rocks Should Be Used in a Tumbler? You need a mix of sizes!

Mohs Hardness is Important! The standard instructions aren't always the best process.

Cost of Running a Rock Tumbler: Electricity and grit costs by tumbler size.

Rotary vs Vibratory Tumblers: Which type of rock tumbler is best for you?

Before You Buy a Used Rock Tumbler: Some are perfect, others are a waste of money.

Rock Tumbler Grit for Sale: We sell all the grits needed for rock tumbling.

Tumbling Rough For Sale: One of the internet's best selections of tumbling rough.

Rock Tumbler Instructions: A procedure we recommend for tumbling most popular materials.

Printable Tumbler Instructions: Print them on one page and take to your tumbler.

Phooey! My Stones Did Not Take a Nice Polish! Learn what to do when this happens.

Burnishing: One short step after polish that can give your stones a better shine!

Can I Use Sand Instead of Grit? We explain why sand performs poorly in tumbling.

Glass Tumbling Instructions: How to tumble for a frosted or polished finish.

The Best Rocks for Tumbling: Most rocks perform poorly. How to select rocks that polish great!

Garnet: Finding good rough is almost impossible, but polishing it is easy.

Do Your Rocks Have Gas? Some rocks do produce gas when tumbled.

How We Use the UV-10 Vibratory Tumbler: Video instructions for you.

Polishing Cabochons and Beads in a Rock Tumbler: How to save lots of time.

Tumbling Recipe for Obsidian & Apache Tears: They are not difficult if you are careful.

Cleaning a Tumbler Barrel can give you a much brighter polish and fewer leaks.

What Polish Should I Use? A quick lesson on several types of polish and their use in tumbling.

Tips for Tumble Polishing Opal: You can do a great job or waste a lot of money!

Polishing Basalt in a Rock Tumbler: It can be polished into beautiful black tumbled stones.

How We Use the Lot-o-Tumbler: Video and photo tips to help you get great results!

The Best Book About Rock Tumbling: All of the basics and plenty of secrets.

What Size Rocks Should Be Used in a Tumbler? A mix of sizes works best.

How to Use Rock Tumbler Media: How to select and use the proper tumbling media.

How Much Rough Do I Need in my Barrel? A video view into a tumbler with a glass lid.

Experimental Rock Tumbling: Sometimes we skip the fine grit step and still get great results.

Will You Polish This Rock? Most rocks can not be polished in a rock tumbler.

Electricity Costs of a Rock Tumbler? How much is that going to run up my electric bill?

Printable Tumbling Log: Keep a record of your procedures and you will learn a lot!

Rock Tumbler Grit for Sale: We sell all the grits needed for rock tumbling.

What is Silicon Carbide Grit? Learn about grit and what it does in the tumbler barrel.

Can I Use Sand Instead of Grit? We explain why sand performs poorly in tumbling.

Which Polish Should I Use? Basic information on different polishes and why we use TXP.

Aluminum Oxide Polish: One of the most widely used polishes in rock tumbling.

Cerium Oxide Polish: One of the first polishes to be widely used in rock tumbling.

Rock Polish for Sale: We sell the most popular rock polishes and explain how to use them.

Extra Coarse Grit: What you need to know about its effectiveness.

Borax: Lots of people use borax. We experimented. Here's what we think.

Best Rocks for Tumbling: How to select the types of rocks that perform well in a tumbler.

Tumbling Rough For Sale: One of the internet's best selections of tumbling rough.

What Size Rocks Can Be Tumbled? For best results use a mix of rock sizes in the barrel.

How Much Rock to Place in the Barrel? See what happens with too much or too little rough.

Tumbling Stream- and Beach Rounded Rocks: It is not as quick as you would expect.

Before and After photos of many interesting rocks that we have tumbled. Check them out!

Sources of Colored Glass for Polishing: Learn where we found some great glass.

What are Jasper, Agate, and Chalcedony? How to identify these favorite materials.

How to Polish Ohio Flint: This stuff is REALLY tough, but tumbles beautifully!

Igneous and Metamorphic Rocks: Many of them will accept a spectacular polish.

Mohs Hardness is Important! The standard instructions aren't always the best process.

A Few Materials We Have Tumbled: Short reports on how we tumbled a variety of items.

How to Select the Right Media? Some simple rules for using media.

Rock Tumbler Media for Sale: We sell ceramic cylinders and plastic pellets.

Our Media Bucket: This is how we get high quality tumbled stones.

A-R2 Q and A: Answers to common questions about the A-R2 tumbler and its operation.

Which Rotary Tumbler is Right For You? Consider size, price and operating costs.

About the Inexpensive Plastic Tumblers: Should you buy one - or buy a hobbyist tumbler?

The Difference Between Rotary and Vibratory Tumblers: Which one is right for you?

A-R1 Tumbler Q and A: Answers to common machine and operation questions.

World's Largest Rock Tumblers: They are not used to make polished stones!

MP-1 Tumbler Q & A: Answers to common questions we have received about the MP-1.

Comparing the MP-1 and A-R1: Barrel capacity, motor quality, frame, life expectancy.

Rotary Tumblers For Sale: We sell several different models of rotary tumblers.

MP-1 Tumbler Review: Written by an expert with decades of rock tumbling experience.

Guide for Thumler's Vibratory Tumblers: How to run and maintain Ultra-Vibe tumblers.

Save Time and Money With a Vibratory Tumbler: Why lots of people buy vibratory.

Rotary vs. Vibratory: Which of these rock tumbler types is right for you?

How We Use the Thumler's UV-10 Tumbler: Video tips on how we use this tumbler.

Vibratory Tumblers For Sale: We sell four vibratory tumblers. One might be right for you!

How We Use the Lot-o-Tumbler: Video and photo tips to help you get great results!

Compare Vibratory Rock Tumblers: Barrel size and available rough are important.

Vibratory Rock Tumbler Bowl Life: How to get maximum life out of your vibratory bowl.

Learn how to tell the industrial version from the standard version for UV-10 and UV-18.

Thumler's Tumbler Parts: Parts for current model tumblers from Tru-Square Metal Products.

How Long Do Tumbler Belts Last? If your tumbler eats belts, read this article.

Oiling a Thumler's Tumbler: Where to oil your A-R1, A-R2, A-R12, & Model B tumblers.

Parts for Vintage Rock Tumblers: Parts for most older brands are no longer available.

Replacing a Lortone Belt: It's a very easy job if you have a screwdriver.

Lot-o-Tumbler Parts: Barrels, lids, springs, and fans for the Lot-o Single and Twin.

Model B Barrel Dimensions: Many people ask about the liner and lid gasket dimensions.

Leaking Tumbler Barrel? Most rock tumbler barrel leaks are easy to fix.

Replacing a UV-10 Motor: It takes time but can be done with just a few tools.

Rock Tumbler Manufacturers: A list of tumbler brands and how to contact them if you need help.

Rock Tumbler Motors Run Hot: Don't panic if your motor is very warm to the touch.

Fee Mining and Digging Sites: Where you can hunt rocks and keep what you find.

What are Jasper, Agate, and Chalcedony? How to identify these favorite materials.

Rock and Mineral Clubs Across the U.S. Over 450 clubs are listed with their city location.

The History of Rock Tumbling

Steps for Making a Tie-Tack