Polishing tumbler

[pearlescence]

My old leaky tumbler is going to be converted to a walnut shell pearl polisher, so I am in the market for a decent tumble polisher..recommendations? After faffing around with mr leaky for years I want something which will NEVER leak

[Ruedeleglise]

I bought one from Cookson’s and have never had a leak. It is made by Kimber-Allen and has a screw tightened lid. Excellent so far!!
Ruedeleglise


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[mizgeorge]

Lortone all the way for me. Mine has been going strong for more years than I care to remember.

If you can't get one (they're hard to find in the UK at the moment), then anything with a rubber, not plastic barrel (rubber barrels don't need vanes unless you particularly want them) and screw tightened two part lid.

[pearlescence]

Thanks to both of you. My leaky one was rubber, with vanes but had a lid which just fitted with a flange, so any shot getting in under the lip immediately opened the sluices.
What do you think of this one?12986

[mizgeorge]

I tried one similar to that Wendy - not mine, I'm glad to say, as I didn't like it at all. Horribly noisy and then it just packed up. Which was a bit disappointing given that it cost its owner quite a bit.

[pearlescence]

Thanks George. not that one then

[china]

As said above lortone the Rolls Royce of tumblers you can buy spare parts for units 25 years old, which I have just done only the second time I have needed spare parts.

[pearlescence]

Can't find any on sale ..company website says sold out! (of most things, extraordinary!) There do seem to be a lot of rock tumblers - are they what people use?

[china]

jewellery tumblers started out as rock tumblers, just depends on what trade your to what you call them

[Dennis]

I bought my Lortone3A about 3 years ago from creative glass. It works well, and they have it in stock again:
https://www.creativeglassshop.co.uk/product/34975/lortone-jewellery-tumbler-3a-capacity-1-3kg-3lb-220v.html

The are cheaper ones on the web, but buyer beware.

I also bought the extra fine shot, which gives a superior result. Minimum tumbling time 3 hours, but some tumble over night.
https://www.creativeglassshop.co.uk/search.html?action=dmExecAdvancedSearch&ProductDetails=1&x=18&y=17&phrase=shot

Dennis.

[pearlescence]

Hi Dennis
I've bought it, so now if I hate it, I will blame you. Otherwise (and if I love it) thank you
Website is annoying in that it adds vat at checkout. I thought that had rightly died out years ago.

[mizgeorge]

You wont regret it Wendy - I've replaced the drive belt on mine once (though it would have lasted a lot longer), and the inner cap rubber a couple of times and occasionally adjust the belt settings (very simple). It runs pretty much every day, usually overnight, and has done for the past 15+ years without giving me a moment's trouble.

[pearlescence]

When I ask for advice or recommends and people who I know who know what they are talking about give me a recommend or advice, I take it (we've all had customers who ask everyone and then ignore you in favour of what the roadsweeper said)

[Dennis]

Don't worry Wendy, it will still be barrelling for your successor when you are long retired. Dennis.

[china]

Just to illustrate the longevity of these items, here are some pics of mine been going strong for 25 years you can still by this model today and the spares are exactly the same, this has had one new belt plus one new internal barrel lid
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[pearlescence]

It should certainly outlast me then, because I am nominally retired already (though working harder than ever in reality!)