Tumbler for small parts

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Tim Toberer
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Tumbler for small parts

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I am considering this one or the larger one. Any thoughts? Not sure about the media. Mostly I would use it for aluminum. https://www.harborfreight.com/5-lb-meta ... 59476.html
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I use this "Rock Tumbler" for the last 20 years for all my small metal/aluminum parts/screws...etc...
I put in several squirts of Dawn and Rinse aid and water and BB's as my media; and that's it...in 30 to 45 min...they all are brand new looking>
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I use a tumbler like Ricky with the ceramic abracive to remove machining marks and burrs leaves a nice even finish.


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Barry Coker wrote:I use a tumbler like Ricky with the ceramic abracive to remove machining marks and burrs leaves a nice even finish.


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Those look nice! Harbor freight has ceramic too. I can't believe I have been using sandpaper.
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It does take a few hours to do these and the abrasive pices will get stuck in the holes but not hard to get out.

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Barry Coker wrote:It does take a few hours to do these and the abrasive pices will get stuck in the holes but not hard to get out.

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I am thinking it would be better to do threading after tumbling for this reason.
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Yes on aluminum for sure.

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cool. I hadn't seen them so cheap!

I'm going to get one!


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Post by Bobby D. Jones »

Ricky, Thanks for the tumbler info. The Mullen S12 I bought out of Maine, Lived in a house very close to the ocean. It has a white fuzz on some of the aluminum parts underneath. Especially the bell cranks.
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