tropidale
starting to shine!
Member since October 2016
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Post by tropidale on Dec 5, 2016 19:00:05 GMT -5
Hi all, I am planning to buy a vibe tumbler to finish my cabbing preforms, mainly the polishing, and I have some questions. The choice is between the Thumler Ultra vibe 10 MB and the Lot-O. I hear rave reviews about the shine from the Lot-O but am put off by the unportability once it is glued to a cinder block, as well as the need to fill a depression in the bottom of the bowl with glue. Also, it seems that there is a larger company behind the Thumlers than the Lot-O from a quality control and customer service perspective. I am a little spoiled being a professional buyer for a large company. We're a fussy lot.... So I am leaning toward the Thumler. Will it also give a great shine, or is the Lot-O significantly better? I love shiny things, but if they are both reasonable similar in results, I'd go for the Thumler. Anybody have a strong case for Lot-O over Thumler? (or "Thumper" as my spell check keeps insisting..... .....) Thanks for any advice. Dale
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Post by wigglinrocks on Dec 5, 2016 19:51:24 GMT -5
I know this isn't what you asked for , but I really like the Gy-Roc vibes . Portable , 2 speed , easy cleaning , and lower cost bowls . I had some questions when I first got mine , called the company and the owner spent an hour answering all my questions . Also gave me 3 phone numbers , ( day , evening , and cell number ) to contact him if I had any problems or questions . That being said , there seems to be a lot more lot-o users here than other vibes . Also a bunch of world class tumblers who are very generous with help , tips and recipes .
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tropidale
starting to shine!
Member since October 2016
Posts: 46
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Post by tropidale on Dec 5, 2016 23:24:01 GMT -5
Thanks, Rich. I took a look at the Gy-Roc as well but it was pushing my budget a bit too much. Truth is, my original plan was a $100 rotary so I am already well beyond that and still have the grit etc to add to the list. Thanks again for your input.
Dale
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monna0000
starting to spend too much on rocks
Member since May 2016
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Post by monna0000 on Dec 6, 2016 0:56:26 GMT -5
Hi, I don't know the different Quality for the 2 vibes, but take into consideration what you plan to use for stage one. I recently bought a uv-10 but soon reliazed i need to use my "regular" thumbler for stage one and since my thumbler is only 2lb it takes forever before I have enough to feed my Vibe. So if you have a small thumbler I would go with the lot-O
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