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Post by mohs on May 7, 2009 10:45:18 GMT -5
I tumble in my bed room
some guys are jus lucky that way
where is your tumbler located?
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Post by Tonyterner on May 7, 2009 11:06:21 GMT -5
I do it in the basement of my apartment. I'm lucky to have found an apartment in an old house and the basement is all mine. I've got four rooms. One for tumbling, one for cabbing, one for woodturning and one for storage.
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Post by MyNewHobby on May 7, 2009 12:03:25 GMT -5
I live in a less than 700 sq foot house and tumble on top of my washing machine.
Julie
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Post by krazydiamond on May 7, 2009 12:11:33 GMT -5
my basement is my rock domain. my tools and machinery outnumber my husband's stuff. hahahahahahahah.
KD
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ejs
spending too much on rocks
Member since July 2008
Posts: 478
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Post by ejs on May 7, 2009 12:56:25 GMT -5
I tumble in the corner of my basement, near the circuit breakers. I keep all my various rock stuff on a nearby shelving unit. I go through the storm door into the back yard to rinse, sort, etc.
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colliel82
has rocks in the head
Member since November 2007
Posts: 664
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Post by colliel82 on May 7, 2009 13:31:57 GMT -5
in the basement in a room that is roughed in for a bathroom. Luckily its under the spare room and not my bedroom
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Mudshark
fully equipped rock polisher
Diplomacy is the art of saying 'Nice doggie' until you can find a rock. Will Rogers
Member since December 2008
Posts: 1,083
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Post by Mudshark on May 7, 2009 15:04:46 GMT -5
I use my woodshop.I have to move rock stuff to do woodworking and move wood stuff to do rock things.I dont have room for any more hobbies.
Mike
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Post by 150FromFundy on May 7, 2009 17:07:51 GMT -5
The unfinished basement is my world of rock. Hundreds of pounds of rough, 10 bins of slabs, one wet tile saw, and one A-R2 that can't keep up to my ambition.
150FromFundy
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rockdewd
has rocks in the head
Member since October 2007
Posts: 605
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Post by rockdewd on May 7, 2009 17:31:49 GMT -5
My garage is my shop. It's constantly humming with activity. When people visit they assume I'm in the garage working because of the noise. They are correct about 90% of the time...  Rick |
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Post by Condor on May 7, 2009 18:24:37 GMT -5
My tumblers are in the garage too, and so are all my tumbled rocks. I wash and clean them in the backyard.
Condor
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10thumbs
spending too much on rocks
I want to be reincarnated as a dog.
Member since March 2009
Posts: 480
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Post by 10thumbs on May 7, 2009 19:41:50 GMT -5
Three Lortone tumblers in the corner of the basement: QT6, 33B, and a 3A. The gentle rumble of the tumblers drowned out most of the chaos occurring on the other two floors. Or at least they provide plausible deniability such that I can pretend I can't hear the chaos. Same difference really. There's no clock down there. Time stands still. Ah... peaceful.
Hey deeptime, I'm guessing that you have tinnitus from all the rock and roll. I have a friend that has played sax in bar bands since high school. He has to keep a little fan running at night for white noise or the ringing in his ears drives him crazy and he can't sleep. I supposed the tumblers would provide the same function for you.
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soccermud
off to a rocking start
Member since July 2008
Posts: 18
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Post by soccermud on May 7, 2009 19:45:18 GMT -5
I got my tumbler on the balcony of my condo. No room inside to put it really...It's good on the balcony because I can't hear at all and there's a nice overhang from the balcony above mine, so it's pretty protected from the elements. All of my rough and materials are also out there.
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snuffy
Cave Dweller 
Member since May 2009
Posts: 4,319
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Post by snuffy on May 7, 2009 20:16:46 GMT -5
Ive got a QT12,a 45C,a3A, two c.e.s and one Lot-O,tumbling away on one table in my utility room. It has a refrigerator,chest freezer,washer, dryer,sink,and a pile of toys for my four grandkids. I can luckily walk around in it. All the tumblers going the same time is music to my ears.......Gerald
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Post by NatureNut on May 7, 2009 21:27:07 GMT -5
Got my 45C and my UV-10 running in the basement with my grit and supplies neatly organized on one of the workbenches. In the garage I have 4 buckets & 3 bins full of rocks and have my WF and my Ameritool on a counter. I really like having the garage door open while I work, especially while it rains (which has been alot lately).  |
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ktg
starting to shine!
Member since March 2009
Posts: 31
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Post by ktg on May 7, 2009 21:59:37 GMT -5
My husband and I are fulltime RVers so my tumbler is outside under the awning - so far seems to working well. Not a lot of room for other equipment but I'm new to all this so... I'm thinking about and looking for small portable equipment.
KT
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Post by mohs on May 7, 2009 22:26:57 GMT -5
whatd'ya say, Scott? Ha ha
good company
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renterdan
noticing nice landscape pebbles
Member since November 2008
Posts: 82
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Post by renterdan on May 7, 2009 23:36:23 GMT -5
I've got my 2 QT66's, Qt33, and Model B in the utility room. Rough in totes in the carport, spare bedroom, and back yard. Rock garden in the front yard. So used to the sound of the tumblers, can't sleep when they're off! Just love that sound!
BTW, been listening to British blues since junior high school in the late sixties. THAT is rock and roll!!!
Dan.
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Post by rocklicker on May 8, 2009 17:16:33 GMT -5
My tumblers are running in the garage. I used to keep them on the cement floor but have them on a utility table. It saves me having to trip over them or hurt my back tending to them.
I too like the sound of the tumblers. They sound like it's raining outside when we are in the family room. It's a very calming noise to me. I don't like it when they are off. It feels weirdly quiet.
Steve
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Brad
starting to spend too much on rocks
Member since July 2006
Posts: 161
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Post by Brad on May 8, 2009 20:40:15 GMT -5
My tumbler table is in the basement, next to the clothes dryer. I have some rocks, grits, etc. on top of the table, with the tumblers, and lots of other rocks, etc. under the table.
Both tumblers are Lortones. One machine has two parts; one part holds my 12# barrel. The other two 6# barrels. The other machine runs a 6# barrel that I use only for polish. I have them in an open shallow plastic box (designed to fit under a bed) to catch any spills.
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Post by mohs on May 9, 2009 7:50:32 GMT -5
Here’s the tumbling location breakdown
Basement --7 members-- That’s rock bottom solid
Garage –-3 members –Garage rock is best
Balcony – 1 member—up on the roof --one of my faves
Utility room-- 1 member—close to garage rock
Washer room- 1 member-stronger than dirt
Bedroom -1 member- that’s sad
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