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papat spending too much on rocks Member since July 2010 Posts: 261	vi berating tumbler Aug 25, 2010 14:09:20 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by papat on Aug 25, 2010 14:09:20 GMT -5 witch should i get lotto or a UV 10 Tim
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Hard Rock Cafe driving up their electric bill Rock tumbling is harder than it looks. Mohs definitely. Member since April 2008 Posts: 2,735	vi berating tumbler Aug 25, 2010 17:32:39 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Hard Rock Cafe on Aug 25, 2010 17:32:39 GMT -5 Hi Tim, That depends on how much rock you want to tumble. The UV-10 is 10 lbs., the Lot-O is 4.5 lbs. They're both great tumblers. It takes a lot of rough to keep up with a UV-10. Chuck
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vi berating tumbler Aug 25, 2010 22:21:25 GMT -5

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Post by revco on Aug 25, 2010 22:21:25 GMT -5

Personally, I'd probably prefer a smaller unit like the Lot-O or the UV-3. I run 36lbs of rough and generally can only keep up with 3lbs in subsequent stages, 6lbs at best. With the speed of the vibes, you can rip through the later stages a lot more quickly and a smaller bowl will be a lot easier to keep busy.

Make sure you know what you're getting into with a vibe. They require quite a bit more attention than the rotaries and I feel it's important to understand what you're getting into. If you have a fair amount of time on your hands, a vibe would probably be perfect.

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vi berating tumbler Aug 26, 2010 6:12:35 GMT -5

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Post by 150FromFundy on Aug 26, 2010 6:12:35 GMT -5

Think about the volume you want to produce. In my UV-10, I generally polish about 300 pieces per month, once they have been prepared in a rotary. At best, I generally finish about 100 pendants per month, so I'm tending to accumulate a few shiny rocks.

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vi berating tumbler Aug 28, 2010 1:17:54 GMT -5

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Post by Jack ( Yorkshire) on Aug 28, 2010 1:17:54 GMT -5

Hi Tim,
I Have a single Lot"O" 4 1/2 lb you can get a double model that does [glow=red,2,300]9 lb[/glow] See the rockshed for further details link below

www.therockshed.com/tumbler1.html

It is great as 4 1/2 is quite a lot of rock (for me anyway ) the savings are gigantic over rotary,best buy I ever made,

Jack
Yorkshire uk

PS I have a first class recepie if you want that Conrock made up out of 2 years experimentation gets you a glassy Gloss finish from the first attempt

Jack
Yorkshire uk

Last Edit: Aug 28, 2010 1:23:19 GMT -5 by Jack ( Yorkshire)

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