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Post by sheltie on Jun 24, 2012 10:05:21 GMT -5
I am/was planning on buying a Thumler vibrating tumbler this fall or winter for tumbling my rocks (I already have a 12 lb and a 6 lb rotary tumbler), but I see quite a few references to Lot-O and was wondering which of these, or any other kind, members of this forum prefer?
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charles kuchar
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Post by charles kuchar on Jun 24, 2012 10:12:12 GMT -5
i have three lot-0s, 3.5 lb each. they do a good job after the rotaries round the stones. they are not very noisy either. i don't know anything about the thumbler vibrating tumblers. hope this helps. charlie
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Post by grayfingers on Jun 24, 2012 10:35:06 GMT -5
Sheltie, I think it is a matter of personal preference, and what one needs the tumbler to do. I recently had to make the same decision. the Lot-O is very popular, seems to hold up well. After much waffling, I opted for the Thumler's UV 10 with a 3 lb. bowl in addition to the 10 lb. bowl. For me this is ideal. I can use the small bowl for cabs or small batches, (around 75 cabs per load with a fat third ceramic pellets), or I can tumble lots of stones in the larger bowl. With the lid on, the UV 10 is quiet.
Bill
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Post by snuffy on Jun 24, 2012 10:48:12 GMT -5
I've got 2 Lot-o's love 'em.Thought about getting a UV10,too. This obsession is never ending. ;D.I think you would be happy with either one.
snuffy
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Post by albertarockhound on Jun 24, 2012 10:52:13 GMT -5
Sheltie
I run two Thumblers in my spare bedroom in the winter and they are not noisy at all. I find they do an excellent job and if you are buying, I suggest the Rockshed as they give you a discount on your rock and grit when you purchase and Shawn is the same price or lower than elsewhere. Brenda
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Post by Jugglerguy on Jun 24, 2012 12:45:56 GMT -5
I'm pretty new at this, but I'll put in a good word for the Lot-O. I also have a Lortone 33B. My Lot-O sits idle most of the time because the rotary doesn't have a chance of keeping up with it. I can fit more than one batch from a 3 lb. barrel in it with ceramics, so I can't imagine needing something bigger. I'd like to get a Lortone QT-66, but I don't think I'd even be able to keep the Lot-O fed with that. So for me, the Lot-O is plenty big enough, I can't imagine filling the UV10's full sized bowl.
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Post by grayfingers on Jun 24, 2012 16:09:13 GMT -5
Jugglerguy, very good point about filling a 10 lb bowl, I have a QT-12 and as needed, a home built that runs 2, 12 lb. barrels to feed the UV 10. Another reason I opted for the flexibility of the vibe with the larger bowl is to be able to polish larger stones, as the 12 lb rotary can handle a couple large agates or wood in a load.
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Post by Jugglerguy on Jun 24, 2012 17:05:22 GMT -5
How large of a stone can you put in a 6 pounder or a 12 pound barrel? I put almost 2 inch rocks in my 3 lb. barrels, but only one or two.
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Post by grayfingers on Jun 24, 2012 17:33:19 GMT -5
I only have experience with the 12 lb rotary barrels. I have tumbled rocks as large as 4 inches long by 3 inches wide. Only one large one in the load when doing a stone larger than 3 inches, and a lot of smalls. The 12 lb barrel has a inside diameter of 6 3/4 ".
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Post by charles kuchar on Jun 25, 2012 8:23:30 GMT -5
how big of stones can the 10# thumbler vibrator take? charlie
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Post by Hard Rock Cafe on Jun 25, 2012 8:38:21 GMT -5
Just for reference, a UV-18 can polish 2-3 goose egg size stones at a time.
Chuck
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Post by grayfingers on Jun 25, 2012 10:30:23 GMT -5
I can't find a couple that are larger than these right off, but as I said above, so far anything I have been able to coarse grind in the 12 lb. rotary I can polish in the UV 10. As long as it fits in the bowl and has the right mix of smalls/ceramics for good motion. Bill
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Post by Jugglerguy on Jun 25, 2012 11:54:57 GMT -5
The hole in the top of the Lot-O is 2.25 inches. The directions say that you can polish anything that will fit through the hole. So I don't think that the one on the lower left would fit, but the others probably would. Those are some pretty rocks. Is that big one crazy lace? I love that stuff.
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Post by grayfingers on Jun 25, 2012 12:24:14 GMT -5
Is that big one crazy lace? I love that stuff. Yeah, it is lace. Five years ago I bought (Ebay) some lace that was listed as"old stock" Mexican. I have no idea if true, but it is lace. 1 -2 lb. chunks were advertized, I got my box and there were several small enough for the tile saw. But, there was this big 'un in there that made up nearly half the weight. It will have to be a specimen until I get a slab saw that will handle it, because I wont be putting a chisel to it. It was a really good price, so I was fine with it. It weighs 9.25 lbs
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Post by Jugglerguy on Jun 25, 2012 17:06:29 GMT -5
Wow! That's really cool, thanks for sharing pictures!
Rob
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Post by Jack ( Yorkshire) on Jun 27, 2012 2:10:04 GMT -5
What a beautiful rock, awsome !
jack Yorkshire uk Ps Another Lot"O" operator
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