Post by silenttumbler on Oct 18, 2016 7:21:17 GMT -5
My daughter wanted a rock tumbler. We live in a one-bedroom apartment. I think you can see where this is going 
About two days into owning the tumbler, I decided that I couldn't take the non-stop sound. I tried a number of ways to silence the tumbler, to no avail.
Finally, I decided to create a dead-quiet tumbler enclosure. After looking at the fancy baffle designs of others, I realized that I didn't want any sound coming out, not even muffled. How then to get the heat out of the enclosure while having full sound isolation? I installed a water-cooling system, meant for high performance gaming computers. Heat comes out, sound stays in.
My daughter decided she doesn't want a tumbler anymore. It was lots of fun while we were into it. I'm selling the tumbler and remaining grit/polish for $150 (just about the cost of the tumbler kit itself). The enclosure cost $$ to build and plenty of time. Can only sell locally because it's quite heavy.
I can't get the photos to upload here, but I have it listed on craigslist: newjersey.craigslist.org/jwl/5808246797.html
It looks a little crazy, but I guarantee that you've never heard a quieter tumbler. You have to pretty much put you ear on the enclosure to hear it.
- Jon
About two days into owning the tumbler, I decided that I couldn't take the non-stop sound. I tried a number of ways to silence the tumbler, to no avail. Finally, I decided to create a dead-quiet tumbler enclosure. After looking at the fancy baffle designs of others, I realized that I didn't want any sound coming out, not even muffled. How then to get the heat out of the enclosure while having full sound isolation? I installed a water-cooling system, meant for high performance gaming computers. Heat comes out, sound stays in.
My daughter decided she doesn't want a tumbler anymore. It was lots of fun while we were into it. I'm selling the tumbler and remaining grit/polish for $150 (just about the cost of the tumbler kit itself). The enclosure cost $$ to build and plenty of time. Can only sell locally because it's quite heavy.
I can't get the photos to upload here, but I have it listed on craigslist: newjersey.craigslist.org/jwl/5808246797.html
It looks a little crazy, but I guarantee that you've never heard a quieter tumbler. You have to pretty much put you ear on the enclosure to hear it.
- Jon
