mtndewd
off to a rocking start
Member since November 2020
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Post by mtndewd on Nov 5, 2020 14:31:28 GMT -5
New to the hobby.I actually don't even have a tumbler yet. I've been looking at the the MJR tumblers, would they be a good choice?
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Post by opalpyrexia on Nov 5, 2020 14:51:28 GMT -5
Welcome from Washington. I'm not a tumbler, but others may be able to answer your question.
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Post by taylor on Nov 5, 2020 15:05:04 GMT -5
Welcome from southern Arizona!
Had a MJR tumbler. Cannot give it a good review. Complete waste of money!
Have had excellent performance from both Lortone and Thumblers.
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Post by jasoninsd on Nov 5, 2020 15:06:13 GMT -5
Welcome to the forum from South Dakota. I have both a Thumler's rotary and vibe, so I'll let others chime in about the MJR.  |
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Post by jasoninsd on Nov 5, 2020 15:08:04 GMT -5
Welcome from southern Arizona! Had a MJR tumbler. Cannot give it a good review. Complete waste of money! Have had excellent performance from both Lortone and Thumblers. So you're saying Thumblers make good tumlers? (Just teasing.) |
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Post by taylor on Nov 5, 2020 18:56:44 GMT -5
Can't say it fast 3 times either!  |
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mtndewd
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Member since November 2020
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Post by mtndewd on Nov 5, 2020 21:05:58 GMT -5
Welcome from southern Arizona! Had a MJR tumbler. Cannot give it a good review. Complete waste of money! Have had excellent performance from both Lortone and Thumblers. So what makes it a waste of money? What's not so good with it? |
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Post by taylor on Nov 5, 2020 22:28:21 GMT -5
We started out with a smaller Lortone tumbler which is still in service ten years later. A few months after we got the Lortone we bought a new MJR for its larger capacity. It ran very fast which makes the stones fall rather than slide producing breakage and bruising. We continued to use it for step 1 periodically. At the most the MJR run time was 10% of that of the Lortone when the barrel wore through. So we replaced the barrel. Five days into the first run with the new barrel the motor died. Simply not enough run time for catastrophic failures.
Our original Lortone ran continuously for the first three years, now it runs about eight months of the year. Shortly after we got the MJR we picked up a small Thumblers. It does a good job, but my wimpy hands have a hard time getting the o-ring over the barrel to seal the lid.
Just our experience with the MJR. If you search this forum for that brand you will find other threads where it is discussed in more detail. Lots of folks here with a lot more experience than me...I read good things here about Lot-O, but I haven't used one. There are a number folks here with home built tumblers.
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NevadaBill
fully equipped rock polisher
Member since January 2019
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Post by NevadaBill on Nov 6, 2020 12:35:07 GMT -5
Welcome from the Desert Southwest! If I had to recommend a beginner tumbler then something like a Lortone product would be my first choice. Industrial strength, easy to service if necessary, the barrel is rubber (and does not clunk stones about), and readily available used from the Ebay. They look like this:  They can often be bought with a starter grit kit as well. Some folks don't have the time to try the hobby and sell them together. |
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mtndewd
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Member since November 2020
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Post by mtndewd on Nov 6, 2020 15:47:31 GMT -5
I decided against the MJR.
I decided to go with a used Lortone qt66.
Thanks for all the help and I'm sure I'll have more questions when it gets here and I get started in the hobby.
I've been doing lots of research on the forum in the meantime.
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rads
spending too much on rocks
Making clay each day!
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Post by rads on Nov 7, 2020 8:53:06 GMT -5
Welcome from Mid-Michigan. Lortone here also.
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Post by TheRock on Mar 14, 2021 20:27:54 GMT -5
Welcome to RTH Forum from S/W Michigan!  ~Duke |
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