3 lb Rock Tumbler Kit with Extra Large Barrel, 3-Speed Motor, 9-Day Timer, and Polishing Grit

EDIT 08/29/21 – Still going strong with almost constant use. We found that the rocks aren’t polished quite to a glass like finish. After watching some youtube videos we found a professional who tried using this very tumbler… he was skeptical at first but then he said with “modifications” to the process you could get better results. Some of those modifications include running it only on the slowest speed setting, using more grit than they provide (buying extra in other words) and running each stage several times until you get the results you want. He also advised that you could buy a finer final grit beyond what the kit comes with. Using the machine as is with their grit will get you decent results though… just thought I’d throw this out as a further suggestion. I don’t regret this purchase at all. ORIGINAL REVIEW I felt daunted when I got everything out but it actually is easy to do. I was also SHOCKED how smooth the rocks were after stage 1 (that is the rock picture in my review just after stage 1). We had 4 more stages to go at that point! I was also shocked at how small the rocks got by stage 4 – many were just totally disintegrated – many others were so tiny they wouldn’t be good for much. Next time I’ll start with bigger rocks for sure. Pro Tips – (and they say this on the directions but do listen to them!) DO NOT DUMP THE WATER DOWN YOUR SINK. It will destroy it. Dump it on the street outside your home or somewhere you don’t care about. It’s hard to get the rock sludge cleaned out of things It really sticks. Even after a few rain showers the street where I dumped it still has the rock residue stuck to the pavement. It’s like glue. As I said above, start with the biggest rocks you can, they REALLY shrink down after that first cycle. We set ours up to go in our garage, and that seems optimal. It’s sorta noisy. Not awful, but loud enough you would not want this in your home constantly listening to it drone on and on!