Product Description
Everything you need to tumble polish, together in one complete kit!
Kit Includes:
* 2lb plastic vaned barrel
* Tumbler base (fits 1.5lb & 2lb barrels only)
* Stainless steel shot
* Barreling compound
This tumbler is suitable for Metal Clay, Art Clay, PMC, Copper Clay and Bronze Clay, sterling silver, copper and bronze and consists of a high-quality British made barrelling body and a 2lb plastic barrel with vanes. The vanes in the barrel help to move your pieces around, so they polish faster. This is the the easiest way to give your silver pieces a beautiful polished shine.
How to use your tumbler kit:
- Open the barrel (if I'm using the plastic barrel I put the lid-end in HOT water first to soften it), drain out most of the old water which my shot has been sitting in.
- Fill with a little water from the tap, swirl the shot around, pour out most of the water (if it looks very grey and scummy; repeat this step)
- Fill to slightly less than half full with clean water
- Add about 0.5-1 teaspoon of barrelling compound (depending on size of barrell and your water - we have extremely hard water so I use a little more than others)
- Add the metal to be polished
- Replace the lid (if using the plastic barrel, put the lid in hot water before replacing it)
- Tumble for an hour or more. Until you know how to long to tumble, take your pieces out every hour and check.
- When happy with the finish, take out your sparkly pieces!
- Make sure the shot is completely covered by the water, and leave until next time! If the water looks very dirty and messy I replace some with fresh water until it covers the shot, add 0.5 teaspoon of compound, shake until dissolved.
A little note on polishing - this tumbler is designed to polish or burnish your pieces. If you use it with stainless steel shot and water it is not an abrasive - so it will not remove scratches. If you have any scratches you need to put in a little work and remove these before you tumble. Tumbling for a long time might round off and smooth out the scratches slightly, but it will not remove them.
A couple of notes on maintenance - Every week, unplug the tumbler and put a drop of oil on the steel shaft of the roller where they pass through the bearing blocks. Every month, put a drop of oil on the motor shaft, where it protrudes through the side of the machine (use car grade oil for this).
Motor shaft rotates 2850 RPM and the barrel rotates around 80 times per minute.
* Includes a 1 year warranty from the date of purchase.
*End caps may be orange or black in colour
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15 Reviews
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Mini tumbler kit
Spot on
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Tumbler
I did a lot of research before deciding which tumbler would meet my requirements. I am far from disappointed. A great little machine at a good price
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Mini tumbler kit
I am so pleased with the mini tumbler kit. It's very easy to use and much quieter than expected. I followed the instructions of placing in hot water to open and seal the lid without any issues. My jewellery pieces came out really sparkly and looked so professional after being tumbled rather than just hand polishing. The kit is well worth the investment.
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Mini tumblEr kit
Im so pleased with my mini tumbler, the instructions are very clear and easy to follow and the results are fabulous, this is going to save so much time. There is only one down side, it is a little noisy, but it’s a small price to pay for the amount of time that you save individually polishing each piece. It’s 5 stars from me
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Mini tumbler complete kit
I've always poilshed my PMC silver jewellery by hand - hours of dutifully going down the grit grades to get a mirror finish, which I never really achieved, so when I saw this kit I thought I'd give it a try. What a difference. A few hours in the tumbler and my jewellery sparkles. The drum lid is a tight fit, which it needs to be but a quick soak in hot water, as per instructions, makes it easy to put on and take off. It wasn't too noisy either. I have it in the kitchen and just shut the door and leave it to run. The kit is also a bargain. It was much cheaper than buying the tumbler, shot and compound separately. One tip - use a tiny amount of the compound (you can always add more) I put about a quarter of a teaspoon in at first and when I opened the barrel to check on progress, loads of foam bubbled out. A great purchase that has saved my fingers hours of tedious hand polishing. Very pleased.
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Great!
It's a great product. Everthing worked perfectly with me.It's slightly loud but wasn't too bad. I tumbled my earrings just for two hours and they were already beautifully shiny. Thanks Metal clay!
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Excellent!
Worked as stated. I did not find the plastic drum particularly loud. Initially I thought the drum would not turn and the machine faulty but it was only balancing out the contents and it was soon spinning around merrily. Jewellery comes out beautifully shiny!
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Very good machine
I haven't tried the plastic barrel as I didn't like the effort needed to open and close it, and had read that it is noisy. I could have used instructions on how to open the rubber barrel, but worked it out in the end. Once up and running very quiet and efficient. Thank you.
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Arrived swiftly.
Haven't used it yet, however I was impressed with the reviews it had received and the price.
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Difficult to start
The drum supplied does not grip the drive rollers. I have great difficulty getting the drum to start revolving. I have tried different amounts of water and shot but this makes no difference. Could somebody please advise. **RESPONSE FROM METAL CLAY** Hello, We're sorry to hear you're having problems with the tumbler. They are normally quite reliable so we'd love to find out a bit more about how you're using it and hopefully offer a solution. Please send us an email to support@metalclay.co.uk or call 01929 554771.
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Wow,
Purchased this in December after trawling the internet for the best deal - very few customer reviews available on tumblers - which was instantly one reason for trusting this site. And the reviews completely hold up: it's awesome and my jewellery comes out shiny shiny after a couple of hours! So please recommended to another member of my class - and she was also impressed. Thank you Metal Clay!
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No more hand polishing!
I am just so happy with this tool - it makes my work so much easier and my hands stay (just a bit) cleaner...
