Rock Tumbler Grit Refill

Rock tumbling is easy using a rock tumbler to convert rough rock into sparkling tumbled stones is easy if you follow a simple procedure and observe a few rules.

Rock tumbler grit refill.

This grit refill for rock tumbler pack is compatible with any rock tumbler on the market. These kits contain all of the rock grit and polish that you will need to tumble one barrel of rocks in small hobbyist grade tumblers with a three pound barrel such as the thumler s a r1 thumler s a r2 lortone 3a or the lortone 33b. It may even be paired with a tumbling device to shine and smooth an. Aluminum oxide 500 grit.

We now offer a refill kit with any of our easy roughs. Silicon carbide 60 90 grit. 4 stages of grit in easily resealable containers 3 28 lbs of grit enough grit for about 8 10 pounds of rocks. This rock polishing grit makes a practical choice for use in science classrooms or labs.

Silicon carbide 150 220 grit. Because grit is so hard as you may have noticed in your tumbling some softer materials containing different mineralization elements such as calcite may be gouged out and can give. It contains packs for coarse medium and fine textures and is suitable for use with a variety of rock tumblers. Maybe you already have the tumbling grit you need for your rock tumbler and just need the plastic filler pellets.

Aluminum oxide super fine. If that s the case here is the best plastic filler pellets for rock tumblers that i ve been able to find. This grit refill pack is pre measured for a 3 pound rotary rock tumbler. Best plastic filler pellets for rock tumblers.

During this stage you are knocking down all of the rough and sharp edges from the rocks by using a very coarse rock tumbler grit. It is important that silicon carbide grit is used as rock tumbler grit because it has a hardness of 9 on the mohs scale and doesn t round out when being tumbled. National geographic grit refill for rock tumbler. But for best results use this rock tumbler grit and polish refill with national geographic rock tumblers and rock tumbling supplies including ceramic media and gemfoam.

This procedure works well with the most commonly tumbled materials. You will recieve rock that is properly sized for a tumbler with a 3 pound barrel about 3 8 to 1 1 4 inch. It is used during the first stage of rock tumbling. We are writing this to share the procedure and rules that we have been using for many years with a number of different rotary tumblers.

Levels of rock tumbler grit shaping 60 90 grit shaping grit is the roughest or most coarse of rock tumbler grit. This is called the shaping stage. It contains the following grits for a four stage tumbling polishing operation. Smooth out your rocks with a rock tumbler polishing grit refill basic kit.