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Harbor Freight has their rock tumblers on sale. Single drum $29.00 and double drum $49.00. Also have 24 alkaline AA batteries for $4.99.
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Uncle Willy
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Yeah that's quite a buy. I remember Costco used to have 48 for ten bucks. I use rechargeables but carry the regular ones for spares and emergencies.
Bill
Bill
And Harbor Freight has coupons everywhere for 20% off.
Don't know about HF, but be extra careful if you buy cheap alkalines, they are more likely to leak.
Also some cheapies will have an ever so slight size difference which can cause problems with certain detectors like the F5 where the plastic retaining tabs can break off if you aren't careful removing and installing.
Don't know about HF, but be extra careful if you buy cheap alkalines, they are more likely to leak.
Also some cheapies will have an ever so slight size difference which can cause problems with certain detectors like the F5 where the plastic retaining tabs can break off if you aren't careful removing and installing.
-)Detectorguru
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Is it a good quality tumbler?????????
Its OK. Depends on what you mean by good quality. Its just an inexpensive tumbler, not the top
end by any means. There are others that cost a lot more, but it does a good job. See the photos I posted
here. It cleans very well. For the money you won't be disappointed.
The first photo is of the tumbler made of plastic, not metal, so it is very quiet when in operation.
Also is a small strainer I pour the pea gravel into and run water through it to clean the dirt and soap
out after tumbling.
The next photo is is of a pie of clad before tumbling and the third is the same clad after 24 hours in the HF tumbler.
I use white vinegar and a drop of dish washing liquid.
Pictures four and five are pennies before and after only 6 hours of tumbling in vinegar and a drop of soap. When doing pennies
be careful; keep an eye on the tumbler. Gas built up and began to leak onto the towel I placed under the Tumbler.
Notice how clean they got. You can see the older pennies in the center ranging from 1961 to 1980. Anything after that is
zinc and begins to rot. You can see how badly even the clean ones are eaten up.
Katz
end by any means. There are others that cost a lot more, but it does a good job. See the photos I posted
here. It cleans very well. For the money you won't be disappointed.
The first photo is of the tumbler made of plastic, not metal, so it is very quiet when in operation.
Also is a small strainer I pour the pea gravel into and run water through it to clean the dirt and soap
out after tumbling.
The next photo is is of a pie of clad before tumbling and the third is the same clad after 24 hours in the HF tumbler.
I use white vinegar and a drop of dish washing liquid.
Pictures four and five are pennies before and after only 6 hours of tumbling in vinegar and a drop of soap. When doing pennies
be careful; keep an eye on the tumbler. Gas built up and began to leak onto the towel I placed under the Tumbler.
Notice how clean they got. You can see the older pennies in the center ranging from 1961 to 1980. Anything after that is
zinc and begins to rot. You can see how badly even the clean ones are eaten up.
Katz
Uncle Willy
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I solved the belt problem by buying a bag of quarter-inch wide rubber bands, Cheap as dirt and they work great The belts don't last long.
Bill
Bill