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Little help with tumbler - 3/23/2008 6:09:34 PM   
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Status: offline 		I have been playing around with my tumbler I built but need a few guide lines. Does it hurt to run everything slow? Say 25-30rpm? What is the best amount of water,copper and compound to use? Do I cover the whole bottle? Do you guys clean the inside and outside at the same time or do one then the other? Thanks  
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RE: Little help with tumbler - 3/23/2008 7:30:43 PM   
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I have been playing around with my tumbler I built but need a few guide lines. Does it hurt to run everything slow? Say 25-30rpm? What is the best amount of water,copper and compound to use? Do I cover the whole bottle? Do you guys clean the inside and outside at the same time or do one then the other? Thanks  


Slow no it doesnt hurt just takes a lot longer most run rounds around 60 rpm. Copper just load the inside of the bottle half full, and a little over half full on the outside, thats what I do and yes its at the same time. Water, inside about 3/4 of an inch above the copper and the same on the outside.

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RE: Little help with tumbler - 3/28/2008 3:40:09 PM   
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RE: Little help with tumbler - 3/28/2008 3:53:45 PM   
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Status: offline 		The speed should vary relative to what you are tumbling...
rectangular thin walled bottles slower
round thick walled bottles faster
All bottles are not created equal...

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