Small, easy to use, high quality and great value for money rotary tumbler polisher. This highly recommended tumbler comes with a plastic 2lb (about 700gm) barrel with vanes. Vanes act like paddles on the inside of the barrel, ideal for jewellery tumbling as they help to move the jewellery around and polish it faster. The whole unit measures 143mm x 122mm x 205mm. The CE-marked fully-enclosed motor is rated at 230V/15W, so you can use a regular mains socket. It comes with a 1.8 metre cable, ending in a UK plug. Since the tumbler uses about as much power as a fridge bulb, the cost of using it is only a few pence a day. The plastic barrel revolves on two rollers and there is a roller end-stop which stops the barrel from falling off the rollers. The plastic barrel has a push-fit seal, if it is difficult to get off and on, simply put it in warm water to soften it. The tumbler has plastic feet to stop it from scratching or moving around. As you can see in the photo, the barrel included uses the full width of the tumbler body, so you can't use a larger or two smaller barrels. This size barrel is often called a half-size, or 2lb barrel. To tumble silver you will also need stainless steel shot and barrelling compound. The barrelling compound helps keep your stainless steel shot rust free. The 100% stainless steel shot is made up from different shapes, balls, planetoids, and large pins. To keep the shot clean and rust free, simply rinse after use and keep completely immersed in water with a little barreling compound. If you're not sure about barrel sizes: we have used the 2lb barrel in our classes, which are often around 10 students, and have never had any problems fitting everything in. Tumblers are sent with a courier - shipping is free - a signature is required on delivery. Kit contains: 1 x tumbler, 1 x 2lb plastic barrel with vanes.

Tumblers are designed only to polish your pieces. It is not an abrasive and will not remove scratches, these need to be removed prior to tumbling. You should expeect your pieces to come out the other side in exactly the same shape and texture, just a whole lot shinier.