New Tumbling Rough

As of now, my preferred tumblers are the ones that I can afford and are available 🤣🤣.

But seriously, I don't really have a preference. I own three Koolstone Brushless Tumblers with one 3lb barrel. They are not 3lb barrels. I checked them and they are a bit larger more like a 4 or 5 lb barrel.

This is the model that I have:

I also have 4 Harbor Frieght tumblers with two 3lb barrels.

This is that model:

They are both pretty good for the cost. A lot of people complain about the Harbor Freight tumbler and say that it is junk, but I modified mine before I started using them and have had zero problems with them. And two of the units have been running non-stop for over 6 months. The other two units I got later, and they have been running for about 4 months. No problems at all.

The Koolstone brand has multiple speeds like the Nat Geo, but I only use speed 1. I never use the other two speeds as they are too fast. On speed 1, those type of tumblers run around 80-90rpm while the more traditional tumblers like Harbor Freight, Lortone, etc run around 40-50 rpm.

I kind of want to get a Highland Park two 3lb tumbler. But then I keep thinking to myself, is it really that much better than the Harbor Freight model to justify the costl. The Highland Park is about $170 and the Harbor Freight is $70 (but you can frequently catch them on sale for $60). You can basically get three Harbor Freight tumblers for the same price as a Highland Park or Lortone brand.