r/RockTumbling • u/FrequentAd9210 • 15h ago

Question Is this shit normal?

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I am crying it's been only 1 week

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u/disless 15h ago

Smacking it like that surely won't help

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u/FrequentAd9210 15h ago

Discipline is the key

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u/DragonspeedTheB 6h ago

Percussive maintenance.

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u/FindMeADragon 14h ago

Your tumbler is running unreasonably high RPM's

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u/Radbradnomad 12h ago

I had that same problem,and as you did I smacked mine also but it didn’t help.I had to open it and take out the one bigger rock than all the others that were making it wobble,and then put a wedge on the bottom of my tumbler and that fixed it

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u/Hutchiewoo 15h ago

Haha have you got a really big rock in there? It might be rolling to the lid side and tipping the whole barrel?

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u/FrequentAd9210 15h ago

they are small like eyes

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u/Hutchiewoo 14h ago

Hmm, the barrel looks round, so it can't be that. Are the two roller pins which spin the barrel bent or out of alignment?

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u/SinfulWoodcock 14h ago

Smart. Now your rocks will be tumbled in half the amount of time.

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u/Legitimate-Word-9818 11h ago

Violence and electronics always go hand-in-hand

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u/Magn3tician 15h ago

No, it's not normal to hit your tumbler

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u/Dry-Wallaby114 9h ago

you need to slap right when the bulged part is on top to make it even

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u/Johnny8090 10m ago

Omg why in my head can I see this happening?😱 🤣🤣🤣

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u/jalleatyet 14h ago

Ahh there is this little black flat piece that slides out like a clock arm. Makes it sit in one spot a little better but not perfect. It took me far longer than I’d like to admit.

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u/Ruminations0 14h ago

Have you lubricated the bearings at the ends of the roller rods?

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u/MiniProgramCoder 13h ago

Are you able to try the barrel facing the other way? Also turning it down as it appears to be on full? (Even the lowest speed is likely to fast on most of these low priced variable speed tumblers)

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u/Mandrex_16 7h ago

lol! Bad tumbler!

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u/lapidary123 7h ago

I have heard those style tumblers spin fast, now I can see why they say that!

Just smack it harder, that's gotta help!

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u/Mandrex_16 7h ago

What's the action of the rollers without the barrel? Cheers!

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u/Johnny8090 12m ago

No frustration is normal. Anger aggression abuse are not normal and will not solve your problem.🤷‍♂️ try leveling it before beating it into place