Rock Tumbling Tutorial for Rotary Tumblers and Ceramic Media

Want to learn to polish rocks with a rotary tumbler? In this in depth tutorial, you’ll learn to use your rotary tumbler with ceramic media to get a professional shine on your rocks. I have another similar video that shows how to do the last stages with a vibratory tumbler. This is my favorite method of tumbling. If you want to tumble with a rotary tumbler with plastic pellets, check out this video: All measurements are for a three pound barrel. In all stages the water should be just below the top layer of rocks. I use a little less than that in the coarse grinding stage.