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My original question that I Googled was "What kind of sand do you use in a rock tumbler?" Followed by ""Can you use a cement mixer as a rock tumbler?". I'm a custom furniture maker, artist, and craftsman looking to expand my line of art products. I had a question and your post gave me immediate answers to more than 1 question. They found their place in the landscape design. We didn't discard the LARGE rocks, some of them were reasonably cleaned with the power washer.Further it provides the sense of accomplishment in your achievements. It can also create a healthy competition between participants. Keep a tally of your loads this becomes an interesting challenge to try and improve efficiencies and squeeze in an extra load or two each day.

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Rinsing the tumbled stones right away prevents the slurry from the tumbler re-solidifying on your rocks, plus it is very reassuring to see the stones all clean and glistening! Yes, we picked out the gems for special placement.

The crushed gravel can be reused again but you'll likely lose the sand when changing the water.

Rinse and repeat! We usually did 10+ loads per day and would completely drain and rinse the drum at the end of each day.

We used a garden wagon made of expanded metal you want to rinse the stones off after each load and the wagon worked well for that.

At the end of the cycle stop the tumbler and remove the rocks by hand into a wheelbarrow or wagon, etc (leave the sand and crushed gravel in the drum).

We found that 'peas' and 'eggs' took less time - about 10 - 15 minutes, 'potatoes' about 20 - 30 minutes, 'grapefruit' about 30 - 40 minutes. Once again, depending on your particular tumbler you will have to gauge the quantity that best suits your machine.

While the tumbler is running dump in 2 - 4 gallons of stones from a 5 gallon bucket.

Depending on your particular tumbler you might need to adjust these quantities.

With an empty tumbler drum, add 1 - 2 gallons of water, 1/2 a shovel of crushed gravel (or 1-2 shovels of 'pea' size gravel, a 1/2 shovel of coarse sand as well as a modest squirt of Dawn dish soap (or whatever is handy).

We'd often run batches by size, however it was easier on the machine to put 2-3 'grapefruits' in with 'peas' or 'eggs', otherwise a bucket load of 'grapefruits' got pretty violent in the tumbler. We tended to sort our rocks into 5 sizes 'peas' <1 inch, 'eggs' 1 - 2 inch, 'potatoes' 2 - 4 inch, 'grapefruits' 4 - 6 inch and LARGE - anything bigger than 6 inch we did not put in the tumbler. Also wear appropriate eye and ear protection at all times! Do not let children come near the mixer when it is operating. Be sure to use a GFCI receptacle to power the mixer.

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It is best to install rocks first, then rinse any dust or dirt off once installed.SAFETY NOTE: A cement mixer is a powerful piece of machinery, be very careful to stay clear of the drive belt and pulleys and exercise extreme caution when working near the moving parts. The images used are normally of the rocks after they have been cleaned off to showcase what the rocks will look like after rain, sprinklers, etc has cleaned them off. This is all due to the crushing or screening process. They may contain dust, small amounts of crushing fines, or some dirt stuck to the rocks. You are welcome to place rock deeper than the minimum recommended. Going less will likely show the bare ground beneath the rock. With a 1 1/2" rock, the minimum recommended depth would be 3" deep. Recommended Depth Rule: The rule of thumb with rock is to install a rock atleast twice the size of the rock not going any less than 2" deep when using small rocks. Mountain Berry 1 1/2" decorative rock, looks great in parkstrips, driveways, and as a general landscaping rock.īest Results: For best results and to reduce weed growth, install rock around 2" - 3" deep over top of quality commercial grade weed barrier.