Operating instructions

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Operating Instructions
1) Location: Your Tumble-Bee will be operating all 24 hours of the day so choose a
convenient location for your tumbler with an electrical outlet nearby. We recommend a
location at room temperature on a flat, clean surface with at least 6” clearance around
the motor to provide proper ventilation. Be sure not to put your Tumble-Bee with other
valuables as a spill could happen.
Helpful Hint:
Place your Tumble-Bee in a large pan so if the barrel spills open while
tumbling, your material is in one place.
2) Open the Barrel: To open the barrel, simply
unscrew the black barrel nut turning counter-
clockwise and remove the black washer. Next,
remove the silver outer lid by inserting the black
washer inbetween the silver outer lid and barrel,
moving the washer in an up and down motion.
This will allow the silver outer lid to pop off.
Remove the inner lid by lifting it by the center bolt.
3) Add your Material: Once you have figured
out what material you will be tumbling, add 1/2
(minimum) to 2/3 (maximum) of that material to
your barrel. Do not overfill the maximum. Add
clean water to the barrel, just enough to barely
cover the top layer of your material.
Helpful Hint: Do not add too much water to your barrels or your material will not
tumble effectively.
4) Add your Abrasive: The abrasives you use depends on the material you are
tumbling. Be sure to get the right abrasives for your material at your local rock shop.
Follow the instructions on the abrasives for the correct quantity to add to the tumbler or
refer back to pages 11,12,13 for average tablespoon quantities.
Overloading: The max tumbling weight including the barrels, material and water
is 6 lbs.,10 oz. Overloading will cause motor to overheat.
Pry open lid
using washer
2 lb. barrel
4 lb. barrel
About 2”
bottom to
top of water
About 5”
bottom to
top of water