Hi talking to people who have been doing this for a long time all say to fill barrel to 3/4 full if you do this the weight will be around 3lb is this okay to do meaning 6lb with both barrels 3/4 full.
Yes - that is correct. The Lortone 33B is rated as a 2 x 3 pound tumbler which means 3 pounds weight for the barrel and all of its contents. The 33B runs two barrels so you are fine to go twice the 3 pound weight. Our tumbler has a slightly bigger motor so we have rounded up to 1.5 kg. For optimal tumbling, you need to load the barrel to correct level - we recommend no more than 3/4 full and definitely no less than half full. When the barrel is loaded with rock to correct level with water up to base of the top level of rocks, you should be at about the right weight in any case.
Hi talking to people who have been doing this for a long time all say to fill barrel to 3/4 full if you do this the weight will be around 3lb is this okay to do meaning 6lb with both barrels 3/4 full.
Yes - that is correct. The Lortone 33B is rated as a 2 x 3 pound tumbler which means 3 pounds weight for the barrel and all of its contents. The 33B runs two barrels so you are fine to go twice the 3 pound weight. Our tumbler has a slightly bigger motor so we have rounded up to 1.5 kg. For optimal tumbling, you need to load the barrel to correct level - we recommend no more than 3/4 full and definitely no less than half full. When the barrel is loaded with rock to correct level with water up to base of the top level of rocks, you should be at about the right weight in any case.