Rotary vs Vibratory Rock Tumblers – Differences & Which to Get

When people think of rock tumbling they usually just think of the small toy tumblers they saw as kids, but rock tumblers can be much more varied and sophisticated than that. The biggest divide in the type of rock tumblers is between rotary and vibratory tumblers. I’ll dig into all of the differences between them …
When people think of rock tumbling they usually just think of the small toy tumblers they saw as kids, but rock tumblers can be much more varied and sophisticated than that. The biggest divide in the type of rock tumblers is between rotary and vibratory tumblers. I'll dig into all of the differences between them

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