Tumble-Bee is the rock tumbler division of Reentel International, a family run American company that has supplied diamond tools and lapidary equipment since 1998. The same owners are behind CabKing, Hi-Tech Diamond and Inland Craft, so the tumblers come from a shop that knows grinding and polishing. The lineup stays compact: the TB-14 with a single 4 lb barrel and the TB-22 with two 2 lb barrels, both on steel bushed rollers with a non slip timing belt instead of a stretchy rubber band.
The company also sells its own rock and grit kits, with hand picked agate, jasper and petrified wood sized for the 2 lb barrel, four pre measured grits and TXP micron alumina polish. Sensible pick for a beginner who may grow into cabbing later. Anyone needing 10 lb batches or a machine with a timer should look at the heavier brands.
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