My new addiction. #brass #polishing #machine #shop #fabrication #shorts #garage

This is an 18lb vibratory tumbler from Harbor Freight. The first time I seen one of these vibratory tumblers tumblers in action was at SEMA at the trade show and they wanted $3,000 for it. The second time I seen one of these tumblers in action was at the same trade show, but now they wanted $7,000 for it. I found this unit available for $184. But let's see how much stuff this thing can actually hold. I'm mostly focusing on polishing brass, so I'm using fine walnut. But Harbor Freight also has a variety of different media you can use for whatever kind of material you need to tumble. Here's a before and after of what it looked like when I first started. Now, they also have a 5lb bowl available as well as the 18lb bowl and all of the media right there at their website so you can pick and choose what you