Lortone Rock Tumbler Parts & Tumbling Media

Lortone owners: keep your tumbler running

A Lortone tumbler that still turns is worth keeping in service, and the consumables here are what it eats: stainless steel ball and pin shot mix for burnishing coins and jewelry, four-stage grit packs for rock polishing, and tumble-clean media for silver and found coins. The shot and media in this collection are not Lortone-exclusive. They run in Thumler's, vibratory, and rotary barrels alike, so stock up regardless of what machine sits on your bench. Quantities are limited to what we have; check each listing for current stock.

Rotary vs vibratory: which does what

Rotary tumblers are the tool for raw rock: stones tumble against each other with grit through coarse, medium, fine, and polish stages, turning field finds into display pieces over three to four weeks. Vibratory tumblers work faster on pre-shaped material and shine at the final polish, days instead of weeks, which is also why detectorists use them to clean batches of dug coins. Many hobbyists run both: rotary for shaping, vibratory for finish.

Need a new rock tumbler?

For a new machine with full support, we stock Thumler's Tumbler rotary and vibratory models, the long-running American line detectorists and rockhounds trust for coin cleaning and stone polishing. Browse all tumblers and cleaning equipment, grab spares from tumbler parts and accessories, and if you are still filling the barrel, our metal detectors and digging tools will keep the finds coming.