{"id":42146,"date":"2019-10-28T17:35:05","date_gmt":"2019-10-28T08:35:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/?p=42146"},"modified":"2026-09-24T13:45:12","modified_gmt":"2026-09-24T04:45:12","slug":"small-barrel-polishing-rotary-tumbler-sandblast-wet-blast","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/20191028\/video\/small-barrel-polishing-rotary-tumbler-sandblast-wet-blast","title":{"rendered":"[Machinery &#038; Tools] Small Barrel Polishing Sandblast Wet Blast Baking Soda Blast Just Load and Spin for Shiny Polishing Rotary Tumbler Cleaning Polishing Reloading"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"decob-798633655\" class=\"decob- decob-entity-placement\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/advertise\" aria-label=\"ad_sample_1456_180_1\"><img src=\"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/04\/ad_sample_1456_180_1.png\" alt=\"\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/04\/ad_sample_1456_180_1.png 1456w, https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/04\/ad_sample_1456_180_1-300x37.png 300w, https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/04\/ad_sample_1456_180_1-1024x127.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/04\/ad_sample_1456_180_1-768x95.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1456px) 100vw, 1456px\" width=\"812\" height=\"100\"   \/><\/a><\/div>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-youtube wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe title=\"\u3010\u6a5f\u68b0\u30fb\u5de5\u5177\u3011\u5c0f\u578b\u30d0\u30ec\u30eb\u7814\u78e8\u30b5\u30f3\u30c9\u30d6\u30e9\u30b9\u30c8\u30a6\u30a7\u30c3\u30c8\u30d6\u30e9\u30b9\u30c8\u91cd\u66f9\u30d6\u30e9\u30b9\u30c8\u5165\u308c\u3066\u56de\u3059\u3060\u3051\u3067\u30d4\u30ab\u30d4\u30ab\u7814\u78e8\u3000 Rotary Tumbler  Cleaning  Polishing  Reloading\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/yEoVitMq-Rk?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"title\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/B00HTN4R6O\/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o01_s00?ie=UTF8&amp;psc=1\">Frankford Arsenal Platinum Series 110V 7L Rotary Tumbler and Media Separator for Cleaning and Polishing for Reloading<\/a> It&#8217;s available on Amazon USA.<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1367\" src=\"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/DSC_0840.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-42139\"\/><figcaption><a href=\"https:\/\/www.frankfordarsenal.com\/\"> Frankford Arsenal <\/a>\u2190 Their website has tools you&#8217;ve never seen before; it&#8217;s fun to browse.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-youtube wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe title=\"Frankford Arsenal Platinum Rotary Tumbler, Dehydrator, &amp; Rinse Method\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/iBuVhYxzGLQ?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><figcaption>Dad&#8217;s working hard at it.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This barrel polishing rotary tumbler comes with accessories<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Tumbler (container)<\/li><li>Rotating base (the spinning part below)<\/li><li>Drain lids \u00d7 2 (I don&#8217;t use them)<\/li><li>Ferromagnetic metal media (I don&#8217;t use it\u2014it sticks to magnets)<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"> The ferromagnetic metal media came included, so I tried it, but there were some drawbacks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li> It&#8217;s small and fine, so collecting the media after use is a hassle\u2014a lot of work\u2192<a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/31V3w2C\">73553 Shinwa Hand Magnet A-2 Detachable<\/a> I ended up having to buy something like this&#8230;<\/li><li> If media gets mixed in or left on the polished item, it&#8217;s really bad<\/li><li> And it&#8217;s a problem if it drains away too<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I wasn&#8217;t sure which media to choose or where to buy it&#8230;<br><br>Rather than blindly buying media, I did some online searching<a href=\"http:\/\/touhoukouki.co.jp\/\"> and reached out to &#8220;Toho Steel Machinery Co., Ltd.&#8221;<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A dedicated salesperson actually came to the shop and explained barrel polishing from the basics, how to use it, and what I wanted to do with it.<br><br>They said the finish is something you have to try to understand.<br> I gave them a junk carburetor sample and had them actually run it through barrel polishing so I could choose based on the results.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns has-2-columns\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1280\" height=\"853\" src=\"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/DSC02353.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-42140\"\/><figcaption>1 hour<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1280\" height=\"853\" src=\"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/DSC02354.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-42141\"\/><figcaption>2 hours<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1280\" height=\"853\" src=\"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/DSC02355.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-42142\"\/><figcaption>7 hours<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1280\" height=\"853\" src=\"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/DSC02356.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-42143\"\/><figcaption>1 hour<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1280\" height=\"853\" src=\"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/DSC02357.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-42144\"\/><figcaption>2 hours<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1280\" height=\"853\" src=\"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/DSC02358.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-42145\"\/><figcaption>7 hours<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">That&#8217;s the kind of finish you get. This was during my exploration phase of wanting to clean up carburetors. (*Our shop does not clean carburetors using barrel polishing.)<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Pros<br>\u2022 Polishes automatically<br>\u2022 Low cost\u2014just media, detergent, and water<br><br>Cons<br>\u2022 Loud<br>\u2022 Takes time (you can run it before leaving, but it&#8217;s electrical equipment so there&#8217;s some concern)<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Well, there are pros and cons, but I think it&#8217;s a fun tool.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I also have a vibratory barrel, so I&#8217;d like to introduce that sometime. By the way, small as it is&#8230;<br>\u2022 3 rotary barrels<br><br>\u2022 2 vibratory barrels<br><br>I have&#8230;<br><br>Motorcycle repair and maintenance is about removing oil and dirt from functional areas, but finishing the appearance is like a different industry altogether.<br><\/p>To put it simply\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;Cleaning it doesn&#8217;t make money&#8221;<br>\u2193<br>&#8220;Don&#8217;t do it&#8221;<br><br>Or &#8220;replace it&#8221; or &#8220;outsource it&#8221;<br>\u2193<br>Customer costs go up \u2192 status quo<br>\u2193<br>Or replace or outsource<br><br>I think both the person assembling it and the customer enjoy it more when it&#8217;s clean.<br> That&#8217;s why I&#8217;m constantly thinking about how to make things easier, more convenient, smarter, and cleaner.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It&#8217;s pretty much a world of personal satisfaction.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Frankford Arsenal Platinum Series 110V 7L Rotary Tumbler and Media Separator for Cleaning and Polishing for Reloading It&#8217;s available on Amazon USA.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":42138,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"pochipp_cv_data":"","swell_btn_cv_data":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[11,1924,12,10],"tags":[132,218],"class_list":["post-42146","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-convenient-tips","category-everyday-events","category-machinery-tools","category-video","tag-tools","tag-video"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/42146","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=42146"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/42146\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/42138"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=42146"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=42146"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=42146"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}