Need instructions for rock tumbler - National Geographic Toys

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You can find a refill kit online. Here is one of the sites you can buy it from: http://www.amazon.com/Classic-Crafts-Rock-Tumbler-Refill/dp/B00004NKKY

found this pdf online from Bowen Hill, which is the company that makes the rock tumblers for Discovery

http://lib.store.yahoo.net/lib/discoverthis/dp-36793.pdf

Hope it helps!

Fill the barrel most of the way with stones, add coarse grit, add enough water to just cover the stones and then clean where the lid seals carefully. Seal it up and run it for a week, dump everything into a colander and rinse. Don't run that mud down your drain because it will plug it mightily, run it outside.

Do the same process with the fine grit, run it for another week and rinse and admire.

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I used to have exactly that same rock tumbler. I have a bunch of polished rocks out in my garden that the kids and I made with that thing.

I don't have the instructions, but there are some perfectly great generic instructions on the geology.com web site: http://geology.com/rock-tumbler/rock-tumbler-instructions.shtml

I used these directions with great success.

Hi, We got the same tumbler this Christmas. You might be able to get an manual from [email protected]
To get started though, Step 1 takes 2-4 days, step 2 4-7 days, step 3 2hrs, step 4 2 hrs.
To start day 1
1) rinse stones with water and fill barrel with no more than 8 oz of stones
2) Add step 1 course Grinding Powder
3) Add enough water to cover stones
4) tighten (snugly) cap on barrel to prevent leaking
5) Be sure barrel is clean & dry. Fit barrel into tumbler (fits correctly only in 1 direction). Cover barrel with safety dome.
6) Attach DC plug to tumbler and plug in.
7) Push on/off button
8) Push # of days button timer.

Extras
They suggest using a lubricant on the inside rim of lid to help removal.
Once you start the tumbling do not turn it off and leave it off - It will harden like cement inside the barrel.
It is loud so place it on a towel to help reduce noise and put it where it won't bother anyone.
Good Luck and Have Fun

Have you already tried Sears?
You could also try hobbypeople.net as they carry all the parts.

After many attempts to find the manual, I came across this site:
http://www.rockhounds.com/rocknet/archive/messages/1956.shtml

It seems you aren't the only one with the same problem!
I hope this is what you are looking for...

Complete instruction manual to be found following the following link: http://www.sbdirect.biz/_download_files/NG09.pdf (my son also lost the instructions and I had to search the web to find another copy...