Elenco Electronics Elenco Electronics Discovery Planet Rock Tumbler

by Elenco

Product Features

• Everything you need to turn rocks into gems
• Includes rocks and 4 grinding grits
• Jewelry making components include: 18" necklace chain, 4 adjustable rings, 3 key chains
• Rock to "Gem" in about a month
• AC/DC transformer included
• Includes 3 pairs of hanging ear ring wires, 12 setting holders in 3 styles, 12 jump ring connectors, and glue

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 16.8 x 13.5 x 23.5 inches ; 3.2 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 3.6 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B00027P8E4
• Item model number: EDU-36793
• Our recommended age: 10 - 12 years
• Manufacturer recommended age: 10 - 15 years
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #30,673 in Toys & Games (See Top 100 in Toys & Games)
• Average Customer Review: 2.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (28 customer reviews)

Product Description

From the Manufacturer

Create beautiful polished stones with this wonderful Rock Tumbler from Elenco Electronics and make jewelry keepsakes for friends, family and yourself. Start your tumbling with included rocks and slowly grind and polish your rocks through 4 steps, to a smooth gemlike quality. 8 oz of semi precious stones included.

Product Description

Polish up your look and add a little sparkle by making your own jewelry with this neat rock tumbler kit. You get everything you need to turn rocks into semiprecious gems through a simple lapidary process. Place the rocks into the chamber with the provided grinding powders and be amazed as the rock tumbler transforms the rocks into gems that can be used for bracelets, necklaces and more. Includes tumbler, stones, polishes, a silver chain, earring wires, key chains and complete instructions. Ages 10+.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

62 of 69 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Be careful with this tumbler, May 28, 2008

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mackekw (Villa Hills, KY United States) - See all my reviews

= Durability:1.0 out of 5 stars  = Fun:2.0 out of 5 stars  = Educational:2.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: Elenco Electronics Elenco Electronics Discovery Planet Rock Tumbler (Toy)

My son is very into rocks. We had a rock tumbler that was wearing out and leaked, etc so I replaced it with one that looked exactly like this. It was bought from Hobby Lobby sold under BK Scientific. My son was very excited to finish his batch of rocks that we had started with the old tumbler when we had problems with it. This tumbler ran for about 6 hours when it started having difficulty. I worked with it over a few days but could not get it to work. It takes about 3-4 weeks to finish a batch of rocks. I emailed the company as directed in the package twice. It has taken 2 months and 28 days to get a reply that told me to read the trouble shooting directions. I think that the fun potential and learning potential of this toy is great but it wouldn't work and the company didn't care.

21 of 22 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars This product does not work, May 14, 2009

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J. Amendolare "unhappy mom" (Boston MA) - See all my reviews
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= Durability:1.0 out of 5 stars  = Fun:1.0 out of 5 stars  = Educational:1.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: Elenco Electronics Elenco Electronics Discovery Planet Rock Tumbler (Toy)

I purchased this rock polisher for my son for christmas. He was so excited. I had read other reviews so was expecting this to be noisy and take time. What I was not prepared for was that this product does not work. I used all the premeasured stones, I even decreased the amount of stones and it would work for about 10 minutes then shut off. I got it on sale and would have cost me almost as much to mail it back for the return as I paid for it. Do not waste your money. Buy a more expensive product with proven track record. Terrible disappointment for my 8 year old! Luckily, I had a friend at work that had an old polisher her kids no longer used. The one she gave us worked great.

16 of 16 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars GREAT PRODUCT SO FAR, January 6, 2009

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Z. J. Garcia "snozwanger" (Idaho Falls, ID USA) - See all my reviews
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= Durability:4.0 out of 5 stars  = Fun:3.0 out of 5 stars  = Educational:5.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: Elenco Electronics Elenco Electronics Discovery Planet Rock Tumbler (Toy)

I really like this product. I bought this product from Toys 'R' Us and it says that it is for a child 8 and older. My daughter loves it and is very excited to get the rocks once finished. The reason for the low marks are because it takes up to three and a half weeks to get the finished product which is not very fun, but I am sure that once the rocks are done she will have lots of fun. The other mark is because we are on our first batch of rocks so I do not know how durable it is. The product is easy to use and works as advertised. There is some adult supervision required if you have a child of 8 because of the polishing powder.