My Thumler tumbler has no paddles . .

by Kentucky, Tuesday, April 09, 2013, 13:44 (4191 days ago) @ John K.
edited by Kentucky, Tuesday, April 09, 2013, 18:01

. . . and I have no problem with the contents not tumbling properly, but I'm using crushed walnut hulls, dry.

I can see how a liquid slurry might be "slick" enough to just lay there and not actually tumble without some sort of paddles . . . particularly when you consider how relatively heavy the pins are.

Edited to add that John K. points out in the above thread that the Thumler drum is hexagonal instead of cylindrical, and this apparently is enough to insure tumbling without internal paddles.