rock tumbler for 6 year old?
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Anonymous
| good idea or bad? |
Anonymous
| I begged my parents for one of these as kid. When I finally got one, the tumbling noise drove them to madness and they hid it from me. |
Anonymous
| I've always wanted one. You could hide it while it's tumbling so you can't hear it. |
Anonymous
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My son wanted one around that age. I read the reviews and nixed the idea. They are very, loud and take a very long time (think days).
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Anonymous
| Bad idea. Loud, takes a really long time to make a difference. 99.9% of kids never make it to the first smooth rock. I was warned, ignored it, thought mY kid would be that .1%, and they were right. |
Anonymous
Me,too. |
Anonymous
| Better to buy them some polished rocks at a store. |
Anonymous
| I had to google this to see what you were talking about.........sigh |
Anonymous
| The noise is insane. You could put it outside, I suppose, but neighbors might think you're running a loud generator or something and complain to the police. I'm only exaggerating a tiny bit. |
Anonymous
| Considering this too. Is the noise SO loud that you couldn't put it in somewhere in the basement and ignore it? |
Anonymous
Yes. |
Anonymous
*sigh* Polished rocks from the store it is. |
Anonymous
| I bought one for my 5 year old and we enjoyed it. |
Anonymous
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I have one similar to this:
http://www.hayneedle.com/product/lortoneqt12rotaryrocktumbler12lbcapacity.cfm?redirect=false&source=pla&kwid=RockTumblers_KNI011&tid=KNI011-1&adtype=pla&kw=&gclid=CLWS-tC29NACFcmKswodbfYKBQ If you want it you can have it. And it really isn't that loud. |
Anonymous
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The worst present I have ever given. We put it in the pavement and it was still so loud. We had to stop tumbling after three days.
http://www.mysticartcreations.net/store.php/MysticArt/pd9170396/mega_crystal_growing_lab_-_8_colors_to_grow_wit_by_national_geographic?gclid=CI7kgMa59NACFYKLswod6i4GXg I think a crystal growing set is a better gift. |