Bests & Worsts Reviews from Amazon

Great tumbler for making faux sea glass !!! I bought this solely for the purpose of making "sea glass". It's very quiet due to the rubber cylinder. I use it in a large garden shed where it is drowned out by far by the natural/ambient sounds like spring peepers, crickets, cicadas, wind, rain, rustling leaves, etc. It handles a fairly large amount of glass at one time. The pictures show "before" & "after" of one load of glass... I have my own."formula" for what quantities I use of everything. It only takes 24 hours to make sea glass which looks identical to that which I collect at the beach (one of my favorite things to do). I use beach sand which is available in unlimited supplies. I break colorful glass from wine bottles, thrift shop finds, $1 glassware from a Dollar Store, etc... If your kids get bored waiting a month for rocks to tumble - try a batch of sea glass which is ready in 24 hrs. Just DO NOT let them break the glass or handle broken glass. Also, moms & dads - always wear eye protection when breaking glass (even wrapped in a towel) & use pliers to pick up broken pieces rather than using your fingers !!! Let your kids find colorful glass items at yard sales, flea markets, dollar stores, etc. & ALWAYS take before & after pics of each batch - see my pics - to give them a comparison & the satisfaction of seeing such a transformation take place !!! Finally, NEVER misrepresent tumbled glass as being actual REAL sea glass... use it in mosaics, jewelry & other crafts but always disclose that it is tumbled glass !!!