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Snype · 04-10-2015, 12:13 AM

Yeah $350 aint bad but I have a feeling it's not going to work that good. It's kind of obvious that budman100 is either Tom or his friend. His only 3 posts are in this thread and he just signed up right when this thread got started. We're not that stupid here. You're welcome to send me one to test it out. I'll give it a shot to see what it does. It looks like you have to put real small buds in there though. If you don't want to send any to any IC members for testing, I'd shoot a new video without edits so we can really see it in action. If it's good, I'd buy a couple but I'm very skeptical. Also I don't know if you're going to be able to patent that from your patent pending speech in the video. Just saying. If the machine does a good job, I'll admit I was wrong.

Budman100 · 04-12-2015, 11:22 PM

WWW.tomstumbletrimmer.com

Yes way this works! I bought a tomstumbletrimmer a while back and I am happy to say it does work great. You still have to do a little fine tuning but it saves 95 % of the time it used to take me. Who ever the guy is who said "no way it works!" doesn't know what he is talking about.

tomstumbletrimm · 04-12-2015, 11:34 PM

To all who think Budman100 is me. Not true, they are a satisfied customer who came to my rescue! Also, it works on all size buds large and small. If anyone is questioning how good it really works, I would be glad to put them in touch with many satisfied customers. I also may put a supplemental video uncut to show people 1000% proof it really works great when I get back to Clorado, which will be in the near future!

tomstumbletrimm · 04-12-2015, 11:35 PM

Colorado!

JointOperation · 04-13-2015, 12:10 PM

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BTW, you shouldn't make negative or positive comments unless you try a product first.

lol you don't need to make another account just to say your product is decent lol.

Snype · 04-13-2015, 01:41 PM

First of all in that video there's no way that's a pound of material and they advertise 1-2 pounds in the video. Looks more like 8 oz of airy / fluffy buds. I want to see an uncut video of you putting 2 pounds in that unit. And buds get all stuck in the net when it's spinning and there's no big buds in there either which makes it even more suspect.

But guess what, because this unit is so cheap, I'm going to buy one myself just to show you guys that this thing is garbage and I'll shoot an uncut video. If I'm wrong, I'll admit it and eat my words but I doubt I'll be wrong.

So now I ask a simple question to Tom. How dry in rH do you want the product to be before I put the product into your unit? Please give me a range to work with.

lightnerdtoo · 04-13-2015, 06:13 PM

I have one, if you spin at about 1 RPM, it does a pretty good job, I don't work it to death, and leave about 20% to be hand trimmed, this way I save a lot of time and the end result is quite acceptable. It is best to use it with buds that have very dry leaves with just a bit of moisture in the core.

Snype · 04-13-2015, 06:16 PM

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Originally Posted by lightnerdtoo

I have one, if you spin at about 1 RPM, it does a pretty good job, I don't work it to death, and leave about 20% to be hand trimmed, this way I save a lot of time and the end result is quite acceptable. It is best to use it with buds that have very dry leaves with just a bit of moisture in the core.

Good to know! How much weight do you put in at a time?

Also can you put in top colas or do you have to break everything down?

Do you notice trichomes falling off?

I mean for the cheap price, it's worth a try.

EsterEssence · 04-13-2015, 07:46 PM

How much kief is in the bottom bag? I tumble to collect kief and to me it looks like a lot of kief is knocked off...

FlowerFarmer · 04-13-2015, 08:24 PM

I imagine that would be determined mostly by the moisture content.

I don't have one of these, but I'd imagine that if you had some de-stalked material being held at 62% (say with a boveda pack) or so in a bucket that it'd work pretty well. Upon coming out of the bucket the leaves will brittle up while the nug itself still remains a hair spongy. Anything higher could promote mold in your bucket/jar.. anything less gets into that very fragile/dry territory.

If product is holding at 50% or there about in the bucket I believe it'll be too dry and brittle and you'll have a lot more kief and breaking down of the product as it tumbles. This is just my speculation based on playing around with dry product trying to "trim" it without actually physically handling each piece one by one.

I don't think getting stuck in the net would be a huge problem. Sort of how the product works. Leaf bits will get stuck and broken off both by the net and the buds rolling over one another.

Trichs will definitely be knocked off - not doubt about that. Even hand trimming carefully over micron screen nets a lot of kief. And judging by the way I see some people handle their buds while trimming they are doing a lot of damage themselves as well. I still think the product will be superior to wet machine trim. Finding that sweet spot in terms of moisture content and speed/time rotating is going to be the thing to figure out.

I've got a variety right now that is pretty easy to trim. Dense buds without a lot crevices to get into. I feel this machine would do a good job with this variety. My lemons however are large/fluffy sativa dominant hybrid. They require a much more meticulous trim. I dont think this device would work at all on them. The tumbling action isn't going to get into the crevices of the large buds.

Snype, ya got one ordered? Let us know how it goes.
I think I'm with lightnerd. I'd be interested in doing a lot of my trophy tops by hand while using this to make the smalls/mids presentable.

My market is getting more competitive, but it still mainly boils down to aroma over looks. Dry trim.. either done by hand or machine = pungent dankness. Tumbled flowers that have good nose will have no problem moving while machine trimmed buds that don't have the smell to wow you are in trouble.

04-10-2015, 12:13 AM	#31
Snype Banned Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: In Heaven Posts: 5,163	Yeah $350 aint bad but I have a feeling it's not going to work that good. It's kind of obvious that budman100 is either Tom or his friend. His only 3 posts are in this thread and he just signed up right when this thread got started. We're not that stupid here. You're welcome to send me one to test it out. I'll give it a shot to see what it does. It looks like you have to put real small buds in there though. If you don't want to send any to any IC members for testing, I'd shoot a new video without edits so we can really see it in action. If it's good, I'd buy a couple but I'm very skeptical. Also I don't know if you're going to be able to patent that from your patent pending speech in the video. Just saying. If the machine does a good job, I'll admit I was wrong.
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04-12-2015, 11:22 PM	#32
Budman100 Newbie Join Date: Apr 2015 Posts: 4	Yes way this works! WWW.tomstumbletrimmer.com Yes way this works! I bought a tomstumbletrimmer a while back and I am happy to say it does work great. You still have to do a little fine tuning but it saves 95 % of the time it used to take me. Who ever the guy is who said "no way it works!" doesn't know what he is talking about.
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04-13-2015, 07:46 PM	#39
EsterEssence Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2013 Location: Wherever I go there I am Posts: 1,066	How much kief is in the bottom bag? I tumble to collect kief and to me it looks like a lot of kief is knocked off... __________________ Prop 215 compliant. Don't panic it's ORGANIC...
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04-12-2015, 11:34 PM	#33
tomstumbletrimm Newbie Join Date: Apr 2015 Posts: 9	To all who think Budman100 is me. Not true, they are a satisfied customer who came to my rescue! Also, it works on all size buds large and small. If anyone is questioning how good it really works, I would be glad to put them in touch with many satisfied customers. I also may put a supplemental video uncut to show people 1000% proof it really works great when I get back to Clorado, which will be in the near future!
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04-12-2015, 11:35 PM	#34
tomstumbletrimm Newbie Join Date: Apr 2015 Posts: 9	Colorado!
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04-13-2015, 01:41 PM	#36
Snype Banned Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: In Heaven Posts: 5,163	First of all in that video there's no way that's a pound of material and they advertise 1-2 pounds in the video. Looks more like 8 oz of airy / fluffy buds. I want to see an uncut video of you putting 2 pounds in that unit. And buds get all stuck in the net when it's spinning and there's no big buds in there either which makes it even more suspect. But guess what, because this unit is so cheap, I'm going to buy one myself just to show you guys that this thing is garbage and I'll shoot an uncut video. If I'm wrong, I'll admit it and eat my words but I doubt I'll be wrong. So now I ask a simple question to Tom. How dry in rH do you want the product to be before I put the product into your unit? Please give me a range to work with.
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04-13-2015, 06:13 PM	#37
lightnerdtoo Newbie Join Date: Jun 2012 Posts: 2	I have one, if you spin at about 1 RPM, it does a pretty good job, I don't work it to death, and leave about 20% to be hand trimmed, this way I save a lot of time and the end result is quite acceptable. It is best to use it with buds that have very dry leaves with just a bit of moisture in the core.
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04-13-2015, 08:24 PM	#40
FlowerFarmer Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2012 Posts: 1,972	I imagine that would be determined mostly by the moisture content. I don't have one of these, but I'd imagine that if you had some de-stalked material being held at 62% (say with a boveda pack) or so in a bucket that it'd work pretty well. Upon coming out of the bucket the leaves will brittle up while the nug itself still remains a hair spongy. Anything higher could promote mold in your bucket/jar.. anything less gets into that very fragile/dry territory. If product is holding at 50% or there about in the bucket I believe it'll be too dry and brittle and you'll have a lot more kief and breaking down of the product as it tumbles. This is just my speculation based on playing around with dry product trying to "trim" it without actually physically handling each piece one by one. I don't think getting stuck in the net would be a huge problem. Sort of how the product works. Leaf bits will get stuck and broken off both by the net and the buds rolling over one another. Trichs will definitely be knocked off - not doubt about that. Even hand trimming carefully over micron screen nets a lot of kief. And judging by the way I see some people handle their buds while trimming they are doing a lot of damage themselves as well. I still think the product will be superior to wet machine trim. Finding that sweet spot in terms of moisture content and speed/time rotating is going to be the thing to figure out. I've got a variety right now that is pretty easy to trim. Dense buds without a lot crevices to get into. I feel this machine would do a good job with this variety. My lemons however are large/fluffy sativa dominant hybrid. They require a much more meticulous trim. I dont think this device would work at all on them. The tumbling action isn't going to get into the crevices of the large buds. Snype, ya got one ordered? Let us know how it goes. I think I'm with lightnerd. I'd be interested in doing a lot of my trophy tops by hand while using this to make the smalls/mids presentable. My market is getting more competitive, but it still mainly boils down to aroma over looks. Dry trim.. either done by hand or machine = pungent dankness. Tumbled flowers that have good nose will have no problem moving while machine trimmed buds that don't have the smell to wow you are in trouble.
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