Follow up to the follow up

The brand-new rotary rock tumbler ran for 2 days. Belt broke. #$%^&*!!!
I have ordered 5 new belts from a guy on eBay that says his belts are 1000 times better than the original equipment ones on this tumbler. Grand total: $7.

For those of you familiar with my streaky luck: This is definitely a textbook example of Madam Fate deciding to mess with me personally once again. I've declared war. These gemstones will be smooth and shiny if I have to polish them personally with sandpaper following the end of the world.