Post by QuailRiver on Mar 17, 2017 18:13:30 GMT -5
The machine is now sold and heading to Texas. Thanks everyone!
I have a Fac-ette Gem Master II with EMS meter for sale for $3,500 plus shipping (Shipping weight is approx. 70lbs. Will only ship within the continental U.S. forty-eight states). This unit is out of an estate and comes with a 96 Index Gear, a Fac-ette Deluxe Dop Transfer Jig, a copy of a later (2011) Gem Master II Owner's Manual, and 10 non-keyed brass Dops. If the previous owner was using the keyed Fac-ette dops we couldn't find them. We only found non-keyed dops but some cutters don't like keyed dops and won't use them. However, if you like to use keyed dops, and/or would like additional numbered index gears for this machine, then they are available from Wyatt Yeagar at precisionfaceting[dot]com .
I do not know the year this machine was manufactured. The serial number is 0173-L. I have posted twenty-five photos of this machine and the accessories on my flickr page that may be viewed at this link www.flickr.com/photos/quailriver/ . Overall this machine is in nice clean condition as can be seen in the photos. In the flickr photo gallery just click on any photo to pull up, and then click on the magnifying glass curser icon to enlarge further.
There are a few cosmetic flaws that do not effect the performance or accuracy of this machine. But for the sake of full disclosure those of any significance are noted here and can be seen in the detailed photos in my linked Flickr photo gallery: Four small (C/A glue?/dop wax?) melt spots on the Fac-ette control panel label (3rd photo), paint flakes on protractor lock handle and small grind mark on chuck (8th photo), area of discoloration near base of brass index release handle (9th photo), area of powder coating bubbled mid-way between arbor platen and control label/panel (this area only shows when the stainless steel Splash Pan is removed) and a very small area of powder coat bubbling just left of center on the motor mount casing/water pot stand (15th photo), area of powder coat bubbling/flaking with oxidation in rear right corner of base pan (16th photo), very small ding in powder coating on front edge of base lip (17th photo), and very small ding in paint on bottom front left corner of EMS meter box.
I have tested this machine by cutting a couple of stones on it and it has very good accuracy. The speed control, forward & reverse, and light all function properly. The strain gauge and EMS readout have good accuracy. The only flaw I found in performance was that the sound alarm for the EMS does tend to sound off a little early, just before the needle gets to the point where it is set to sound off, (I may just not have had the meter sitting level). But that can be compensated for by setting the desired alarm sound point slightly further to the right of the desired alarm point. All else is in good condition. Please let me know if you have any questions.
I will have this listing in other venues too but the first person to email or PM me to commit to purchase will get priority. Thank you for looking.
Larry C.
