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Post by hermatite on Nov 29, 2004 13:23:20 GMT -5
Okay...finally...here's the equipment I use. Feel free to comment. It was all free.  this is my saw. A little beat up but it seems to work great. I got it for free from a nice neighbor and all that was missing was the plug...as you can see...I improvised. I got this for free from the same neighbor.  This is, I think, a cab maker...it came with a lot of wheels with different grits. I think it's called a gemmaker. Anyone ever hear of one or know how the heck it works? Frankly I'm considering trading it for a tumbler as I just have a single tumbler. Here's another angle.  Finally, here's the tumbler my husband built for me out of spare dot matrix printer parts and a motor he had laying around. It works great and, as you can see, there's room for two three pound barrels on it.  view from the top.  sorry in advance for the photo quality. |
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Post by krazydiamond on Nov 29, 2004 15:12:18 GMT -5
nice set up there, Herm, what are you using for barrels on the home made tumbler?? i think you explained once somewhere, but i am too lazy to sift through all the threads.
that looks like some sort of flat lap you got there....Doc or some body will probably know what it is. what did your neighbor say it was?
thanks for letting us peek!
KD
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Post by hermatite on Nov 29, 2004 15:15:57 GMT -5
I use the thumler barrels. They work just great and I was familiar with them so that's what I went with when I started. And the neighbor said he thought it was a grinder to make cabs and facets. But I don't know how you could facet on it. It came with a little book...which I haven't had time to read. And I have even plugged the machine in. Bad, eh? You know, life is what happens while you're busy making other plans. I've just never got around to it.
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Post by sandsman1 on Nov 29, 2004 15:45:14 GMT -5
herm that saw look fine it will trim anything you need to trim just dont force it and you will be fine ---dont forget me if you wanna still trade the grinder after you get a look at it ill make it worth your wile
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Post by connrock on Nov 29, 2004 18:24:56 GMT -5
Well you sure got a great deal on the equipment Herm!! The unit you asked about is a rotating flat lap. It looks like some sort of indexing head in the upper right of the bottom photo. The lap has a round "master" lap disc that goes on first and then a round diamond discs (flat lap) that go on it :  The discs come in different grit sizes and diameters. The init is also used to form cabs and works quite well!! Another use is to grind,sand and polish small flat slabs. There's a water drip system to keep the diamond from heating up and also to wash away the ground uo material so the diamonds can cut. I have a similar unit and it works great. Tom  |
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Post by shorty on Nov 29, 2004 18:28:42 GMT -5
hi herm thats a jem maker i have one and that will cut and put the wheels on and you can sand polish what ever you want just put on the wheel i do every thang with myne.you can cut with it to and thats a 10 inch to that machine will do it all..
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Post by shorty on Nov 29, 2004 18:31:32 GMT -5
hi i forgot to say thats what i use to make my marbles . the screen put around the wheel so the pieces dont fly off and put a top on and away you go
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Post by shorty on Nov 29, 2004 18:36:19 GMT -5
the part in the uper rite is a vice at least it is on myne.
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