CigarBoxRock Lapidary

aeronautee starting to shine! Member since September 2011 Posts: 25	CigarBoxRock Lapidary Oct 30, 2021 17:05:13 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by aeronautee on Oct 30, 2021 17:05:13 GMT -5 Does anyone have any experience with CigarBoxRock Lapidary? I'm considering placing an order and I'm not familiar with them.

hummingbirdstones
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CigarBoxRock Lapidary Oct 30, 2021 17:19:54 GMT -5

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Post by hummingbirdstones on Oct 30, 2021 17:19:54 GMT -5

Yes. We've bought a couple different pieces of equipment and also rocks. I think we also bought a replacement piece from them. We have never had a problem. They are good folks. I think they're also RTH members.

Robin

"Of all tyrannies, a tyranny sincerely exercised for the good of its victims may be the most oppressive. It would be better to live under robber barons than under omnipotent moral busybodies. The robber baron's cruelty may sometimes sleep, his cupidity may at some point be satiated; but those who torment us for our own good will torment us without end for they do so with the approval of their own conscience."

-- C.S. Lewis

rockjunquie Global Moderator Member since March 2012 Posts: 34,968	CigarBoxRock Lapidary Oct 30, 2021 17:20:34 GMT -5 fernwood likes this Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by rockjunquie on Oct 30, 2021 17:20:34 GMT -5 cigarboxrock is a member here, though rarely posts. They have helped numerous members with old lapidary equipment. You can use the search box and look them up in the archives.

rockjunquie Global Moderator Member since March 2012 Posts: 34,968	CigarBoxRock Lapidary Oct 30, 2021 17:21:09 GMT -5 hummingbirdstones and knave like this Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by rockjunquie on Oct 30, 2021 17:21:09 GMT -5 hummingbirdstones We posted at the same time.

AzRockGeek
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CigarBoxRock Lapidary Oct 30, 2021 19:59:40 GMT -5 rockjunquie, Tommy, and 1 more like this

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Post by AzRockGeek on Oct 30, 2021 19:59:40 GMT -5

I bought at two different times some replacement hoods for old HP saws. Top of the line quality and customer service. They even hauled one of the hoods for me to Quartzite to save on shipping.

That is some nice Gneiss Schist!

rockjunquie
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CigarBoxRock Lapidary Oct 30, 2021 20:50:40 GMT -5

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Oct 30, 2021 19:59:40 GMT -5 AzRockGeek said:

I bought at two different times some replacement hoods for old HP saws. Top of the line quality and customer service. They even hauled one of the hoods for me to Quartzite to save on shipping.

Wow! THAT'S service!

rewdownunder spending too much on rocks Member since March 2012 Posts: 357	CigarBoxRock Lapidary Oct 30, 2021 22:54:59 GMT -5 rockjunquie likes this Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by rewdownunder on Oct 30, 2021 22:54:59 GMT -5 I have called them for information on shop equipment repairs and ordered parts. Great people to deal with!!

Rockoonz misunderstood rock expert Member since August 2009 Posts: 11,465	CigarBoxRock Lapidary Oct 31, 2021 0:22:27 GMT -5 rockjunquie likes this Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Rockoonz on Oct 31, 2021 0:22:27 GMT -5 I got my feed lever rebuilt for my 18" HP saw, they did a fantastic job.
	“You preachers of equality, the tyrannomania of impotence clamors thus out of you for equality: your most secret ambitions to be tyrants thus shroud themselves in words of virtue. Aggrieved conceit, repressed envy—perhaps the conceit and envy of your fathers—erupt from you as a flame and as the frenzy of revenge.” —Friedrich Nietzsche

aeronautee starting to shine! Member since September 2011 Posts: 25	CigarBoxRock Lapidary Oct 31, 2021 9:47:19 GMT -5 rockjunquie, Tommy, and 1 more like this Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by aeronautee on Oct 31, 2021 9:47:19 GMT -5 Thanks for the feedback, everyone. If I do decide to order, I can do it now with confidence.

rockngranny
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CigarBoxRock Lapidary Oct 14, 2023 12:36:52 GMT -5 Pat, rockjunquie, and 6 more like this

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Post by rockngranny on Oct 14, 2023 12:36:52 GMT -5

I work at CigarBoxRock, we have had a tough year (2023) as we were forced by the Oregon Department of Transportation to move the business (and our buildings!) to make way for the New HWY 97 realignment project.
We are now very close to being back into the main buildings. We are still selling Lortone Tumbler Parts from our eBay store. We regret have been unable to take on outside repair projects due to the move.
We hope to be able to return to that soon. We still want to offer support to the lapidary community and we have many hard to find parts as well as great vintage equipment for sale. Thank you to all the members of this forum for your past suport and your
recommendations and nice comments! Rock On Everyone!

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CigarBoxRock Lapidary Oct 14, 2023 13:16:56 GMT -5 hummingbirdstones likes this

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Oct 14, 2023 12:36:52 GMT -5 rockngranny said:

I work at CigarBoxRock, we have had a tough year (2023) as we were forced by the Oregon Department of Transportation to move the business (and our buildings!) to make way for the New HWY 97 realignment project.
We are now very close to being back into the main buildings. We are still selling Lortone Tumbler Parts from our eBay store. We regret have been unable to take on outside repair projects due to the move.
We hope to be able to return to that soon. We still want to offer support to the lapidary community and we have many hard to find parts as well as great vintage equipment for sale. Thank you to all the members of this forum for your past suport and your
recommendations and nice comments! Rock On Everyone!

I am so sorry to hear that! Eminent domain?

Thanks for letting everyone know. I hope you get some new business to help out.

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Rockoonz misunderstood rock expert Member since August 2009 Posts: 11,465	CigarBoxRock Lapidary Oct 14, 2023 23:44:07 GMT -5 rockjunquie, hummingbirdstones, and 1 more like this Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Rockoonz on Oct 14, 2023 23:44:07 GMT -5 I remember the videos posted on social media when the building was moved, pretty slick.
	“You preachers of equality, the tyrannomania of impotence clamors thus out of you for equality: your most secret ambitions to be tyrants thus shroud themselves in words of virtue. Aggrieved conceit, repressed envy—perhaps the conceit and envy of your fathers—erupt from you as a flame and as the frenzy of revenge.” —Friedrich Nietzsche

geoff59
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CigarBoxRock Lapidary Oct 22, 2023 19:23:25 GMT -5 Tommy, hummingbirdstones, and 1 more like this

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Post by geoff59 on Oct 22, 2023 19:23:25 GMT -5

They might be a bit slower than some people. It’s not their main bread and butter thing, I think it’s a side gig they do. But my personal experience with them is first rate all the way through. Everything happens exactly how they say it will, and the items show up when they’re supposed to. 2 thumbs up from here.

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“Do you have the grit it takes to tumble rocks?”

realrockhound Cave Dweller Chucking leaverite at tweekers Member since June 2020 Posts: 4,483	CigarBoxRock Lapidary Nov 5, 2023 14:19:19 GMT -5 via mobile Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by realrockhound on Nov 5, 2023 14:19:19 GMT -5 I know this place. They are located in bend OR. By buddy goes there frequently. Seems to like the place.