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Post by rockjunquie on Jun 29, 2022 19:29:32 GMT -5
This just popped up on eBay. Local pickup Tennessee. 1200 for all OBO.
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Post by rockjunquie on Jun 30, 2022 13:57:39 GMT -5
Dropped the price and still OBO.
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Post by Rockoonz on Jun 30, 2022 16:07:30 GMT -5
The faceting mast for the B&I flat lap is probably pretty rare. At basically $1k for all not a bad price for someone if they live nearby.
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Post by hummingbirdstones2 on Jul 2, 2022 19:00:19 GMT -5
Two days since last post - the listing is still up there.
Would be an okay starter deal for someone with no equipment.
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QuailRiver
fully equipped rock polisher
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Post by QuailRiver on Jul 3, 2022 18:36:16 GMT -5
They've dropped the price down to $850. The craftsman B&I GemMaker unit and the saw are going to need a little elbow grease and probably minor work but IMO the lowered price is fair. A 12" saw for slabbing and trimming, the old Crown cabbing unit for cab shaping and sanding, and after removing the faceting head the old B&I GemMaker units are great for polishing with oxides on flat discs with felt, suede, or canvas. So as Hummingbird stated, this would be an okay starter package for someone wanting to get into lapidary on the cheap.
The B&I faceting heads are a 1940s hobby oriented design and only came with a 32 index so are limited to very simple cutting designs. Their arbors have step pulleys for changing speeds. So if one has the patience of Jobe they can buy the laps needed and facet with it too!
The B&I faceting heads still turn up from time to time but the dop stick sets for them are very difficult to find. Also the B&I faceting heads had paper and/or foil printed indexes on the protractor and faceting gear which are usually in poor shape but with a little help from CAD software can be replaced with new PC printed ones.
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