Thankyou so much for this! I have a vevor gem "faceting" machine and I've just been using the buffing plates on them with some fantastic results but they're really cost prohibitive now. I've been looking at the discs and wondering if they'd be any good but those look amazeballs! If you need a product tester in the UK feel free to send them my way! The struggle to get supplies is real over here!
🤝🤝🤝 👍👍👍👍👍( 12:00) The lack of uniform distribution of the mass of the circle in relation to its center leads to rapid wear of the bearings. Try to eliminate the imbalance of the grinding wheels as much as possible
Hey Dave what brand metal lap was the 80grit? I’ve been using the nova magnetic for 6 months and love them. Want a metal hard lap for removing saw chunks though
Hi...Curious. i have a hi tech diamond 8" flat lap. i know they come in 8"...They are magnetic I believe? Do you know what I need to use these? The disc it will stick to? Thanks...super video
Hey there my friend I’m not sure if the hi tech diamond master labs that thing abrasive goes on or actually magnetic but you can get away with putting a piece of metal on the Master lab like using spray adhesive. Then you would have made the labs magnetic that way in order to use these.
@@lapidarydave They do have aluminum disc to use. Im new at this...but want to use these. Spray adhesive as well...Thanks so much. :) Any other tips? Thanks again
i’m a diamond pacific machine Dealer yes if there is a Diamond Pacific machine such a genie pics of your titan that you’re interested in for free to let me know I might be able to give you a better price than what you see online elsewhere
Now you talking, Makes it very easy to face polish without having to buy more machines. Nice. Depending on the size of the screw it might fit my Ameritool.
Yeah you gotta know your stones and don't be cheap about quality grits and polishes. In the end being able to skip a grit step because you used a quality, more superior choice on the prior step saves you time and money and the absolute frustration of not starting over because of orange skin. It's not even to know about a stone , it's about knowing the stone in your hand. It's about knowing what works best with , let's say jade, and knowing the jade in your hand holds more softer minerals than a specimen you worked on last week and knowing that the resin diamond wheel might have more of a pulling effect than the metal wheel , which might end up pulling those softer minerals faster than the harder ones can grind , causing a demoralizing feeling when you see those imperfections pop out on that final lap. 😮😢hhhrrrrmmmmph🧐 The diamond wheels do look dope. Appreciate you taking the time to seriously almost hurt yourself, to show us, lol. I feel like you're the reincarnation of John Belushi. Let's make a comedy mockumentary about lapidary. Does one exist? I know I've seen a movie about a butter contest, Best In Show was hilarious, there have definitely been other mocks about hobbies but I can't recall anything pertaining to lapidary. Anyway I think the biggest problem would be deciding which characters and comical stories and absolute absurdities to pick off the lapidary mountain and recreate. Plus we can use it to showcase some of the best up and coming stone cutters jewelry crafters and rock hounds that are in the scene today. That's it... that's the title... "Cutters , Crafters and Hounds" the story of a gemstones journey , from a million years in its making to the hands of a master craftsman to your Prince Albert piercing. Lol
Now that's awesome. What cool idea, now i can't wait to try that out. That's one heck of a polish on that stone.
A very cool and informative video Dave! I too love all diamond pacific tools.
Really awesome and informative Video Dave! Thank you for the inspiration 🙏💚
Pretty cool Dave.. going to have to look into this closer
Thankyou so much for this! I have a vevor gem "faceting" machine and I've just been using the buffing plates on them with some fantastic results but they're really cost prohibitive now. I've been looking at the discs and wondering if they'd be any good but those look amazeballs! If you need a product tester in the UK feel free to send them my way! The struggle to get supplies is real over here!
definitely amazeballs i really like them if i could send you some i would my friend
Wow. I hope they have this for the Pixie or are developing it!
They already exist my friend
I just bought one of the 8 inch magnetic pads today
Hey Dave! I am here .Only a few minutes late.
🤝🤝🤝 👍👍👍👍👍( 12:00) The lack of uniform distribution of the mass of the circle in relation to its center leads to rapid wear of the bearings. Try to eliminate the imbalance of the grinding wheels as much as possible
Hey Dave what brand metal lap was the 80grit? I’ve been using the nova magnetic for 6 months and love them. Want a metal hard lap for removing saw chunks though
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Hi...Curious. i have a hi tech diamond 8" flat lap. i know they come in 8"...They are magnetic I believe? Do you know what I need to use these? The disc it will stick to? Thanks...super video
Hey there my friend I’m not sure if the hi tech diamond master labs that thing abrasive goes on or actually magnetic but you can get away with putting a piece of metal on the Master lab like using spray adhesive. Then you would have made the labs magnetic that way in order to use these.
@@lapidarydave They do have aluminum disc to use. Im new at this...but want to use these. Spray adhesive as well...Thanks so much. :) Any other tips? Thanks again
Did I catch that right, do you sell/distribute equiment? Would love to know more!
i’m a diamond pacific machine Dealer yes if there is a Diamond Pacific machine such a genie pics of your titan that you’re interested in for free to let me know I might be able to give you a better price than what you see online elsewhere
@lapidarydave wanted to follow up on this and get in touch about buying some of those magnetic back nova disks from you if I can!
@@aubriannebell5877 definitely send me a text
polish agate, the best results.
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Now you talking, Makes it very easy to face polish without having to buy more machines. Nice. Depending on the size of the screw it might fit my Ameritool.
Now you killing me. Your Casey’s stuff nicer than mine.
The white towels at HF are a little better. Don’t buy the micro ones they suck too
text me your address i will send you some of my casey stuff
i will def try the white towelsb
@@lapidarydave that’s very kind of you my friend but I’d rather watch you make cool stuff out of it.
Where did you find that angled adapter for the geyser?
came with the machine but you can get one from diamond pacific
@@lapidarydave I looked online for awhile and couldn’t find them with DP or Kingsley. Google search turned up nothing. Thanks for the reply 🤘
@@lemonadejesus5485 give diamond pacific a call
Are those 6 inch or 8 inch magnetic laps
6” but they come in every size 6”-24”
If you had a cab king no nasty spitters !
i do have a cabking i’ve had one for many years
Yeah you gotta know your stones and don't be cheap about quality grits and polishes. In the end being able to skip a grit step because you used a quality, more superior choice on the prior step saves you time and money and the absolute frustration of not starting over because of orange skin. It's not even to know about a stone , it's about knowing the stone in your hand. It's about knowing what works best with , let's say jade, and knowing the jade in your hand holds more softer minerals than a specimen you worked on last week and knowing that the resin diamond wheel might have more of a pulling effect than the metal wheel , which might end up pulling those softer minerals faster than the harder ones can grind , causing a demoralizing feeling when you see those imperfections pop out on that final lap. 😮😢hhhrrrrmmmmph🧐
The diamond wheels do look dope. Appreciate you taking the time to seriously almost hurt yourself, to show us, lol. I feel like you're the reincarnation of John Belushi. Let's make a comedy mockumentary about lapidary. Does one exist? I know I've seen a movie about a butter contest, Best In Show was hilarious, there have definitely been other mocks about hobbies but I can't recall anything pertaining to lapidary. Anyway I think the biggest problem would be deciding which characters and comical stories and absolute absurdities to pick off the lapidary mountain and recreate. Plus we can use it to showcase some of the best up and coming stone cutters jewelry crafters and rock hounds that are in the scene today. That's it... that's the title... "Cutters , Crafters and Hounds" the story of a gemstones journey , from a million years in its making to the hands of a master craftsman to your Prince Albert piercing. Lol
john is way cooler then i’d ever be :)
thanks for the great info and well said words of wisdom my friend