How to cut gemstones with Dremel | DIY rotary tool water tank dropper
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- Опубліковано 7 лют 2025
- With electroforming, I use a lot of gemstones. I buy them already cut and polished or rough. Sometimes they need to be adapted to the project that I'm doing and, especially, the rough ones, need to be cut.
Cutting stones is relatively easy, but inconvenient because of all the dust they produce during the process.
Breathing silica dust or other kind of mineral's is not good for your health. Using a mask could be a solution, but the result, in the long-term, will be a lab cover with a layer of dust even if you clean every day, and you don't want it in your electroforming bath.
The best solution that every gemstone worker knows is WATER.
Water will prevent all the dust from flying everywhere, but I don't have all the machinery to work with stones, so I needed to do something cheap and fast.
Since I already have a rotary tool with diamond discs, I decide to do some adaptation to it.
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Recently I discovered why the exopy didn't work. The bottle is made of Polypropylene. This kind of plastic is immune to all glues except for the ones specific for it.
I was going to tell you that when i seen the video, but then read that you discovered it
I've saved this video to watch again later when I try to make one. Thanks
Super creative, inexpensive and efficient set up you make. I absolutely love It! Especially since I just happen to have every single item used, on hand. Thank you for sharing!
Thank you for the appreciation!
Thank you for the appreciation!
What a great idea, I am definitely going to try to make me one. I am a beginner trying to teach myself stone carving thank you for this post
Thank you for this comment, I'm glad you like it. After I used it for a while, I've added a piece of filtering cloth around the water pump because there was too much silica dust accumulating in the water and I didn't want it to clog it and burn it.
This is such a great idea from someone with a creative and imaginative mind. Wonderful.
Thank you!!!🥰🥰🥰
this made me incredibly happy
I'm glad you are happy!!!
Hello and thank you so much for this tutorial. I followed it and adapted my "stone cutting/forming workstation" with some clear plexiglass as splash guards and it works Wonderfull. With this tool I take them till the finish state. Thank you, much appreciated. Keep up the good work🙏
Thank you, I'm really happy you liked the idea. I took the first simple thing that everybody can find in their home that could be adapted to contain water splashes. I'm curious to know how you glue plexiglass sheets together, that's something I always wanted to do since I have lots of it laying around my garage.
@@cuforming I don't use glue because I want to take it out and clean it, so my method is screws and plastic zippers. I can't attach pictures because I would have done it to thank you. 🙏
Outstanding idea. That was amazing how you figured this out. Thank you so much. I’m new to this idea.
Thank you!!!
Using the knife and scissors i was like... Dude, don't you have a dremel? 🙈😂
I made it to avoid dust. If I had to use the dremel to cut the plastic and make dust, what's the point?
Not to mention I have found that the rotation of the tool can be to fast and causes the plastic to start melting ....it can cause a big mess
Thanks for the creativity! I've been using a similar system with just a gravity drip bag to keep the dust down on my homemade flat lap, but I'd never considered using a fish tank pump. You've sparked some new ideas. Thanks for sharing!
Thank you. After a few uses, I had to cover the pump holes with a sheet of filtering sponge, the same used in the aquarium, to avoid the dust to go back in circle.
@@cuforming I was just thinking about how to filter the dust back out last night. Thanks for yet another great idea.
This is a very cool idea!!!
Thank you. I'm glad you like it!!!
Cutting stones is a useful way to adapt them to your work!
I use a drip-tank instead of an electric pump. I also installed a see-through splash-guard above the cutting disc. This is perfect for cutting $$$$ rough to minimize loss.
That's the perfect upgrade!!!
nice idea, just hope he water will not trickle into the machine. maybe use a flexible shaft to be safe
I did this because I didn't have a flexible shaft at the time. It's safe if you keep the hole big enough just for the bit to go through.
Good idea although not sure how long that pump will last, they are supposed to be fully submerged in water or they just burn out
Thank you for this comment, I'm glad you like it. After I used it for a while, I've added a piece of filtering cloth around the water pump because there was too much silica dust accumulating in the water and I didn't want it to clog it and burn it.
Looks Good!
Thank you!
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This is cool. Am gonna do it. Thanks
I def wouldn't use epoxy with the water pump. You never know when you might want to use it for something else. Something a bit more easily removable would be better for me.
It got detached while I was working... not ideal.
GREAT VIDEO THANKS FOR THE INSPIRATION
Thank you!!!
Very clever! Thanks for sharing!
Thank you!!!
😮genius, thanks so much!
Thank you!!!
Great! Thank you
Thank you!!!
Super video! 🤓🖤
Thank you!❤
Maybe better to hold the Dremel rotary with the Dremel Workstation ? or right ?
Since it's a DIY project, a DIY workstation could be a great idea!
Very nice
Thanks!!!
Can I cut gems with a dremel like quarts and amethyst
Yes, you can. Diamond wheels for rotary tools are very common, and you can cut any kind of stone with them. Try this: amzn.to/47m8YOB . Just keep in mind that you can't cut bigger stones than the size of the wheel.
please I am extremely dumb where is the water coming from? and where does it go?
The pump collects the water from the bottom and push it up through the hose. You don't see it in the video, but I had to put a filter under the pump to keep the dust out of the cycle. If you need more explanation, ask anytime.
How does the pump hold up to the mud from the stones?
I didn't realize it at that time. After a few uses, I added a textile filter sheet around the pump's slots.
Why using a knife when you have a rotary saw?
Why using a rotary saw when you can make a clean cut with a knife?
A kitty litter jar would make a much larger work space
You can use what you have
What kind of cutting will is that?
Just a simple diamond wheel. Check the description for the links.
Добу працювало добре? Інколи цього вже достатньо..
Так, ви не бачите цього на відео, але мені довелося додати фільтр, щоб уникнути засмічення насоса.
@@cuforming I watched this video in parts. Thank you very much for it. Your solution looks good. At the end you complained that the first option worked for only a day and then it needed to be improved... but sometimes that's enough. Sometimes you only need to fix something once every few years. Or a chip on a stone. Or a porcelain handle for furniture.. even the first option is already great for most cases. And a special thank you for telling about the flaws and how to improve them.
@@СтепанК-р7ь In that case I was talking about the glue to secure the pump... the one I used wasn't good for polypropylene, it did stick for a day, and then it got detached... so I switched to zip ties
Its ten times easier to sit a big jerry can at a height and attach the hose to the spigot
Gravity!
You should use the Dremel to cut the carton. LOL
LOL!!! What was I thinking!!!
In my experience scissors are better for cutting plastic. The heat created from a rotary tool will soften or melt most plastic making it resist cutting and will gum up the bit.
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You should have titled this video arts and crafts with a plastic jug
🤣🤣🤣
Suction
Yeah, suction!!!