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Re: [Orchid] Primitive Faceting/Lapidary Techniques/Tools?
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Holt Thursday, January 09, 2003
   
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    Asa, In times long past and today in many small cutting shops in
    undeveloped countries,  faceting is done with "jamb peg" faceting
    machines. Check out the term in the Orchid archives . There are a
    number of articles and discussions available through  "Google"  or
    other search engines. If you're handy with tools you can build one
    yourself. For that matter facetors have been building their own
    machines for many years. I would suggest getting the book "Gem
    Cutting, a Lapidary's Manual" by John Sinkankas. It's probably out
    of print now but well worth having if you can find one. I don't know
    if  you can get Lapidary Journal articles this far back, but
    Sinkankas lists their article by R.A. Beall in volume 33, no. 12
    1980, pp.2588-2591 as  one  which tells how to make a simple low
    cost but effective faceting machine. There a many more.  Good luck!
    Jerry in Kodiak



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