[Jewelry making - Article 00437] - [Orchid] Modern jamb peg faceting machines

[Asa Jamason]

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    Hello All, I asked about old faceting machine about a week ago, and
    I've done some of my own research on 'jamb peg' faceting machines. 

    In particular, I found a book at the local library called "The Art
    of Gem Cutting" by Willems, who apparently invented a device called
    the Willems Faceting Device.  Its basically a jamb peg set-up,
    except that it has grooves instead of holes and a two-prong back end
    for the dop stick, so that the stone can't be 'twisted' by wrist
    movement.  Below are images of the device: 

	http://www.imgmag.com/images/asajamason/jambpeg/image1_2.jpg
	http://www.imgmag.com/images/asajamason/jambpeg/image3.jpg

    Anyone know of a place where I can get such a device?  The problem
    is the book was published in the early 1940's so I'm sure the author
    is dead and the Willems device out of production, so I have no idea
    where I can get ahold of it. 

    I'm also looking into a few other option, such as the Calibrated Jam
    Peg Machine by Gerald Wykoff, but I can't seem to find a single
    e-mail/URL/address/business that I can contact to purchase one (or
    at least the blueprints for it)... 

    Is the Addexton Jamb Peg Faceting Unit
    (http://www.thelapidarycompany.com/jpfu.html) a 'callibrated'
    system?  In other words, does it prevent the twisting of the stone
    by the wrist? 

    The bottom line is that I can't afford a machine right now, but I
    don't want to use a inprecise 3rd-world jamb peg set-up either.  If
    anyone has any other sources for types of modern jamb peg faceting
    units, please reply, any help will be deeply appreciated.

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