I am impressed by several of your ingenious uses of some rather inexpensive motors- I just recently noticed yor video with a $100 faceting machine-what I picked up from that is your mention of using the faceting staff FOR GRINDING AND POLISHING GRAVERS! THAT IS SOMETHING I never would have thought of! That is a great idea! I have 2 -$300 Vevor Faceting machines and one of them I gat free-both brand new! Thank you! NewYork my hometown!
My wife and I were just trying to come up with something to solve this exact issue. We were having inconsistent polishing and it was taking a fair bit of time since we were trying to solve that issue. We have tried a lot of different ways except for the more expensive cab king wheeled machines. Just purchased all these materials. Will give an update once I give them a use. Thanks for the information!
I made my own resin lap just mixed some 1 to 1 resin and poured the diamond in and it all went to the bottom of my disk mold then when cured pull it out and you have a nice diamond resin lap
I have been using foam sheets for many years on cabs and I use the 3M diamond micro finishing film on top for up to 1200 grit. Works great on cabs and no mess
Where did you source the silicon carbide? I did a quick search and came up with a lot of bulk packs but not so much the finer grits in smaller packages like what you've got there. I'm very interested in trying this. Thanks for sharing!
Ok, I watched the other video for the Gorilla Glue Goop soft lapidary disk. It would seem that a hybrid of the two may also work wonderfully, especially for the grit that "flies off." One could Use the foam in this video impregnated with Gorilla Glue Goop (to coin a phrase). What do you think? Thank you by the way for your helpful ideas. I'm jealous of all of your laser tools though! [No emoji for jealousy or envy.]
I have a machine similar to yours but If its like mine, did you have problems when it's set to 90 degrees and meeting up with the grinding surface? When mine is set at 90 it way to far above
I have one of the green,'china-made' machines'.I take off the (brass-height-adjuster) and use washers'(5/8" center-hole),of various-thickness,to adjust the cutting-arm for 90 degree(girdle-cutting/polishing) of stones'.These machines' were not well 'thought-out',per-se'!
im sorry, i dont. i really dont like recommending vendors because i dont want to be associated with a potentially bad seller. that said i buy all my products and materials on either aliexpress or amazon.
On a cabber, there are belts with some sort of soft backing so the surface gives, and allows for a stone to be polished, or take a high grit grind. Definitely a softer surface. Look at flatlap wheels, not facet plates.
You have the same commecially available for flatlaps, he just made his own and way cheaper. Guess it does not last as long as a soft diamond flat lap though.
i found my flat lap on alibaba. i think this vendor has since gone out of business but there are several others. i love my flat lap!!!! i use it for so much more than polishing. i actually made a few videos describing the many uses i found for it!
I have just ordered my 500 grit Silicon Carbide, I really need something to Segway the 300 grit diamond disc to my 320 grit resin polishing pad. Currently using a Hitech Slant Cab, will be reporting back soon!
Hey there, did you end up trying this method of cutting with the hi tech slant flat lap??? I just got the same machine and wondering if this cheap way works as I’m using it for cutting Opals? Any feedback is greatly appreciated 👍
I am impressed by several of your ingenious uses of some rather inexpensive motors- I just recently noticed yor video with a $100 faceting machine-what I picked up from that is your mention of using the faceting staff FOR GRINDING AND POLISHING GRAVERS! THAT IS SOMETHING I never would have thought of! That is a great idea! I have 2 -$300 Vevor Faceting machines and one of them I gat free-both brand new! Thank you! NewYork my hometown!
Looks like you could use old CDs and DVDs as backing.Thank you so much for sharing.
My wife and I were just trying to come up with something to solve this exact issue. We were having inconsistent polishing and it was taking a fair bit of time since we were trying to solve that issue. We have tried a lot of different ways except for the more expensive cab king wheeled machines.
Just purchased all these materials. Will give an update once I give them a use. Thanks for the information!
please do!!
whats the update?
I made my own resin lap just mixed some 1 to 1 resin and poured the diamond in and it all went to the bottom of my disk mold then when cured pull it out and you have a nice diamond resin lap
Congrats, you have reinvented the felt polishing wheel 😂
I have been using foam sheets for many years on cabs and I use the 3M diamond micro finishing film on top for up to 1200 grit. Works great on cabs and no mess
thats awesome!! i thought i was the only one!
TY so much for sharing this GR8 info!! Really appreciate you!😍👍
awesome video this could help a lot of ppl ❤
thanks!
Great idea.
thanks so much!
You are very helpful, thanks
A use for EVA foam I never would have thought of. I suspected you might be using that Silicon Carbide power.
cool idea but how you switch grits without contaminating the next grit ??? you have to keep washing the machine out after each grit switch out??
Where did you source the silicon carbide? I did a quick search and came up with a lot of bulk packs but not so much the finer grits in smaller packages like what you've got there. I'm very interested in trying this. Thanks for sharing!
Ask in a local forum for a someone with a tumbler that will sell you 100 grams SiC
does aluminum oxide works on this EVA foam method? i am planning to work with glass
And what flat laps really need is a center connector that is level with the disc's, not some big old nut and bolt sticking out.
I need this, you are so great, can you build one for me please?
Ok, I watched the other video for the Gorilla Glue Goop soft lapidary disk. It would seem that a hybrid of the two may also work wonderfully, especially for the grit that "flies off." One could Use the foam in this video impregnated with Gorilla Glue Goop (to coin a phrase). What do you think? Thank you by the way for your helpful ideas. I'm jealous of all of your laser tools though! [No emoji for jealousy or envy.]
Nice one. Will it work for glass edge sanding?
I have a machine similar to yours but If its like mine, did you have problems when it's set to 90 degrees and meeting up with the grinding surface? When mine is set at 90 it way to far above
I have one of the green,'china-made' machines'.I take off the (brass-height-adjuster) and use washers'(5/8" center-hole),of various-thickness,to adjust the cutting-arm for 90 degree(girdle-cutting/polishing) of stones'.These machines' were not well 'thought-out',per-se'!
i absolutely love mine. i made another video where i show all the uses i found for it. faceting is least of them. thanks for commenting!
Do you have any links to the products you mentioned in the video?
im sorry, i dont. i really dont like recommending vendors because i dont want to be associated with a potentially bad seller. that said i buy all my products and materials on either aliexpress or amazon.
On a cabber, there are belts with some sort of soft backing so the surface gives, and allows for a stone to be polished, or take a high grit grind. Definitely a softer surface. Look at flatlap wheels, not facet plates.
You have the same commecially available for flatlaps, he just made his own and way cheaper. Guess it does not last as long as a soft diamond flat lap though.
That’s looks like a Faceting machine. Which machine is it?
Thank you for the great tip!...where did you get your flat lap and how do you like it?
i found my flat lap on alibaba. i think this vendor has since gone out of business but there are several others. i love my flat lap!!!! i use it for so much more than polishing. i actually made a few videos describing the many uses i found for it!
whaaaaaaaat?????? im SO going to try this!
you should!
Can i buy that foam sheet on ebay?
not sure but definitely amazon
Nice
Thank you sir 🙏🌸🌸🌸🌸🌸🌸🌸🌸🌸🌸🌸🌸🌸🌸🌸🌸🌸🌸🌸🌸🌸🌸🌸🌸🌸🌸🌸🌸🌸🌸🌸🌸🌸
I have just ordered my 500 grit Silicon Carbide, I really need something to Segway the 300 grit diamond disc to my 320 grit resin polishing pad. Currently using a Hitech Slant Cab, will be reporting back soon!
please do!
Hey there, did you end up trying this method of cutting with the hi tech slant flat lap???
I just got the same machine and wondering if this cheap way works as I’m using it for cutting Opals?
Any feedback is greatly appreciated 👍
You do not do a demo for stone with a piece of metal. As far as the rest of it yes it works with either silicon carbide or diamond powders.
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thanks:)
EVA foam comes in different colours, again colour code the wheels.
great idea!