Setting up the garage

Well it has taken a while, but i have finally cleared out the garage enough so i could start bringing my lapidary equipment in. Decided since i was in close proximity to the laundry to hook the grinders up to mains water. So far so good, just have to be careful not to turn the tap on too hard
Still got a bit of work to get it finished, but happy to get off the back porch.

Might need another tap for restriction just above the juctions to prevent mishaps . Cheap insurance :Y:

8) secret lab shivan ! :Y: :Y:
heater for winter ?

lookin good there Shivan

Looks good mate
I have still got the opels if you want to have a go at them one day

Don't know about a heater yet, if it gets too cold can always use warm water to the grinders , but may need a fan or two for the warmer months.

Aussiefarmer i had though about getting something to back the pressure off, but will have to wait till i can get to the shops again.

G'day Marksman, you will have to pop round for a coffee when you have a spare 5 minutes, would be happy to have a go at the opals for you.

That i will do
I will drop you a pm later in the week

No worries.

Also if you need anything else for the setup you know where i work just drop in

Haha thanks for that mate, i had my eye our for a workbench when i was in there but didn't see anything that i could use. The two i got i picked up at the tip for $4 each so i did alright in the end.

Cheap at that well done
Now you need to put up some photos of you work :Y:

Looks like the addiction has really taken hold mate, all in. Looking forward to seeing what you start cutting. :Y:

Maybe you could fit a cystern to the wall and use it as a header tank, you could hard plumb it in then so'se there'd be no problem with too much pressure at all, n it'd just keep itself topped up ,... just run the overflow from the cystern out through the wall to a garden area.
better still mount the cystern on the outside wall .

Looks like you're well and truly on a roll there shivan :Y: I like the idea of being able to run tepid water through the cabbing machine - even up here in QLD, cabbing in winter can get your fingers numb.

Cheers

Cheers guys.

Silver, i am going to try a pressure reducer similar to what is used in drip sprinkler systems first. I did have a gravity feed system before this, but had problems with leaking around the tap. I can always try a hybrid version if worst comes to worst.

Lefty our lapidary club has a hot water system set up for the winter months So i was also thinking a bit of warm water in the winter could be handy.

Have manage to knock out a few stones and am relatively happy with the results.

top show mate beautiful

A few stand out stones for my eyes there ! :Y:

Very nice - especially like that ribbonstone one!