Recent content by benny1

my number is 0432036826 or if you give me your number i could call you cheers

got it up and going but the head is pretty stuffed its wobbly and the degrees are out of line. ..I took it to a guy who works on them he couldn't help me. ..I've spent about 700 getting a motor and speed dyle and faceting gear...it's so frustrating and I really want to start on some of my...

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Thanks Tony will take your great advice cheers benny

Yes you might be right i might even just buy a new gemmasta one but i would first like to get a motor they would have used on it the day. There was no specific gemmasta motor 40 years ag they used whatever but a quarter horsepower reverse system with some sort of speed dial will do the trick cheers

These machine's came with either an Warner motor (used on singer sewing machines) - or a powerlux I've been told with no speed dial ha ha although dudes later put speed dials on them I can get a Warner im going era correct running iy straight to the lap will see how it goes im not doing anything...

Very nice stone

What brand motor would you suggest

Great thanks for the info mate what does gmf stand for. cheers

i meant to say above 2000rpm not 200 LOL

i think its a number 1 like one oif the first ones i've been told wow what a collectors item i got and i can't wait to use it. Been told anything little as a 200rpm motor or larger will be sufficent.. hoipe these pics work!!

Great responses thanks for info got it checked out its in good shape it will cost 150 to put singer sewing machine motor in with a speed dial pretty cheap it's not what you know it's who ya know lol. Anyway I got to get the lap base lightly shaved back as it has some grooves in it a mate who is...

I have an old gem master faceting machine it's like really old think. I want to get it going again it's just the head no motor it has under the lap a groove to put a pulley on i just need a motor. It's got the wrong dial I've been told it goes to 64 i need one that goes to 96 I've been told. Any...