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Sold to a member of the Western Suburbs Lapidary club in Concord. Thank you!

Sold, thank you!

OK, see you tomorrow ;)

A lapidary saw in working condition, 8 inches lapidary blade. Ezycut was a manufacturer of lapidary equipment in Victoria. To pick up in Leichhardt (NSW) for $150.

Good Afternoon, I am heading back to Motherland, despite all the bad news, and I need to get rid of my fossicking gears. All you see in the picture comes in this bundle: - one standard set of sieves (1/4 and 1/8 of an inch) - one set of custom (bigger) sieves (1/2, 1/4 and 1/8 inch) - set of...

What I meant with 0.1 degree is that when I set the angle, I can hardly tell if I do 43.25 or 43.35, but when I cut the other facets, they will be at the same angle at the first one +- 0.02 degree, I just do not know what is the exact value of the angle, but all the facets need to be cut at the...

Well the best would be for you to try a traditional machine. Modern machines achieve easily a precision of .1 degree to set an angle, and they cut repetitively to the same angle with a repression of 0.01 degree.

I'm curious to see what your machine will look like in the end.

Sold, thank you very much!

Gwahhhh this axe is a killer!! Bronze age finds are rare anywhere. I'm heading back to France soon, I still hope to find an axe... so far my best find of the bronze age is a nice arrow head.

The only trouble is that potch will also react to UV...

Looks like a garnet to me, I have a jar of similar stuff that I got through my lapidary club (it was in the collection of a deceased member that was given away to other members of the club), but I do not know where it was found in Australia.

I am leaving Australia, selling all my stuff. Three books here: - How and where to find gemstones in Australia and NZ : $30 - The Australian Gemhunter's guide: $20 - Mineral and Rocks: $ 20 Prices includes shipping to Australia. I will have also sieves and waders for sale to pick in Sydney.

I love Zircon! Found in GG, was around 3ct with a perfect shape for a pear, hence the 1.7ct finished stone (rough was like a preform).

Not bad for a first stone (mine is a lot lot worse). Next time, try to reduce the girdle and work on the meets. The color looks like a "Sanyo topaz", a TV glass that is inexpensive for beginner.