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There is a back from Tucson Gem and mineral show Sat 5th March 9am- 5pm and Sun 6th March 9am-4pm at the Turramurra Masonic Hall cnr pacific hwy & Turramurra ave, Turramurra. Peter Beckworth and Glen Huntley form Quality Gem Rough are your hosts. Its a great chance to buy your minerals and...

This is where my special alloy polishing lap proved beyond doubt its superiority to other polish laps. I gathered a Zinc,Batt,Type metal, and Special Alloy lap. I firstly resurfaced the laps to remove any previous diamond and oxides. The first run was a 3000 pre-polish with a 100,000 finish on...

I have been getting a lot of calls for faceting lessons and I now have two Gemmasta faceting machines to teach on. I will be teaching on Saturdays 9am to 1pm and 2pm - 6pm. you will get the benefit of 37 years experience and using the latest laps and polishing compounds to make faceting an easy...

Well once again Ive managed to upset a few people, but don't worry about that I don't. A few things have been questioned including my qualifications. But now lets ask the question. What value is a 100% money back or new replacement worth if a product isn't thoroughly quality controlled. We make...

A major lapidary supplier has announced future price rises due to lower Aussie dollar and higher shipping costs. great for me as I sell in aussie dollars and use locally available raw products mostly. Metal prices have been dropping due to bulk buying. So now that the price war is changing I...

Lets talk about all your best ideas and features you would like to see on a faceting machine and all your restoration projects. Ask any questions about motoring,dop sticks, how well you rate a machine and where to get help with your DIY machine projects.

Ive just finished plastic printing a set of special radius cams to suit the Gemmasta performer. It works on the arcs of different circles to create opposing curves and a set of opposing curves at right angles to the first. Or rounded square and rectangles. They will also do marquise, pear shape...

I often get asked what gives the best pre-polish and final polish in a lap.Well that a very broad question. The answer is what stone are you cutting. Sapphire copper 8000 Tin alloy or Type metal with 100,000 CZ same. Zircon, periodot, Topaz, quartz etc copper 3000 or Zinc then Tin alloy 100,000...

Ive been deceived. I was given 2 sapphires to cut and they looked like a yellow with a blue patch,a blue green cross section piece just like a Queensland sapphire. So I cut them . the first thing was they cut very easily.They had the usual hard and soft facets but they felt a little different...

Here's a few more pretty's to ooh over. 15.4ct Antique rectangle green tourm. 15.80ct Pink and green tourmaline emerald cut. Green tourms.

Im a master gem cutter and have a faceting mancave so good I have to wash the drool off the floor visiters leave behind. By master cutter it means I cut both diamond and coloured stones as well as rare and difficult to cut materials. I have two lathes ,a mill,a Cylindrical grinder 3 kilns and a...

Just finished this Tourmaline 17.80ct oval brillant my finest cutting yet