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Lapidary
Faceting Machine
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<blockquote data-quote="Dihusky" data-source="post: 629809" data-attributes="member: 10304"><p>I have known of some people buying the eBay Chinese machines and one commonality is they all regretted it. The machines are flimsy, inaccurate and will destroy the dream of faceting a good gem.</p><p></p><p>As LW said, find a local Lapidary club or get in touch with your local Australian Facetors Guild member, <a href="https://facetorsguild.com.au/" target="_blank">https://facetorsguild.com.au/</a> and they should know of people in your area who might be able to assist your learning.</p><p></p><p>Keep an eye of Gumtree or FB Marketplace as machines do come up for sale, but before you shell out your hard earned cash, finding a club and discovering faceting first hand is probably a cheaper route to start. No point in buying if you find you don't enjoy it.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Dihusky, post: 629809, member: 10304"] I have known of some people buying the eBay Chinese machines and one commonality is they all regretted it. The machines are flimsy, inaccurate and will destroy the dream of faceting a good gem. As LW said, find a local Lapidary club or get in touch with your local Australian Facetors Guild member, [url]https://facetorsguild.com.au/[/url] and they should know of people in your area who might be able to assist your learning. Keep an eye of Gumtree or FB Marketplace as machines do come up for sale, but before you shell out your hard earned cash, finding a club and discovering faceting first hand is probably a cheaper route to start. No point in buying if you find you don't enjoy it. [/QUOTE]
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