Since you have an output on each end of that motor, why not do away with the drive belt and fit your shafts directly to the motor like some commercial cabbing machines? Just curious.

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Hi mate, I was wondering if you still make the corian laps for cabochon and stars in 6”. Amazing videos as always! 🙌

Thank you. Whether I build a 6 "or 8" machine, I am sure this will save me money and give me a sense of accomplishment. I'll let you know how it turns out.

Thank you! That’s a brilliant idea and video. Unfortunately I can’t find urethane like yours here in Italy. Any idea what I could use instead?

very good video, always wanted to get into lapidary, this just entices me even more :)

Is the clear piece at the bottom acrylic?

You used silver hard solder?

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Thank You Very much, very smart man!! What kind of work, or what was, or is your profession?

great work good to see you back mate take care

WATCHING AGAIN.

NICE

This is great help and advice. Thanks so much.

To everyone in the comments looking to buy one for your crafting needs, you make your own hummingbirds to fit your needs. If you are a stone mason, you probably drill a hole in a paver, and insert a piece of rebar, each craft makes their own third hand tool. A stone mason will use a bigger one than a jeweler. If you are a welder worried about the temperature, you may make the pointy end out of titanium, wrapped in carbon felt, or a tube blowing argon to actively cool it. A wood worker may make one out of a block of wood and a dowel.

Great video. I used a pointed dremel tool to dig into those pinpoint dirt spots, but I like to preserve the natural rock shape better than a standard jewelry shape like a cabochon.

Beautiful!!

Habeebee GREAT video! Thank you!!

Do you have links as to where you went for your specialized parts?

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Where can I get some of the same opal as that ?

Love all your videos. Thank you for sharing your passion and caring and expertise.

Thank you for sharing your knowledge with us. It is greatly appreciated.

Thank you for sharing your passion. Would it be possible to put a parts list in the description or pin it in the comments? Thank you again.

Can you please tell me if you’re using the 2” grinding wheels and what width are the spacers? Also where is the best place to get the sheet metal? Thanks Tommy

lovely opals.

This is fantastic, thank you sincerely for your time!

Thank you for sharing! Good Luck!

Thank you again, I will definitely do the sweat solder on my ring shank this time. Also, the tips of polishing your bezel before you solder on the ring shank make sense to me 😊

I wonder if you put a smaller piece of urethane in the center under the larger piece if you'd get the center. I think I'll give it a go with a similar design.

I copied everything and made my own, only problem I found is that the 1” shaft won’t go through a 1” pillow block or a 1” grinding wheel !! I took the shaft to a machine shop, and had them reduce the 1” down by 1/32”. They also drilled and tapped one end for a 9/16 bolt and welded a round piece of 1/8 metal onto the opposite end, for $50. Altogether I have around $300 (without wheels) works great !!

You make this look so simple. I appreciate your efforts to show your trade. James H

Hi Julie,

I would like to purchase some hummingbirds. Is that possible?🙏

This is a very informative video. Do you have any recommendations on where to get the motor, pully's, and shaft? I think the rest should be fairly straightforward to find.

i have your hummingbirds and love them! Do you sell the tool you made and used in this vieo?

Thank you.

Amazing, thanks , great video , I’ll definitely do the sweat soldering on the ring shank before that way less messy and less cleaning to get done after setting the bezel. ❤😊

Superb explanation for using a caliper. Many thanks. ~Subscriber to your channel

This amounts to how much if I would like to make the same machine as yours, thank you very much for your beautiful video

Thanks for the video very ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

ohhh my gosh ouch!!

Very good video and very helpful

hey there , is there any contact info . like email to rich you thanks

Amazing do you have any contact , to rich you