DIY Faceting Machine Part 19 - The Compact Faceting Head

[@ronludwig9383]

I wish I learned machining when I was younger. This arm looks so good and what a great video showing the modelling & manufacture. Well done, The most interesting video I have watched this year!!

[@GemWorks]

Hi Ron, thanks a lot for your positive comment!

[@Ismail-dd7oi]

​@@GemWorks Do you sell this facet embroidery arm you have made, how much is the price?

[@GemWorks]

@@Ismail-dd7oi No, sorry

[@Ismail-dd7oi]

@@GemWorks don't you have so where can i buy it?

[@VintageTimeGems]

Great stuff...Absolutely fascinating. Great skills to engineer a precision instrument. I'd be interested to know how accurate the head is? Your head has similar features to the facetron which is also made of aluminium. Most Aussies view the Facetron with it's Aluminium head to have too much flex. Mind you, all the Australian Faceting Machines tend to be over engineered, less bells and whistles but designed to robust and highly accurate. The latest Halls Faceting machines made in Australia in Queensland has a 6 month waiting list on it. They cast their heads. My mast is 20 mm. It's like yours but thicker, and I have virtually the same height adjuster ( which is a simple design). Easy to use and easy to clean. From memory water goes into your quill. Facetrons have the same issue and a splash guard need placed on it. I was speaking to a gem cutter and he said that the water was getting in and rusting his steel dops, seem to be design flaw in the facetron. I'm also getting a 96 index wheel made up by a local engineer as I have only a 60 & 64 index wheel. It will cost a bit ( as it has to be made of stainless steel, so it won't rust and wear out, so he says), so your lucky to make yours. I'll have to watch this vid several times to absorb it all. Once again, you should be proud of yourself, great effort.

[@GemWorks]

Thanks a lot, man! Interesting to read about the flaws of professional faceting heads. In Austria (not Australia ;-) it's terribly expensive to get a facetron or any other professional faceting machine, having high shipping costs from the US and customs. Steel is for sure the material with highest quality, so I'd prefer it over aluminium. Though the machines to work with steel appropriately are a different price level. Height adjustment is indeed simple and effective. I bought already some linear cnc axes and stuff, but I don't see the big benefit so far.

[@VintageTimeGems]

Yep, the same here in Australia the Facetron commands huge dollars. There is a Australian faceting machine called the "VJ Faceting Machine" and costs around $7000. Yet the Hall's for less than half the price is winning the Australian gem cutting competitions. So it's not about the price of the machine it's about the skill of the gem cutter. I hope you make more videos. There is not enough of us on youtube that make vids about gem cutting,or faceting machines. Cheers

[@gemmaster9369]

Hi there, I hope you are doing just great. My mate, have build any other Head/s? If so, would you please share it with us. You have done a fantastic job and it is admired. Cheers.

[@rcmoot]

You need an unlock/lock feature for mast head and quill rotation. Also doo stick alignment pin &notch. Make sure rotating head backwards and upright does not hit mast.

[@shehzadumer7317]

Nice job I m also manufacturing faceting machinery but few customer like mast type I appreciate yr skill carry on good job

[@GemWorks]

Thanks a lot!

[@en2oh]

great video! a bit of anxiety when I see someone using fabric gloves while operating a lathe or milling machine. Digits get torn off with that practice.

[@GemWorks]

You're right. I'm not using them any more at the lathe. - Thx.

[@marcushughes2984]

Brillient. Did you save any money ? I have been looking at a VJ for around $6000 AU. I think a reasonable lathe would cost about 2000 or at least get the local machine shop to do some could work for about the same cost. Well done on the work.

[@craigs1065]

Thanks for your reply greatly appreciated it, just a quick question as I don't want to take up your time. The calabration sensor on pin 4 digital input on arduino mega board, is this going to a sensor of some type, ir sensor or something else, and what input.pins, I just can't get calabration to initiate, that's my main question, love it if you could answer that for me, also just one last question is the touch on just one wire to pin 5 from what, and 22,23,24 digital output where are they going, really sorry about the question, It would really get rid of this headache I have thinking about this, you are my only hope, any info would be much appreciated. So happy you replied. Please, please 🙏

[@GemWorks]

pls contact me via email. (via my profile)

[@craigs1065]

I tried to contact by your email but I did not get any reply, can you please tell me your email, by the way I put up a pull request on git hub did you see it.

[@prospectvic]

Very nice job, can I ask you what method you you came up with to design the index wheel? I want to mill my own but unsure where to start. Cheers

[@GemWorks]

Hi, not sure what exactly you mean with method. As shown in the video, I just made a disc into which I drilled a center hole and 96 teeth with a 60° engraving bit using a manual dividing head. Cheets, Peter

[@CambodiaGemsFaceting]

hey sir, i was caught with your tool, this is amazing

[@petersteiger1664]

Thanks Ichsan!

[@CambodiaGemsFaceting]

Peter Steiger you are welcemo

[@iancanal1675]

This is great job...i always dream, in the future, i have one like that...

[@xuelicao-ie2tf]

Hi,Do you have lathe drawings? I need it very much, and the factory does not know how to process it without drawings. thank you

[@bigjase6481]

How much to make in 240volts? Cheers outstanding craftsmanship.

[@bandilla7317]

Awesome very nice.

[@shawnie2027]

Awesome job

[@askndeniz5781]

Do you have a cabochon embroidered facet handle?

[@lawrencedavidson5550]

I am also making a faceting machine.. what are you using for encoder. I am using a 14 bit hull effect encoder @ 0.0219% per pulse. Was thinking of getting a 17 bit one to get .0027% Only costs a bit more then the one i currently have.

[@lawrencedavidson5550]

never mind.. looked at the blog.

[@sidneybeatogatti6677]

Obrigado por compartilhar seus conhecimentos, foi de grande ajuda. Somente os detentores de sabedoria sabem ensinar. Parabéns pelo trabalho realizado.

[@aresshahoomian7620]

Nicely done. Only thing i whould do diffrently is the index gear number .o whould use brass or steel and whould etch the numbers in but that said ....well done keep up the good work.

[@GemWorks]

Hi Ares, thanks! I fully agree with your remark about using a different (harder) material. I already did order steel discs that I want to use instead of aluminum :-) But I will stick to the transparent sheet as have more detailed lines, which I can't engrave in this quality with my mill.

[@walterwong6970]

How is the turnnion axle (?) attach to the chuck? Just tight fit? Or welded?

[@GemWorks]

Hi Walter, these 8mm shafts are a tight fit, no welding. Luckily I have a drill bit that resulted in a fit, so that I needed light hammer strokes to push it in. The hole I drilled on the lathe, in order to get accurate perpendicularity. KR, Peter

[@walterwong6970]

Thanks for your info. I start gaining interest in gemstone faceting but keep getting distracted on gathering informations about how to build a faceting machine. A long long way'S to go. Hope to see more of your videos.

[@garrettdee6364]

😮 wow, you’re good… you’re really good. Wouldn’t happened to want to make another one would ya ?

[@GemWorks]

Thx a lot Garrett! No, i'm not planning to build a second, sorry.

[@HiTechKoke]

Great project.. do you have any updated plans for this compact version... could not find your email on the web site. Tks in advance.

[@GemWorks]

Thx! Sure, it's in the About section of the site that you can in my channel info.

[@HiTechKoke]

@@GemWorks Tks for the reply... those looked like some of the drawings and files from your original design and maybe no the updated version?

[@JLards]

I worry your mast isnt thick enough. Solid steel mast on my machine is 25mm and still some flex is observed

[@GemWorks]

Might be. I'd think that beside the mast flex can arise in other spots of the arm as well, e.g. the junctions.

[@chalepolones9206]

Hello! Please, could you tell me the brand and manufacturer of this machine? Thanks.

[@GemWorks]

Hello! The brand name is "self-made" 😉, and the manufacturer is me as amateur tinker man.

[@freddywrx3338]

What sensor was used to give the angles?

[@GemWorks]

One like this: www.aliexpress.com/item/32990323362.html?spm=a2g0o.cart.0.0.49d53c00G5XCd3&mp=1

[@garridopessoa]

Boa tarde!! Sou do Brasil meu amigo!! Qual o valor desse equipamento??

[@quarzo110]

Buon giorno, vorrei chiederle se potrebbe cortesemente dirmi dove poter scaricare la pellicola adesiva per la ruota dentata da 96 denti, grazie.

[@GemWorks]

Ciao! Please contact me by email. You can find it via my profile. Then I can send yout the file.

[@Morkmec]

Awesome!!!!!!!

[@moga-moga6987]

How much money price this machine..... Can iam buying

[@GemWorks]

Sorry, I'm not selling. Just showing how you can build one for yourself ;-)

[@moga-moga6987]

@@GemWorks ok... If im buyying can you recomend where market in your contry

[@craigs1065]

Hello, nice build I was wondering if you could please help me with the wiring and codeing on my faceting machine I built, I would be happy to pay you for your services, I have incremental optical encoder 2048ppr and arduino mega 2560 and 20 x 4 lcd, was hoping to get encoder to 4000 ticks like you did, just need help with wiring and coding, im really stuck with this,would be much appreciated.

[@GemWorks]

Hi Craig, sorry, but unfortunately I won't be able to support, my backlog is already full for some more years... However 2048ppr should be definitely fine! Good luck!

[@craigs1065]

Thanks for your reply greatly appreciated it, just a quick question about the calabration sensor on pin 4 on arduino mega board, is this going to a sensor or coming from z chanel of encoder, I just can't get calabration to initiate, also just one last question is the touch on just one wire to pin 5 from what, and 22,23,24 digital output where are they going, really sorry about the question, It would really get rid of this headache I have thinking about this, you are my only hope, any info would be much appreciated. So happy you replied. Please, please please 🙏

[@mermaidaquariums6102]

How much you charge for this one With grinder

[@GemWorks]

Sorry, not for sale

[@Westhoust]

Is possible cut Diamond wicht this machine?

[@GemWorks]

Hi Frank, basically yes. But it would need an extension as dopping does not work for diamonds. And in general diamond faceting is done with handpiece faceting machines, which also are differently dimensioned. So practically I most likely will not try a diamond on this machine. KR

[@riogemscut]

Wow ... want 1 for that

[@sarunadi4344]

How do u get one like this in India

[@GemWorks]

Hello, sorry, my machine is a single build, and I don't sell. so I'm afraid the only way to get one is to build one yourself. cheers!

[@PangatStore]

Bgagaimana cara pemesanannya kalo dari indonesia.?🙏

[@kamarazman2682]

شكرا لك انت رائع سلمت يداك

[@guseinchavtarayev4870]

I can’t paint mechanical angle limit ,(maybe someone have file ?i will cut on CNC

[@vebbysyarif4704]

Aku sangat suka peralatan faceting dari kamu, aku dari indonesia

[@MrRnaljeff]

hi, How to design for DIY Faceting?

[@GemWorks]

Sorry Jeff, are you asking about instructions how to build such a faceting head?

[@MrRnaljeff]

@@GemWorks yes, how do ?

[@iliasnesraoui9170]

How much the price of this machine

[@GemWorks]

Hi. Actually it has no price, as I built it for my own... But maybe my video encourages you to start to build one yourself?

[@felixmendoza4846]

Hola, I wants to Buy one from You

[@GemWorks]

Sorry, I do not sell my machine. Maybe in future I will produce a small series. cheers!

[@RamazanDemir-qb5ur]

Hello, can you send me technical drawings of The Compact Faceting Head?

[@GemWorks]

Yes. Contact me via email pls.

[@RamazanDemir-qb5ur]

your email adress? @@GemWorks

[@RamazanDemir-qb5ur]

i sent a direct message on facebook for you as i don’t know your e-mail adress.@@GemWorks

[@sarathchaminda4911]

How much this is faceting head

[@GemWorks]

it's not for sale, sorry

[@sarunadi4344]

I want 1 like this

[@hendrigunnawan1669]

Kalo mau beli satu set apa bisa.? Dan berapa harga persatu set nya.?

[@GemWorks]

Hello! Unfortunately I'm not selling this device, and I also do not produce additional ones of this machine. I'm happy if you get some ideas when building your own faceting head!

[@jimmhadd1373]

Excellent can you ship one faceting head in exchange of a beautiful rough gem sincerely

[@GemWorks]

no, thx

[@diegomarcalsaldanha]

ola meu amigo muito bom este vídeo eu estou começando neste ramo também e tenho meu cana q falo sobre lapidação vivendo em pato branco da uma olhada la também valeu

[@nuriozogul9641]

🔨🍀❤️👍☮🍷

[@mustafafehmiesenoglu3056]

I'm sorry part 19

[@GemWorks]

Done!

[@kamarazman2682]

شكرا لك كم سعرها من المال

[@GemWorks]

Sorry, I'm not selling!

[@mustafafehmiesenoglu3056]

Please help me

[@ramazanceylan4812]

Kac dolar

[@craigs1065]

I tried to contact by your email but I did not get any reply, can you please tell me your email, by the way I put up a pull request on git hub did you see it