Journey into the Faceting Museum (Pt. 3 - Handpiece Machines)

[@Algoldprospecting]

Very interesting history of gem cutting. The pink story was funny. And that last tiny machine also. That would be tough cutting tiny stones

[@husamarab1385]

First time to see the Swiss mini one super cute thank you for sharing

[@JustinKPrim]

Yes I love that one!! Thanks

[@TheEggman51]

I'm enjoying your series! Seeing the O'Brien took me back to the days when, as a child, I wanted a faceting machine almost as much as I wanted oxygen. My first machine was a Graves, though, which I still have. Now I use a Lee, which has a blocky construction (mast) and does have a micro adjustment for the angle setting. i used an Imahashi when I worked for Golden City Lapidary, in SF, CA in the '70s.

[@GemLapidary]

That's a grate video. 🔥 Love the Switzerland machine. ❤️

[@jorgesucno9716]

GRACIAS JUSTIN...DESDE LIMA PERU...UN ABRAZO

[@georgeser3939]

There are faceting machines and then there's the Bunter 👊✊ great work 👍

[@JustinKPrim]

Hehe

[@canadiangemstones7636]

Kinda entranced by that Burma buffalo horn handpiece, even though the thought of using it makes me nauseous.

[@Liburni]

just in time when i want to build one copy of O'Brien or Chinese handpiece for learning , thanks Justin, great video ....

[@raelmiindia]

_--I am very very & very happy to see what you share, greetings from India & always success-_-👍😱😱😱..

[@yankeetimeline]

Enjoyed the video. Never had seen the Bunter machine before.

[@JustinKPrim]

Probably the best Handpiece ever made

[@jasonochoochoski7442]

Have you tried cutting stones with all of these tools? I would love to see videos of that! Could be an interesting series, no???

[@JustinKPrim]

I’ve tried a few of them but not close to all of them. It would be cool to cut a stone on each one!

[@pinettesteve]

I have a set of pink plastic obrian handpieces, but I have no idea how to use them. and cannot find any info.

[@JustinKPrim]

Email me and I can send you the manual. Justin k prim at gmail dot com

[@pinettesteve]

@@JustinKPrim rad, thanks. email sent

[@sarupk]

thank you! 3x

[@jessybrown7108]

My friend what do you think about KAVI faceting machines from India? Do you think they are ok to buy?

[@JustinKPrim]

I haven’t used one yet but the KMT Jambpeg machine was very well made. They are supposed to send me a kavi head this year to test.

[@jessybrown7108]

@@JustinKPrim Thanks my friend.

[@TeslaAtoms]

Hi Justin! I am still in the process of designing and building my own faceting machine. I wonder, if you were to design your own handpiece, how would it differ from the latest sterling handpiece? Is there anything in the design you would really wish be improved? BR from germany, andy

[@JustinKPrim]

Hi Andy. I’ve thought a lot about that and there are several features I would like to add and aesthetic aspects that I would change. However I’m planning to actually make my own Handpiece and sell it sooner or later so I don’t want to reveal all my secret ideas yet 😅

[@TeslaAtoms]

@@JustinKPrim I thougt something like this! Do you have prototyping and manufacturing figured out yet? If you need any CAD design or cnc help, hit me up!

[@JustinKPrim]

@@TeslaAtoms I have a guy that wants to help with the cad but this year I don’t have any free time to brainstorm because I’m traveling too much.

[@renesoaresaventurabrasil]

hello my name is Renê I'm from Brazil I want to know if there is a machine like this for sale?

[@JustinKPrim]

Sorry all these ones are old and hard to find. I see brazilian ones for sale from time to time. Also check out Lapidart. Cool looking machine and local to you!

[@askndeniz5781]

How much Fasecet kolu? Price?

[@roysuggs3635]

Have you ever heard of a hand faceted called a Lap-Lap? No motor, you rub the stone on a stationery cutting plate.

[@JustinKPrim]

Ive heard of a Stone Tes which sounds about the same thing

[@samosdolphins123]

why dont the handpieces have a part that freely slides up and down so that the handpiece feet always touch the ground thereby keeping the angle the same all the time?

[@JustinKPrim]

There is one that can do that but honestly its the worst one I've tried. The thing that makes it go up and down makes the handpiece really heavy. But also its nice for the angle to go up and down with the handpiece plate. Its a really fast way to adjust your angle so you can stretch out facets that need adjusted, on the fly.

[@samosdolphins123]

@@JustinKPrim i am new to this and have bee watching your videos which are really useful thank you. i want to ask you, i want to start faceting, but i dont have the money to buy a lap, could i fix the al oxide wet dry sandpaper on a hard flat surface and use one of these handpieces and just move them , it will take longer but will it work do you think? i am planning on making one of these handpieces because i cannot find them online and when i do they are pretty expensive. i was thinking of trying to make one like the thai handpiece but i will have it in two parts and connect the two parts with a small sliding rail so that the part moves down as i press from the top and keeping the angle the same. am thinking of putting some ball bearings in place of the feet so they move across with less friction to do this.

[@JustinKPrim]

@@samosdolphins123 yes actually in Burma they sometimes take sandpaper and tape it down on the kitchen table and just run the stone in handpiece back and forth across it. I guess it works. This is not a bad idea. Same for making your own handpiece. The Thai one is very simple. However it’s also very cheap like $25 so maybe easier to buy one😅

[@samosdolphins123]

@@JustinKPrim thank you very much for the info. where could i buy it. I have looked online but possibly i am not looking in the right places. many thanks

[@JustinKPrim]

@@samosdolphins123 one company that makes them is somsit ltd in bangkok though I don’t think you can order online.

[@jessybrown7108]

My friend, anytime you receive your KAVI and you want to do some review on it, Can you please inform me. By the way this is Tony with an other ID lol . I have a question my friend. After you got better and better in your art ( faceting ), how did you feel when you got a stone belonging to a shop and told you to do the faceting? Were you scared?? Scared from maybe damaging it or anything? I am just very curious. I just subscribed again LOL 😂

[@JustinKPrim]

Yes the first time I cut for a customer I was nervous but luckily I had Victoria there to give me advice and critique me. As for the kavi, they are supposed to send me one this summer. Let’s see

[@jessybrown7108]

@@JustinKPrim Thanks my friend for your replies. I was thinking that one day when I get maybe better, will I accept stones from shops to facet or I will say no to them. By thinking about it I am already shaking and I even haven't started anything yet. LOL I don't even have machine and I am thinking about 2 or 3 or more years from now.

[@JustinKPrim]

@@jessybrown7108 it’s a good goal, but maybe one step at a time. First step, learn to cut 😅

[@jessybrown7108]

@@JustinKPrim You are right my friend. Thank you .

[@fazalkhaliq4356]

How can I get faceter bro

[@JustinKPrim]

practice!

[@linodisousa2844]

👏👏👏👏

[@chanakanilantha7896]

Opa pattalaya

[@sarathranasinghe3475]

can we find jobs as a gems cutter in abroad in especial in south korea

[@JustinKPrim]

I’m not sure. I’ve never been to South Korea. In

[@sarathranasinghe3475]

@@JustinKPrim thank sir do you know another country

[@JustinKPrim]

@@sarathranasinghe3475 sorry most places are only hiring locally. In some places you need to speak the local language and in some countries it’s illegal to bring in foreign cutters. I’ve never seen a cutting factory looking to hire foreigners.

[@sarathranasinghe3475]

@@JustinKPrim thanks sir