Lapidary Time!!! Drilling Quartz crystal point and making a necklace

In this video I drill a quartz point, braid it, and bead it
I chat a bit about how hard it is to drill quartz , how affordable quartz points can be , and where I buy quartz points for about 20$ a kilo

[@jonpatton1164]

I am sooooooo lighting up and enjoying this. There’s an entire life class in just the chill place he’s at!

[@offyarocka]

very cool share and love how you can buy and flip stones with just a little work for some good profits!! oh yeah @0:53 that crystal has a speck of gold at the bottom of it

[@TheMboe76]

Dave, you should have waaay more than 2.2K subs. Your vids are great!! Thank you for passing along your knowledge through your trial/error. It saves us so much time without near as much failure. Some people are so secretive with their techniques, it drives me nuts! Thanks from Michigan!

[@lapidarydave]

TheMboe76 Thank you so much for watching my friends and sharing your appreciation it means a lot to me feel free to ask me anything anytime it’s always my pleasure

[@almostthere2516]

Thank you for the lesson. My husband says i have soon bought all the crystal quartz in the world as I have bought thousands upon thousands. Now I’m going to try to drill holes in some of them so wish me luck!

[@lapidarydave]

Good luck my friend :)

[@curiousbo]

Nice video. I’m about to take the crystal drilling plunge. Subscribed

[@lapidarydave]

Do it!!!

[@lapidarydave]

If you don't mind me asking how do you aplan on doing it? With a water swivel like a gunther drilling system or with a flexshaft/Dremel ect?

[@curiousbo]

@@lapidarydave I have a Master Craft drill (like a Dremel) and flex shaft as well a (Dremel) drill press with diamond bits. I am used to drilling sea glass and will drill my (small) crystals in a bowl of water on my drill press.

[@sweetvonbettie1]

Your voice is so calming

[@lapidarydave]

rina m Thank you so much it’s a blessing I’ve had people tell me in the past they really didn’t like it LOL thanks again so much

[@sweetvonbettie1]

@@lapidarydave lol anytime is soothing it can put you to sleep in a good way 😂🙌🙏

[@nicoleamy1126]

I live in Tucson and have gone to the Gem Show every year for probably the last 20 years.

[@DEPARTUERS19]

Would love to go one day

[@MountainAirOrganicBeds]

Beautiful work as always

[@lapidarydave]

tha k you so much my friend

[@Barbie46]

I love it 💎

[@AndreaDingbatt]

Thank you,yet again!! Im having trouble sleeping,so Im enjoying these videos immensely!! Theyre taking my mind off my kidney pain!(its Bad!) I will have to find your email address,so I can DM you,about my 1st messages! These Beautiful points would be perfect!! Speak to you soon. ..XxX..

[@lapidarydave]

Looking forward to it :)

[@Niteworx]

Did you go to the gem show this year? I actually live in Tucson. I ended up getting quite a bit of amethyst points that I’m about to turn into pendants 😌

[@pietrocavagna5179]

Well done!!!. Please let me know what kind of drill bit you use. Thanks from italy

[@lapidarydave]

Hello my Italian friend :) here is the link to the drilling system I use in this video It is a attachment that connects to any drill press guntherdiamondtools.com/collections/multidrill-drilling-system

[@soranightstorm9262]

I’m trying to make different talismans with sea shells quartz crystal points crystals I find on the beach an random rocks too

[@roosevelt3311]

Beautiful work. What bit do you reccomend for drilling holes in agate for jewelry pieces. Earings and necklaces specifically. With so many shapes it gets confusing with which one will make good fast work of it.

[@lapidarydave]

When it comes to earnings 1mm is usually the best hole for the findings which is extremely difficult to drill even with fancy bits and drilling tools like I use in this video , it's not impossible and companies like Gunther drilling systems do sell 1mm bits but the are extremely fragile and difficult to drill successfully, when it comes to agates and hard materials like it in prefer to use my water swivel which is what I use in this video but it can be done with a dremel which would be good for necklaces but not in 1mm like you might need for earnings

[@Riverwood_KY]

I'm looking for a drill and bits to drill semi-precious stones. Can you describe the water feeding system you have on your drill, where to get one, and where you purchase your bits? For those who are wanting to get started, that would be very helpful. I've watched several videos here, and your setup looks to be the most efficient and effective.

[@lapidarydave]

Chapin Collins in this video I use a gunther drilling system water swivel which is a attachment for a drill press, though for beginners I suggest using diamond burros and rotary tools , check out some of my newer videos I have two on how I drill using cheap diamond burros and a dremel

[@TheRedhawke]

Dave great video, I noticed you refer to the artificial sinew as cotton sinew in several of your videos. Can you please make a video of how you thread the cordage through the hole, tie it, and braid it ? I'm very near completion of the Jade lattes I'm attempting to make and would love to incorporate that cordage into them. Oh where to find that cordage as well if possible. Thanks for all you do brother.

[@lapidarydave]

Here is a video of how I thread the hole and how I braid the stones :) thanks for watching and thanks for your kindness kzbin.info/www/bejne/Y5C4p4NpZZJ3iJo

[@anniemae3858]

Gotta have you in my space!

[@lapidarydave]

Annie Mae sure sounds good to me 🔥🪕❤️

[@antidote6796]

Are you able to use a regular drill press with a small bit even if you don't have the water? And if you can what size drill should I use?

[@lapidarydave]

Jude2x you could use a drill press but you will want to use water not only to keep the stone from cracking but also to keep your diamond drill bit from burning up and losing its diamond grill You have to drill stone with diamond bits because steel drill bits won’t drill stone I suggest Johnson brothers 80grit diamond drill bits :) they are very affordable and are good quality for the price

[@antidote6796]

@@lapidarydave Thank you!!

[@EDLaw-wo5it]

Another great informational Vid. Thanks for your time Dave! Can you give me the name of the supplier of the crystals?

[@lapidarydave]

E. D. Law Email me plz you won the giveaway like a month ago and I’ve been trying to get your info , unfortunately my friend I don’t have the vendors info that sold these to me it was a Chinese vendor during the TG&MS at one of the smaller venues if you don’t go to the Tucson show this year I wil def get the info for you then my friend

[@EDLaw-wo5it]

I can't seem to find your e-mail addy. My e-mail is [e-mail] I will send you my mail address if you reach my e-mail. Thank you for holding my prize! I am completely blown away. @@lapidarydave

[@haleilopez8680]

Hey mate, What beads and cord do you use..? And what type of drill bit is that? Diamond tip? Thank you

[@lapidarydave]

I use artificial sinew which is easily found online I use different gemstone beads as my backing beads now a days that make my necklaces adjustable I ream the holes of beads to make them fit the sinew and to do so I use the same drill bits that I use to drill the stone which I will leave a link of here :) www.johnsonbrotherslapidary.com/shop-bin/sc/ss_mb.cgi?storeid=*0c0420a8a754bd26&ss_parm=Ae8e90da6c26db04107477a5906598b0b

[@EVERYDAYRC]

Great video! Looks beautiful! I’m trying to drill through Amethyst to make necklaces. Do you have the link for the water Swivel?

[@lapidarydave]

I bought it from guntherdiamondtools.com and my swivel is called " Lapidary Water Cooled Multidrill System Startup Kit" I have never seen gunther swivels sold used , The swivel went up in price since I bought mine they are selling for 382$ which was a big surprise to me because I payed 100$+ less then that only just a year and a half ago, in my opinion still worth it, I could drill them for you if you do not plan on buying the swivel , thanks for enjoying make sure to like , subscribe , and feel free to ask anything :)

[@AdirondackBroker]

Dave, what is the water chuck name? Where can I get such an adaptor?

[@lapidarydave]

Gunther multi drilling system here is the link guntherdiamondtools.com/collections/multidrill-drilling-system

[@jairprado5538]

Eu tenho umas pedras assim mais brilha muito e tem 1000 faceta parece lapida

[@jairprado5538]

A pedra tem codigo

[@nene2386]

🤗 I have A Question 🤔 About These Cuties . My Cousin Gave Me 2 Kilos Of Madagascar Quartz Points And I was wondering if there’s a way to make them Shiny ✨ I just Don’t like the matte finish look they have 💜✨

[@lapidarydave]

Unfortunately it’s pretty tough to polish Crystal points without compromising their natural shape you could tumble them and you might lose a lot of material on the beam is shaping a lot or you could flat lab them which will make them a lot shinier but could lose a lot of the natural organic look to the formation of the Crystal

[@horrienixon6440]

Awesome video, I would like to know where you got the rope and your drill mechanism from,..

[@lapidarydave]

I use a artificial sinew in this video that I'm having a hard time finding online and the drill is a Gunther water swivel guntherdiamondtools.com

[@bareaffair7733]

Does the gem show do delivery to Canada?

[@lapidarydave]

There are thousands of vendors and I’m sure if you had their contact info of the individual vendors you want to buy from and know what you’d like to buy that they sell they would be happy to ship to Canada

[@divinelyblessedkb]

Hi! I am just getting into crystal quartz. Could you tell me where I can purchase them. Thanks 😊

[@lapidarydave]

You can get crystals like the when's I have in this video from almost anywhere that sells gems and minerals, eBay is a good place to buy smaller quartz crystals like the ones I'm using in this video also you are a local Gem and mineral and Crystal stores will have them even though probably be a little bit more expensive than getting them offline, gem shows everywhere also sell crystals

[@divinelyblessedkb]

@@lapidarydave Okay great and thank you!

[@lapidarydave]

If your still having trouble finding what you need let me know , I think I have a bunch of points that need good homes

[@divinelyblessedkb]

@@lapidarydave Ok thanks

[@soranightstorm9262]

What’s a water swivel?

[@rkhnd51]

When you go out of frame, that's where you lose me.

[@msflaneuse4340]

Do you have a site where you sell your rocks and services?

[@lapidarydave]

No, it should be right now. It’s word of mouth if you need a drilling service or something else feel free to give me a text 772-284-4459.

[@mamabearssheshedtracykeato6941]

I am looking for such a drill. I have a lot of amethyst and swiss blue topaz along with malachite rose quartz opal and black onyx. Some I know can be drilled with my Dremel, with the diamond bits and the Dremel power drill station, some however are too small for me to safely handle with the Dremel. Where did you purchase such a machine?

[@lapidarydave]

guntherdiamondtools.com tell Kevin at Gunther lapidary Dave sent you please

[@lapidarydave]

I’m using a Gunther Multi drilling system in this video it’s quite expensive fo multi-drilling system in this video , It cost about $300 plus it cost about $300+ and the bots cost about 40-50$ each Email me at [e-mail]

[@twiggy2915]

If I may ask another question what RPMs are you drilling on? And what is a good RPM to drill on for crystals thank you very much.

[@lapidarydave]

Cedra Propp I believe I have my drill press set to the middle speed on my cheap 9”skill press (sorry I don’t know the exact rpm) I don’t know from experience but I can’t imagine there being troubles with the swivel spinning too slow or too fast especially to fast

[@GrabreckA]

Hey Dave, just wondering what diameter of drill bit you use? Also what type of big do you use? Thanks!

[@lapidarydave]

In this video I think I'm drilling with a 2.5mm bit and if you mean drill when you say "big" I use a cheap SKIL brand drill press , I used the cheap harbor freight drill press before this one but I was having some micro adjustment issues so I bought the slightly better Skil press I totally suggest using a straight and true drill press when drilling with the Gunther drilling system the better the drill press the better it'll work :)

[@judeebee5072]

@@lapidarydave I have the Harbor Freight drill press and boy does it shake when drilling. Yours looked like it stayed fairly still during the drilling process. Do you know which SKIL model you have and how bad is the shake on it? Thanks for all the info, btw. My shopping list is growing.

[@lapidarydave]

@@judeebee5072 howdy there I’m using the 10 inch drill press which works a lot smoother then my old 9 inch harbor freight drill press In my opinion harbor freight drill presses are hit and miss big time and are not all made with the same quality control I’d say the skil is definitely worth the money

[@LaurenKay333]

Where can you buy this machine? Please let me know it's greatly appreciated.

[@lapidarydave]

Luv Lauren Kay guntherdiamondtools.com/ Is the website Thanks for watching my friend feel free to ask any questions you may have if you purchase one of these machines please tell them lapidary Dave sent you they are good friends of mine also if you haven’t done so already please Consider subscribing it really helps out

[@LaurenKay333]

Lapidary Dave is there any other Drill press that would still be good for drilling through Quartz and other stones? What would I need to get?

[@lapidarydave]

So you can use almost any drill press the Gunther drilling system I have is actually just a truck that fits inside of the truck of a drill press so it can be used another drill presses but when it comes to any alternatives to the tool itself the actual Gunther drilling system is what they call a water swivel and water swivels can be had very affordably being sold by different companies online I have yet to buy one myself I know Highland Park lapidary makes one and I know that they are a lot more affordable than the Gunther stuff when it comes to the quality of drilling it’s less important about the actual water swivel then it is about the drillbits you’re using I think a Gunther drilling system works so well because the drill bits are extremely high-quality in fact the cheapest drillbits they make about $45 if you don’t need an extremely precise hole you can do it by hand I often drill courts by hand it could be very easy I have a few videos on that and which I use a Dremel and a rotary tool

[@marciaframe]

Do you sell the drilled stones?

[@lapidarydave]

Marcia Frame I do sell drilled stones and crystals and I can also drill any stone you would like if I do not have what you were looking for on hand message me thru Facebook or Instagram you can find me via #lapidarydave Or by searching for David Garcia Taos

[@EDLaw-wo5it]

Where do I find your email addy? besides the other I would like to buy some from you.

[@lapidarydave]

E. D. Law [e-mail]

[@twiggy2915]

Hello :-) what size drill bit are you using please?

[@lapidarydave]

Cedra Propp They are very cheap Johnson brothers brand burrs ,They are sold by the shank size and not by mm the pack I use are 1/8 and 80grit ,Grits more aggressive than 80 can be distractive to the stone and grits finer than 80 are too fine to drill in a reasonable amount of time

[@lapidarydave]

Cedra Propp Sorry about that I responded To your comment before I recognized with video I was commenting on in this video are used Gunther drilling systems water swivel and it is a 2.5 mm bit , Sorry again for the confusion I should’ve noticed Sorry a sorry again for the confusion Again I didn’t notice you were asking about the video with the water swivel

[@twiggy2915]

@@lapidarydave thank you so much I just ordered the Gunther drilling system with 2.5 mm drill bits two of them. Thank you so much for the information and I will definitely purchase some of those that you were speaking of. I have a celestial quartz crystal that's fairly large in size and I would like to drill through it sideways which would be the hard way instead of the easiest way this piece will be used as a bracelet. It's going to be a long process , I have to take my time. Wish me luck :-)

[@twiggy2915]

No apologies needed, all is well I just thank you for taking the time to help me! I have broken two Gunther drill bits, we decided to go forward with the drilling system. I love how the drill bits work they're quick, efficient but I'm new at this. I first started with a hand-held Dremel tool and I drilled out a couple of stones to for myself into for my husband however that was very time-consuming. We decided to purchase a drill press and as I did more research I was led to your Channel :-) I have so many beautiful crystals around and I do a lot of beating with wooden beads and I'm looking forward to drilling crystals to add to my bead collection and perhaps starting a website! I know it will take some time to develop a finesse so I'm really looking forward to the journey :-)

[@mysticalkay2401]

Sorry, I fell asleep.

[@lapidarydave]

Mistie Zain sweet dreams my friend 😴

[@dianemyers250]

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[@lapidarydave]

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