Reviewing the KMT SOM Jambpeg Faceting Machine

[@Liburni]

Justin, thanks for the video and the machine shown. I have already seen it previously made by another company and used in a serious company. Excellent for fast cutting of standard shapes and designs. It seems well made and the price is ok. I love all machines that work with a handpiece.

[@vmg7008]

thanks for this interresting review. looks like a good quality and easy to use machine. I put a like !

[@errellnino]

Love your videos, Justin. Thank you for sharing!

[@stevenmiles7479]

Thanks, Justin! Very interesting.

[@offyarocka]

Awesome review and very informative! Thanks for sharing

[@JustinKPrim]

My pleasure

[@nathansackett6899]

The baseplate looks almost the same as the Ultratech v5. Your handpiece machine is still the nicest one I've seen.

[@benjamindejonge3624]

Love that hand crank to avoid high energy bills

[@yankeetimeline]

Seems like a well built nice machine

[@canadiangemstones7636]

I love the paradox that the simplest machine is the hardest to master. Not knowing what angle you’re cutting is downright perverse, but perhaps being freed from the tyranny of faceting diagrams is compensation enough. I’d like to know what an electrician thinks of the wiring. Thanks for an excellent review.

[@MrCcfly]

it was easy do write them on side with marker ... just print angles on paper on that size and transfer

[@Electric_Crystals]

Great video!

[@JustinKPrim]

Thanks!

[@dantoppa1265]

If you wanted to work out your table alignment get the gemmaster table dop or get one similat made with thread on the end and adapt it to the dop thread on the other type dop that comes with the machine

[@boblakey1359]

You don't need a table dop, you just need to know how to use the table attachment correctly.

[@addee6927]

Quickest faceting machine ever

[@Algoldprospecting]

Looks like a cool machine. I would like to try one.

[@zamber691]

Impressive

[@dantoppa1265]

If your using heat all the time the plastic on the dop being close to the tip would degrade fairly quck id imagine .the crown setup looks like a good idea nice and quick . The transfer doesnt have any real locking in place arrangement , i dont use wax i use 2 part epoxy so im guessing youd need the cheater a fair bit ,i dont think ill be trading my gemmaster in for one any time soon but.great review cheers

[@boblakey1359]

Wrong on both counts.

[@ayeayeruby500]

Thanks 😊

[@rosslyotsub8192]

Hi, I always watch your videos and its informative. I am here in Namibia with a similar but a seven seater machine I would love to ask. If possibly you can provide facet designs for different basic shapes for a jambpeg faceting machine please.

[@JustinKPrim]

@@rosslyotsub8192 hello. I’m working on a book about Jambpeg Cutting right now. They will also have diagrams in it specifically for the Jambpeg

[@GemscopeFR]

Merci

[@raeleenrobinson5749]

Thank you for another interesting and informative video ,how would one of these machines work on Australian power=240volt?

[@JustinKPrim]

This can switch between 110/220. Is Australia different than Europe/asia? Should be ok I think.

[@edwins2595]

An honest appraisal expert evaluation of the KTM Som Jam Peg faceting machine can be found on Bob Lakey's KZbin since he has years of cutting experience with Jam Peg

[@JustinKPrim]

The more reviews the merrier! I think the world can stand an expert opinion as well as a newbie perspective since most hobbyists won’t have been trained on this machine. If you can leave a link to Bobs review here I’m sure viewers would appreciate that.

[@boblakey1359]

My videos are of the Israeli jamb peg, Same as the Som but different bases.

[@travisgeorge7602]

Prices?

[@andybside]

Just wondering if you can buy a high quality mast separately anywhere? It seems like some budget laps would work with a variety of masts. It would be a good way to get started cutting.

[@JustinKPrim]

KMT sells a mast that goes on this base called KAVI. I hope to review it this summer. The price is right but not sure how well it works.

[@jtcustomknives]

I’m not a gem cutter but I am a machinist. Wouldn’t it be more repeatable if there was an adjustable stop that the dob rests on. This would prevent removing to much material from any one facet.

[@JustinKPrim]

For this technique your hand is the stop. You must be great.

[@goldcambodia]

Good!

[@royalboy007]

This machine from india,this company is in my city i think

[@JustinKPrim]

Yes Jaipur

[@victoriaraynaud7718]

It's a bit weird to dop with the plastic index. It could melt. What does it say on the instruction manual ?

[@boblakey1359]

In over 20 years I've never melted one.

[@JustinKPrim]

It seems to be ok to do it. The instructions don’t mention it

[@Kjhd9987hy]

a lot of knife sharpeners use those digital angel gauges, they are cheap accurate and have a magnetic base.

[@MrCcfly]

do u know is normal ktm machines are good and precise ?? like ktm kavi ??

[@JustinKPrim]

@@MrCcfly I’m hoping to review the Kavi later this summer. I haven’t seen one in real life yet so I can’t say anything.

[@MrCcfly]

@@JustinKPrim thanks

[@camilorodriguez6884]

Buenos días le habla Camilo desde Colombia me puede decir cuánto cuesta una máquina como esa porfabor soy tallador de esmeralda

[@JustinKPrim]

$1700

[@camilorodriguez6884]

@@JustinKPrim muchas gracias

[@camilorodriguez6884]

Pregunta cuando hace una piedra redonda hay alguna que usa para redondear

[@JustinKPrim]

@@camilorodriguez6884 i’m not sure about this. You might have to make the shape by hand and then cut the facets.

[@boblakey1359]

@@JustinKPrim Make a simple pre-former for rounding.

[@benjamindejonge3624]

Israel mostly uses this system in their industry

[@JustinKPrim]

Yes this design that India makes directly comes from Israel.

[@gemstones_valley446]

U said its the fastes cutting machine but very slow and difficult

[@canadiangemstones7636]

It takes several years to become proficient.

[@JustinKPrim]

Yes you need to practice but once you’re good it’s very very fast.

[@boblakey1359]

It is not slow and difficult, you just need to know how to use it.

[@boblakey1359]

@@canadiangemstones7636 The Som style jamb peg is no more difficult to learn than a a mast or handpiece machine, not like the early type jamb pegs.

[@user-ds1yj1ve7h]

На самом деле ерунда какая-то, презиционную огранку на нём не сделать....... Я бы не стал гранить камень на нём стоимостю даже 100$ 😔

[@JustinKPrim]

To each their own. Most of the stones in the world are done on a machine like this. You just need a lot of practice. All the best stones cut in Paris are done on a similar style machine and those are some of the best stones in the world.

[@user-ds1yj1ve7h]

@@JustinKPrim i work for Fac-Ette, gemmaster2. And I know what the quality of cutting is firsthand .... And so maybe you are right!

[@astroboy7271]

I want to take everything you say to hart but your nose person destroys all your credibility…

[@Kjhd9987hy]

nice but i do like the sterling type better, and i can dop with super glue/gorilla gel super glue right?

[@jessybrown7108]

I don't think KMT will be my machine. It is too hard to work with in my age. Thanks Justin (Tony)

[@jessybrown7108]

seems too complicated 🤔