Vevor Gemstone Faceting Machine review

After a few weeks of playing with the Vevor gemstone faceting machine I feel that I have an opinion. So join me as I share alittle of what I've learned since I bought the machine 3 weeks ago, and as I turn this little pebble into a beautiful 1ct faceted montana sapphire
If your intrested in trying this machine yourself, you can use my affialite link below, eventually it will build up for me to get a new tool to review from them!
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[@TheSilverSmithsBench1]

I have this also. Despite all the limitations this machine presents, it is a tool to learn and blossom with, so I’m grateful, it has the quality, and price so that I can learn.

[@Celestial_Reach]

Couldn't have said it better myself lol

[@jeffegg2]

I have an easy fix for the girdle problem. I put the height adjuster on the top, and put a rubber band to hold the dop holder up. Works well. Also I made the base more level by just sanding it on the 80 grit lap. No need to machine it.

[@ROCKINWHEELERS]

Outstanding. As time goes on You will Definitely manipulate that machine to do what you will it to do. I have seen Mechanics, Machinist do what others in their profession cannot do with their Digital Analog Fancy tools. Your Ingenuity is Astronomical in my view. Keep it up.

[@Celestial_Reach]

Thank you buddy! I'm really happy with this thing, I feel super blessed to have this opportunity. I hope your having a great day!

[@johnsaucerhunter]

Glad to see it working out for you Tyler. I think the more one gets to know the quirks, the strength's, the what-nots... the better one can perform with what they have. You asked a few questions on fixes, Dr. Patrick Donohue had some fixes he did with his in the video: "I Bought The Cheapest Faceting Machine On eBay for $200".

[@JustinTheJadeCarver]

Hope to see more Faceting videos soon!

[@Celestial_Reach]

Hey, I hope to get more videos on this soon, I have had more struggles then normal with this vevor product then others. It works and all but it has some challenges to producing higher quality cuts that I'm still trying to over come

[@JustinTheJadeCarver]

@@Celestial_Reach Thank you very much for the fast reply and letting me know that before I purchased! Do you know of any other good Faceting machines that aren't vevor for under $1000? I cannot find anything that isn't 2k+

[@Kyokahnn]

@@JustinTheJadeCarver having the same question here, those are rare and far between, even used and beat up

[@PapasGems]

Great video , so excited for you. Thank you for sharing 🎉

[@OzoneFineArtVentures]

Thanks for sharing your projects. I hope you can work out the problem with your mast. I'm wondering if you were using water with the diamond on the copper plate (for the 14, 000 I think you showed)? Good on ya for getting the faceting going!

[@Celestial_Reach]

Hey, thank you. I was using water for that part, it just helps it feel smoother. That wrong? I k ow my diamond paste isn't the best quality and that might by why I'm noting a few scratches here and there

[@Kyokahnn]

nice demo, also, nice vape. For how the reddit faceting community speaks of these machines, you'd think they're useless. My first machine, and I doubt I'll ever need more.

[@Celestial_Reach]

Oh I know right. I will admit it wont do what I need from it. But they are plenty good to figure out the basic process and cut some.more simple designs. Mine n Might be a it flawed too. But 100x better then how reddit makes them.sound for sure, and for the price it's not to horrible

[@backwoodheathen]

I found a machinist and had him fly cut the bottom of the mast so it was level. Didn't cost me much to have it done, just took a while to find someone to do it

[@Celestial_Reach]

Thank you for the advice. Did you manage to get it to have less play on the index by any chance?

[@backwoodheathen]

@@Celestial_Reach I really didn't have that problem with play on the index like others have had

[@DonohueLabs]

Most likely, the base of the mast is not level. If you can't fix it with shims like someone suggested (which is a temporary fix and could be a headache whenever you move the mast), you need to machine/mill the bottom flat. Or your best bet is to hold the stone in one place rather than sweeping across the lap. I go from 3k to 50k just fine with sapphire, so you can probably skip the 14k step if you use 8k. Up to you, but give it a shot sometime and see if it makes a difference.

[@Celestial_Reach]

I really appreciate all of this. I don't know if I can machine it any more level then it already is honestly, but staying in the same spot my be possible. I might try to upgrade that part, figure can't hurt, get one with a return policy

[@snowstephenanderson801]

I would just call Vevor...I just got this same machine, I hope mine isn't uneven! I need to get a set of flat lap's and some diamond paste or diamond grit....corundum because it's hard and adds to the grit??? thank's wow, I got the 180W 6inch Vevor which looks just like your's I am practicing on cheap stuff before I try anything of significant value but I was having a problem with the height to cut the stone into a barrel or the girdle facet's before doing the crown or the pavilion....I was trying the 9, or 18 facet's instead of the 8 with 16 just on the girdle cut's not to mention the rest....anyways thank's and I got this machine right from Vevor's website for $249.- where Amazon wanted $318.-

[@Celestial_Reach]

Always best to go from vevor directly when possible. So, I need to do an update to this video, there are perks to this machine, mainly price and I think it's wonderful to learn with. But I find it hard to get high quality stones on it, which should be obvious. Still a great item to learn on and use as a hobby machine while you work your way up.

[@ROCKINWHEELERS]

Oh BTW THEM STONES ARE GORGEOUS AND ROSIE SAYS NICE FACETING. Maybe soon I can take lessons and visit you when I go on our Road Trip to see a Gold Claim in Montana. Also want to do some Sapphire Mining and RED BERYL MINING. Talk to You Soon You Blessed and Wonderful Person and NO I AM NOT BUTT LICKING- hehehe

[@Celestial_Reach]

I thank both of you, amd Your deffinitly welcome to stop by my friends. I so so want a nice red beryl for myself some day! Awesome stuff

[@RyanWeishalla]

Truing up the mast may depend on exactly what the issue is. Is the upright mast straight or does it have a slight bend? If it is straight, you may be able to get some thin shims to put under the between the mast holder and the machine to make it perpendicular, although that may be tough to measure if you don't have the right equipment. The other think that could be off is the spindle of the lap wheel may not be parallel to the mast. That could make it off, too. A lot of different variables.

[@jeffegg2]

I had tried shims, but thought, well it is a lap grinder. So I just put it on a 80 grit lap and got it pretty level. Having fun with my entry level machine.

[@FRENCHXPLORER]

Hello Tyler, I have some raw gemstones (garnet, saphires and rubies) that I want to facet and polish and I am then interested in buying this type of machine. The gemstones are however very small (much smaller than the ones you show in your videos. I want to know how you load up the gemstone on the tool so it stays in place safely ? Thanks in advance.

[@Celestial_Reach]

Hello, I use super glue. It's a struggling tho for sure, I find this is a challenging machine to work with on smaller stones, I might need to throw money at the problem for once lol

[@FRENCHXPLORER]

@@Celestial_Reach Thanks for your return 👍 I bought this machine already. Lets see how its gonna be haha. It will be my first time doing this so I will probably train with other bigger stones before and work on the smaller and more premium ones after I get used to it. Cheers !

[@shahidkhan-vs6ut]

Hey its ur new Subscriber 🫶🏻🥹

[@nwmetalbug]

I have the same machine its crap.

[@Celestial_Reach]

i can deffinitly see some flaws in it for sure. tho, its absolutly doing better then no machine at all i gotta say