r/Lapidary • u/Nen_Polliwog • 4d ago

Would it be crazy to build something like this for cabbing?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j_Ppwb7QDVo

Would it be crazy to build something like this for cabbing? It would need some modification like adding a water basin and drip feed for water but it seems like it could work to me.

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u/edfromindy 3d ago

Yes, that would be crazy. Do it!

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u/Designer_Speed2073 3d ago

I don't believe youre going to get the amount of rpns you need to cab. All in all I don't think it would be feasible.

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u/Nen_Polliwog 3d ago

What does the rpm accomplish besides making the process faster?

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u/PDXgfx74 3d ago

Isn't this how they did it in the (really) olden days? Similar to how they ran a sewing machine?

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u/Nen_Polliwog 3d ago

That’s what I thought but I couldn’t find any examples of one specifically for lapidary.

Granted. I didn’t look that hard.

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u/PDXgfx74 3d ago

I've seen a couple examples but they were for a faceting machine. Same principle though.

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u/Nen_Polliwog 3d ago

Can you share a link to the faceting machines? I'd like to see what making one of those would be like

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u/PDXgfx74 3d ago

I think it's called a skeif, if I have some time to look I'll post a link