Love your videos. I've been cutting gems for many years. Still learn from others all the time. Thanks for your great tips. Finally upgrading my antique American factor. Just ordered a brand new Facetron. Getting excited at this point lol.
Very nicely put together video. Would this de-glazing process also work on Lightning laps? I have a D'lite 3K that is not performing as it once did. Thinking this may help. Curious to know the risk of contaminating the lap with the Lava Soap. Thanks.
Thanks for the comment. You can de-glaze the D'lite laps this way, though many are having success wiping them down with acetone on a clean scrap of T-shirt. You do want to be careful with the D'lites because they are not nearly as robust as the Nubonds. And, when you go back to using, keep in mind the four rules of preventing (delaying) glazing: 1. Don't use them on hard stones. 2. Do use lots of water. 3. Use lighter pressure. 4. Use slower speed. Hope this helps.
Is Facetron your favourite? Lol. I hear every faceter has a different opinion. I want to get a machine and I like the way UltraTec has the screw thread upright - but is that necessary?
Sorry that I just saw this question. Any faceting machine must have a way to control the height of the head. Many machines separate coarse height adjustment from fine adjustment. Facetron, Alpha Taurus, and many others do this. Facetron and Alpha Taurus use a smooth mast with a locking bolt for their coarse adjustment, and then use a micrometer that raises and lowers the mast itself. Ultra Tec (and most other machines that use a lead-screw) integrate both fine and coarse height adjustment in the lead screw. Both systems work; both allow for precise cutting and repeatability - as well as efficient work. Hope this helps.
I tried a nubond lap and it fell to pieces on me. It dropped chunks out of itself every stone I tried to prepolish on it. After about 5 stones there wasn't a single usable area on the thing. It was a horrible waste of money and time and caused no end of headaches every time it damaged a stone.
Raytech had some issues when they were forced by regulation to change their formula for the paint. While working on the new formula, there were some production runs that did indeed fall apart. We had some of these items appear in our classroom. They were an aggravation to work with, but Raytech made good on every single one of them. The product line has now been sold to Rick Scott, producer of the Raytech-shaw faceting machine. As of the date of this reply (look at date) he hasn't yet begun shipping his iteration. I'm confident that he will return the product line to its former glory - and that he'll make good on any hiccups that occur during the process.
Hi, RocDoc, The Nubond is not presently available in the market. There is one alternative - which is not really recommended. And, there's at least one company doing serious R&D toward entering the market void. Anyone subscribed to my newsletter will receive information on any of these things as soon as it develops.
Lo siento. El producto nubond no está disponible en el mercado en este momento. Estamos trabajando por una manera de llenar ese vacío. Regístrese para recibir el boletín informativo en el sitio web de Faceting Academy y podrá recibir una notificación anticipada de nuestro éxito.
Puedes usar las vueltas de resina D'Lite. Son de baja calidad y control de mala calidad, pero son las únicas vueltas de resina disponibles en este momento. Recomiendo usar vueltas de Zinc + con pasta de diamante. Pero, si estás haciendo una variedad de materiales, necesitas varios para que puedas cambiar el tamaño del diamante cuando tengas piel de naranja. Creo que una persona puede arreglárselas con 2 de estos, uno cobrado a 2k y otro a 8k. Me gusta usar un tercero cargado con 3k. Esto suena como mucho, pero el Zinc + es barato y dura para siempre. También puede cargarlo con una pequeña cantidad de diamante y recargarlo muy rápidamente mientras trabaja, por lo que siempre se corta muy rápido. Trabajar con pasta de diamante es más complicado que la resina, pero una vez que te acostumbras, MUCHO más rápido. Y, puedes moverte más, etc. Todavía tengo algunas vueltas de Raytech en mi tienda, pero uso el kit Zinc + la mayoría del tiempo porque corta más rápido. Puede obtener el Zinc + y Voodoo Diamond en mi sitio web. Espero que esto ayude, amigo mío.
Thanks for the advice and information, I really enjoyed the video
Awesome info! I've got a glazed NuBond 600 that has been driving me nuts. I am going to try this today!
Love your videos. I've been cutting gems for many years. Still learn from others all the time. Thanks for your great tips. Finally upgrading my antique American factor. Just ordered a brand new Facetron. Getting excited at this point lol.
Thank you for this video. I recieved a few old nubond laps which seem pretty worn . Going to try to lava soap method. Thanks again
New to cz. Have a ceramic lap. Have 3000,8000. Diamond rub. Also extender oil. How to properly use to polish. Have facetron machine.
Thanks Allan
Very nicely put together video. Would this de-glazing process also work on Lightning laps? I have a D'lite 3K that is not performing as it once did. Thinking this may help. Curious to know the risk of contaminating the lap with the Lava Soap. Thanks.
Thanks for the comment.
You can de-glaze the D'lite laps this way, though many are having success wiping them down with acetone on a clean scrap of T-shirt.
You do want to be careful with the D'lites because they are not nearly as robust as the Nubonds. And, when you go back to using, keep in mind the four rules of preventing (delaying) glazing:
1. Don't use them on hard stones.
2. Do use lots of water.
3. Use lighter pressure.
4. Use slower speed.
Hope this helps.
Exactly the kind of reply I needed. Will see how the Acetone works before doing anything more aggressive. Much appreciated.
Is Facetron your favourite? Lol. I hear every faceter has a different opinion. I want to get a machine and I like the way UltraTec has the screw thread upright - but is that necessary?
Sorry that I just saw this question.
Any faceting machine must have a way to control the height of the head. Many machines separate coarse height adjustment from fine adjustment.
Facetron, Alpha Taurus, and many others do this. Facetron and Alpha Taurus use a smooth mast with a locking bolt for their coarse adjustment, and then use a micrometer that raises and lowers the mast itself.
Ultra Tec (and most other machines that use a lead-screw) integrate both fine and coarse height adjustment in the lead screw.
Both systems work; both allow for precise cutting and repeatability - as well as efficient work.
Hope this helps.
I tried a nubond lap and it fell to pieces on me. It dropped chunks out of itself every stone I tried to prepolish on it. After about 5 stones there wasn't a single usable area on the thing. It was a horrible waste of money and time and caused no end of headaches every time it damaged a stone.
Raytech had some issues when they were forced by regulation to change their formula for the paint. While working on the new formula, there were some production runs that did indeed fall apart. We had some of these items appear in our classroom. They were an aggravation to work with, but Raytech made good on every single one of them.
The product line has now been sold to Rick Scott, producer of the Raytech-shaw faceting machine. As of the date of this reply (look at date) he hasn't yet begun shipping his iteration. I'm confident that he will return the product line to its former glory - and that he'll make good on any hiccups that occur during the process.
Please what is the name of this machine?
Wait your answer
This is a Facetron.
facetingacademy.com/shop/facetron-faceting-machine/
John Bailey
Kindly can you send her name on 07722749236?
John Bailey
I want to know the name of the blue room master John
John -- where can I get Nubond laps these days?
Hi, RocDoc,
The Nubond is not presently available in the market. There is one alternative - which is not really recommended. And, there's at least one company doing serious R&D toward entering the market void. Anyone subscribed to my newsletter will receive information on any of these things as soon as it develops.
cool, thanks! I'll look for the link to sign up. Mind telling me which company is doing said R&D? (Perhaps Gearloose??)
Is it the same as 'VIP Sales Alerts' on your website? If so, I just subscribed.
VIP sales alerts are on the GemstoneArtist site.
What you want is the newsletter subscription on the FacetingAcademy .com web site.
John Bailey gotcha, thanks!
Hola saludos vende nubond 1200 cuanto cuesta
Lo siento. El producto nubond no está disponible en el mercado en este momento. Estamos trabajando por una manera de llenar ese vacío. Regístrese para recibir el boletín informativo en el sitio web de Faceting Academy y podrá recibir una notificación anticipada de nuestro éxito.
@@InsightThoughtSystems gracias... que otro disco de prepolishing podria usar o el mas recomendado o que reemplace nubond 1200 gracias
Puedes usar las vueltas de resina D'Lite. Son de baja calidad y control de mala calidad, pero son las únicas vueltas de resina disponibles en este momento.
Recomiendo usar vueltas de Zinc + con pasta de diamante. Pero, si estás haciendo una variedad de materiales, necesitas varios para que puedas cambiar el tamaño del diamante cuando tengas piel de naranja. Creo que una persona puede arreglárselas con 2 de estos, uno cobrado a 2k y otro a 8k. Me gusta usar un tercero cargado con 3k.
Esto suena como mucho, pero el Zinc + es barato y dura para siempre. También puede cargarlo con una pequeña cantidad de diamante y recargarlo muy rápidamente mientras trabaja, por lo que siempre se corta muy rápido. Trabajar con pasta de diamante es más complicado que la resina, pero una vez que te acostumbras, MUCHO más rápido. Y, puedes moverte más, etc.
Todavía tengo algunas vueltas de Raytech en mi tienda, pero uso el kit Zinc + la mayoría del tiempo porque corta más rápido. Puede obtener el Zinc + y Voodoo Diamond en mi sitio web. Espero que esto ayude, amigo mío.