The GIANT Faceting Machine that John Sinkankas used to Cut GIANT Smithsonian Stones

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  • Опубликовано: 29 окт 2024

Комментарии • 28

  • @canadiangemstones7636
    @canadiangemstones7636 Год назад +5

    Sinkankas was an absolute legend, both in minerals and lapidary. So glad you saved his machine!

  • @waywardwoodward
    @waywardwoodward Год назад +3

    I can only dream of finding vintage stuff like this! I’d use that sucker everyday!

  • @crystalquarry
    @crystalquarry Год назад +2

    That's a one-of-a-kind piece of history. I wonder if there are any miniature faceting machines out there 🤔 I'd love to work on one if there are

  • @CurrentlyRockhounding
    @CurrentlyRockhounding Год назад +4

    I can't believe you managed to scoop up Johns machine! That's incredible.
    On the topic of books, John Sinkankas wrote many books, including a personal favorite of mine, Mineralogy which has a place on ever mineral collectors shelf.

    • @JustinKPrim
      @JustinKPrim  Год назад +1

      I also really like his An Annotated Bibliography. Really really handy for research, I really want to know how he made these biblio books.

    • @CurrentlyRockhounding
      @CurrentlyRockhounding Год назад +1

      @@JustinKPrim Now that is hard one to find.

  • @Liburni
    @Liburni Год назад +1

    WooW fantastic work with very modest equipment. I am delighted with every homemade machine, thanks Justin .

  • @georgeser3939
    @georgeser3939 Год назад +1

    A Lapidary's Manual!!!!! My first book back in the 70's. Still have it! That book was my bible. Thank you so much for the sweet memories❤

  • @moyse_tv2246
    @moyse_tv2246 Год назад +1

    What a great story. Thanks for sharing, Justin!

  • @1luckytexan605
    @1luckytexan605 Год назад +1

    Great video, and like others said, quite the achievement getting his machine into the collection. Well done!

  • @largent45
    @largent45 Год назад +2

    Wow! That was an amazing machine, used to facet some incredible stones! Those quartz eggs, with the two different style of facets, are so beautiful and have such amazing and intricate facets that decorate the piece, all the way around it. I was noticing that the two eggs have totally different cuts! And that beryl is just amazing and so beautiful! And not to mention the other enormous stones that he managed to facet! They are all just so far and beyond anything else being cut either back then, or even today! Your museum holds the fascinating machines that tell the stories of all these legends of gem cutting, that pioneered what it is today! Thank you for your hard work and putting it all together! And your book is going to be amazing in telling the history of the birth of this industry and how it got to where it is today! I absolutely can't wait for it to be finished! You are just an amazing story teller, and your book is is going to be just as amazing. Im sure of it! Thanks Justin!

    • @JustinKPrim
      @JustinKPrim  Год назад

      Thank you. I can’t wait to show people the museum collection in person. I’m also excited to finish the book because I want to sit down and read it myself 😃

  • @vincesimmons621
    @vincesimmons621 Год назад +1

    What a nice find! way to go Justin.

  • @yankeetimeline
    @yankeetimeline Год назад +1

    That is an awesome find with a great story!

  • @rcmtby11
    @rcmtby11 6 месяцев назад +1

    Very cool machine. Glad it has a good home.

  • @peterchesko9537
    @peterchesko9537 Год назад +1

    Thank you for your contributions. This man was a genius and inspiration to so many.

  • @learntochef1286
    @learntochef1286 Год назад +1

    Those stones are on another level!

  • @worlderrorcoins
    @worlderrorcoins Год назад +1

    Thanks

  • @lorawaring883
    @lorawaring883 Год назад +1

    WOW

  • @offyarocka
    @offyarocka Год назад +1

    🤯🤯🤯

  • @FauziFauzi-rj2nv
    @FauziFauzi-rj2nv Год назад +1

    👍👍👍🙏 terimakasih 🙏🙏🙏🇮🇩

  • @асликов
    @асликов Год назад

    👍👍👍👍👍

  • @Jack44M
    @Jack44M 9 месяцев назад

    "The GIANT Faceting Machine "
    .....there's nothing GIANT about that machine

    • @JustinKPrim
      @JustinKPrim  9 месяцев назад

      How So? It's double or triple the size of a normal machine. That qualifies as giant to me.

    • @Jack44M
      @Jack44M 9 месяцев назад

      @@JustinKPrim
      I guess it depends on the definition of "normal". BTW, do you teach your students to use their fingers to hold the material or use a dop stick?

    • @JustinKPrim
      @JustinKPrim  9 месяцев назад

      @@Jack44M both. The preforming happens in the hand. The fine preforming and hand shaping happens on the dop for better control.