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G'day all, Does anyone have any recommendations on where to buy quality jewelry settings that I can easily set stones into that I cut? E.g. ring & earrings settings etc. I'm thinking quality in terms of Stirling silver & maybe gold. Best regards Mark

G'day all, I had planned to do a trip up to QLD Central Gemfields & Obriens creek in the next few months. That's obviously been put on hold for awhile. Which means less time looking for rocks & more time cutting. All gem shows have also been postponed. So the avenues for getting hold decent...

Hi all, I just removed a finished bit of topaz that was epoxyed onto the dop. I heated the dop & used a bit of wet cloth around the stone to get it off. The stone was still covered in epoxy so I dropped it into a jar of acetone, taking it out every hour or so to scrape the epoxy (which was...

G'day all, Does anyone know where I can buy dops for a Hall Mark III machine? Best regards Bullwinkle

G'day everyone, I've been given opportunity to purchase a Hall Mark 3 Faceting Machine for $2200 including dops & laps. Can anyone please advise if this is a good machine & value for the $ quoted? Thanks & regards Bullwinkle

Hi all, My aplogies if this subject has been previously covered. What are your preferences for magnifying your work whilst cutting? I see that the Donegon Optivisor seems to be popular. Are these the best? Are there cheaper versions that do the same job? What is the best magnification for...

G'day there, I'm looking at setting up some permanent test holes to play around the settings on my 7000. Has any one got any recommendations on depth of the holes & size of test pieces that I should use to get the best testing? I was thinking of setting them up permanently, so thinking about...

G'day everyone. I'm heading up to Rubyvale in late April, early May to try my luck fossicking for gemstones. I usually chase the gold, so this is all totally new to me. I've done the usual google, forum research etc. I was thinking that perhaps a good way to learn would be to spend a couple of...

Hi guys Ive recently taken up the hobby of facetting stones at my local gem club. So far Ive cut a bit of Smokey Quartz & some Topaz kindly given to me by a mate. Im now hooked, so like to get hold of some other more valuable stones to have a go at. Ideally I would like to find some myself in...

Hi everyone. I recently purchased a GPZ7000 and so far Im rapt & have it running smoothly. Ive been using quick start & factory presets. This means that the gold mode is High Yield. The area that Im currently working was one that I previously did with the 5000 & picked up about a dozen bits...

Hi all, Check out this old miners ring that I found in the Whipstick. It appears to be made from a brass alloy & was quite tarnished when I found it. Ive done a little bit of research and so far it appears to be from the 1850s. Id be interested if anyone can shed anymore light on its origins?

Hi guys, this might be too broader of a question to answer. I have the 5000 with the 15 evo coil & love it. I am however curious about how much better the 7000 is & whether it would be worth the upgrade? I did consider getting one when, I first started detecting, but went for the 5000 to see...

G'day All, I am looking at getting a new vehicle & camper trailer set up later in the year to travel further afield in my search for the yellow stuff. In light of hearing about the unfortunate & low-life theft of detectors recently, I'd be keen to get peoples idea on securing expensive gear...

G'day everyone, I use a Gpx5000 with a 15" Evo coil. A set up that works quite well. I always use it "Tracking", but understand that "Fixed" goes a bit deeper. When I have tried Fixed it seems to pick a lot more ground noise so I end up flicking it back to Tracking. Can anyone please...

Gday all, I was out the bush this morning & my GPX 5000 kept cutting out with a Coil Overcurrent message. A couple of other times it just switched. Im using a 15 Evo coil. It also cut out when l put the control box on the ground to dig a target. It has never done this before. The thing that was...

G'day all, I'm after a bit of advice please. I found an 8.4 grammer the other day. I had the machine on general & special on the front & fine gold on the LCD. I have also found quite a few smaller ones up just over 1g in the same vicinity but not as deep. The nugget was down about 16...

G'Day all, I just bought a Nugget Finder Evolution 15" for my GPX 5000. I pretty much only ever detect around Bendigo. I would really appreciate it if anyone could please recommend settings on the 5000 to get the most out of the new coil. I gave it a first run tonight & found a small 0.11g, but...