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<blockquote data-quote="Mr Magoo" data-source="post: 123875" data-attributes="member: 3008"><p><a href="http://www.facetingbook.com/" target="_blank">http://www.facetingbook.com/</a></p><p></p><p>These books will answer many questions you have. The pro's and con's of what you use. Dopping for example - dopping wax, Cyanoacrylate (super glue) or Gorilla glue, epoxy glue's ect, ect, each with pro's and con's. The benefits of each machines attributes - soft stop (light or buzzer or Beale/Woolley) or hard stop? </p><p>Do you need a degree splitter or to have a reversible direction lap? </p><p>What polishing agents, diamond or oxides? Why? 50,000, 100,000 or 200,000.</p><p>The pro's and con's of different laps. pitfalls to avoid, blah, blah, blah.</p><p></p><p>I've probably raised more questions than answers but these two books of 800 pages for about $70 will fill you in, explain it well and give you more questions to ask with more of an understanding.</p><p></p><p>I have a Gemmasta GF4 and think it's a great machine. A couple of things I would like improved (a digital degree read out would be nice, but that's not impossible to be added. The info is in the books to). The build is solid, the manufacturer's are local. The removal quill I think is a great benefit many machines don't have.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Mr Magoo, post: 123875, member: 3008"] [url]http://www.facetingbook.com/[/url] These books will answer many questions you have. The pro's and con's of what you use. Dopping for example - dopping wax, Cyanoacrylate (super glue) or Gorilla glue, epoxy glue's ect, ect, each with pro's and con's. The benefits of each machines attributes - soft stop (light or buzzer or Beale/Woolley) or hard stop? Do you need a degree splitter or to have a reversible direction lap? What polishing agents, diamond or oxides? Why? 50,000, 100,000 or 200,000. The pro's and con's of different laps. pitfalls to avoid, blah, blah, blah. I've probably raised more questions than answers but these two books of 800 pages for about $70 will fill you in, explain it well and give you more questions to ask with more of an understanding. I have a Gemmasta GF4 and think it's a great machine. A couple of things I would like improved (a digital degree read out would be nice, but that's not impossible to be added. The info is in the books to). The build is solid, the manufacturer's are local. The removal quill I think is a great benefit many machines don't have. [/QUOTE]
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