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Old Prismatic faceting machine
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<blockquote data-quote="Debbie K" data-source="post: 349257" data-attributes="member: 10510"><p>Thanks for the replies. I'm not sure if Horst is a company or a person, and what sapphire fields refers to.</p><p></p><p>In the meantime, while waiting for the guy who repairs/rebuilds these machines to reply, I loosened some more screws on the head collar and the head swings a little freer now; I can actually move it with one hand. Still feels stiff like it needs new bearings, but definitely better than before.</p><p></p><p>I also messed around with the nut that was originally overtightened, and the cheater seems to be working a little better too.</p><p></p><p>I'm going to try to cut another stone and see how it goes. I've done a pavilion already, and the cheater was erratic and difficult to control. I only needed to use the cheater when I moved the head up on the plate. When it's fixed, it's dead accurate.</p><p></p><p>Yeah, isn't it a cool machine? I hate to see things like this neglected and abused. It seems like I spend more time rehabbing and restoring machines than I do making things.</p><p></p><p>Until I hear back from the repair guy, I'm refraining from doing anything drastic. Any advice you guys have, especially if you've any experience with a machine like this, I'd love to hear.</p><p></p><p>Debbie K</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Debbie K, post: 349257, member: 10510"] Thanks for the replies. I'm not sure if Horst is a company or a person, and what sapphire fields refers to. In the meantime, while waiting for the guy who repairs/rebuilds these machines to reply, I loosened some more screws on the head collar and the head swings a little freer now; I can actually move it with one hand. Still feels stiff like it needs new bearings, but definitely better than before. I also messed around with the nut that was originally overtightened, and the cheater seems to be working a little better too. I'm going to try to cut another stone and see how it goes. I've done a pavilion already, and the cheater was erratic and difficult to control. I only needed to use the cheater when I moved the head up on the plate. When it's fixed, it's dead accurate. Yeah, isn't it a cool machine? I hate to see things like this neglected and abused. It seems like I spend more time rehabbing and restoring machines than I do making things. Until I hear back from the repair guy, I'm refraining from doing anything drastic. Any advice you guys have, especially if you've any experience with a machine like this, I'd love to hear. Debbie K [/QUOTE]
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