Customer Reviews for VEVOR Gem Faceting Machine, 1800RPM Rock Polisher Lapidary Equipment Jewelry Polisher, Gem Cutting Machine Lapidary Grinder Polisher Machine,Digital Display And Mechanical Handle for Gem Jade Stone

I just joined a Gem and Rock Club, and learned how to use a different machine. I bought this "cheapy" to use at home and so far: AWESOME! The 0.05mm Mast marking and adjust is great. The Speed adjust, water supply, and machine seem pretty solid (I did have to put the control board together as it was damaged in shipping, but it was just "loose"). I bought 320, 600, and 2k lap disks because I'm starting on Quartz (1k is really slow). It doesn't have a "cheater", but it does have a hard stop. Like the previous reviews, fine (0.1 or 0.01 degree) angles are not really possible (without a great eye). Honestly, from what I can tell, that is part of the art of it anyway. Quite pleased with my first quartz stone finished at 2000 grit (will get 3k anyway, for ruby). Removable plug for 90 degree girdle grinding is great, as is the 30 degree dob holder for doing the perpendicular table cut (at 60 degrees on the mast). Water adjuster could be finer (is pretty hard to get drops instead of stream). For the price: 1000% satisfied. I don't know what more a $3000 machine would do (besides the fine angle control).

Convenient and fast, thank you, happy cooperation!

Very good attitude, very satisfied!

This is easy to use. Customer support is amazing! Helped me at every step. Well worth the money, good tool.

The machine is ok for cutting, but hard to replicate your settings. I bought the Digital display angle manipulator from Amazon for $93, and the Angle Dop 45/90 degree combo with the dop jig transfer from Amazon for $129- they have a 14 buck model that looks like it might work. I haven't received the transfer jig or angle combo yet, but the digital manipulator fits the machine and has graduations on the vertical shaft, I have high hopes. Will put lines on the base of the machine so I can return more accurately to the distance from the turntable when polishing. Cuts good with the 600 grit wheel, and I can see how it will make quality gemstone cuts, 1200 grit might be better, but it's fast. The water dripper works ok, you adjust it and forget. Nice to have the variable speed. I did the cutting on my first stone at about 12 or 13, that way the water doesn't get flung off the turntable. The plastic splash guard has a removable insert for cutting the waist at 0 degrees. You might have to get creative with spacing so your stone sits right. I took the vertical adjuster off for that. The brass bushings that help everything fit the vertical shaft are nice and tight, I used a little peanut oil to lube them (I had some cooking oil that was turning rancid, it was a nice light oil). I ordered some aluminum oxide polishing disks from a lapidary store and I'm planning on using the aluminum table that came with the machine to put them on. The cheapest good machine I have seen is about 2 thousand bucks, so for getting an idea of what is involved, this is a good machine. You have to figure everything out for yourself, the assembly pictures are ok, but the translation is hilarious! The indexer is a nice feature, and you should be able to get other indexers for different cuts, but the locking collet for the dopstick is iffy, if you take the dop stick out, good luck getting it back in exactly. There is a bag of green things that are included in the box. I have no idea what they are. Not

I have used it a lot and had zero issues. I would recommend

Awesome product. I’ve already bought 17 more for my students to use.

1. No instructions. But I was able to successfully figure it out.2. Had to use some plumbing dope on the water assembly. Works great now.3. Having a ton of fun. Came with 1000 grit wheel, but I ordered a 240 when I ordered this before it got here.4. I have already done a little hand held cabbing on it just for fun.I don't know how long it will last, but it's working great today.

Works as it should. Shaped a 3k opal a couple weeks back that came out flawless.

Well built machine works well with the adjustable speed