Thanks for watching my friend I really appreciate it :)

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thank you kathy

I have an agate slice that I need to put a hole through to make a necklace, and I'm terrified of breaking it

E. D. Law I’m so happy that it helped my friend :)

thank you so much ☺️

my pleasure:)

thank you for watching and commenting my friend

Thank you so much Ruth

Moon House I absolutely love this tool I used it for over 1000 pieces already I plan on buying another one when I go to Tucson this year since our Walmart has one of the worst selections I’ve ever seen I might even buy two Thank you so much for watching my friend it’s really a pleasure and a blessing make sure to subscribe if you haven’t done so already it really helps the channel and I’d really appreciate it also feel free to ask any questions you might have

get a small cheap vice that attaches to any table too! i was waiting for him to skewer a finger...

My pleasure my friend thanks for watching

Thanks for the kindness my friend , good luck it can be very easy when get use to it

@@lapidarydave thanks for the reply. I finished drilling so quartz's. It wasn't as difficult as people have said it was.

Awesome I'm happy you did it my friend , when you are seasoned at it you can't charge good money just to drill people's stones , I charge between 5-10$ to do it by hand :)

@@lapidarydave thanks for the advice. Right now I'm practicing more with softer stones such as Amber. I'm also learning how to Polish them by hand. I'll soon save up for a diamond Pacific machine to polish stones. I just finished a emerald I got it turn out okay for my first polish.

Barbara Ness Thank you so much for watching my friend I really appreciate it and it’s an honor that you enjoy the video let me know how you’re a gem stone drilling turns out and if you need any help with anything feel free to ask and if you lapidary questions anytime it’s really my pleasure

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tinahhh Sorondo Totally my pleasure my friend thank you so much for watching

Kalimuddin Ansari totally my pleasure my friend thank you for watching ;)

Thank you so much for watching my friend I really appreciate it it’s such a blessing to have your subscription

Thank you so much for watching:)

happy it helped that’s my mission :)

thank you so much my friend :)

Totally my pleasure thank you so much for watching I really appreciate it :)

Awesome let me know how it works out for you my friend and feel free to message me if you ever need any help

thank you my friend:)

U're very welcome Dave 👍😃♥️🖐

I will definitely check it out my friend thanks so much for the info :)

Thank you so much for watching my friend I really appreciate it if you haven't done so already please consider subscribing to my KZfaq channel it really helps :) supre ask me any of your lapidary or rock related questions it's totally my pleasure to help anyway I can

Happy to help

Thank you so much for watching my friend :)

He never answered you?

ENORUWA O I like flex shaft because they don’t take batteries you can get a nice one for $50 from Harbor freight but Dremel tools and rotary tools are the easiest for maneuvering well drilling stones I like the hyper tough brand rotary tool that is sold at Walmart I think it’s between 16 and $30 depending on which Walmart store you get it from

Ear plugs are good for sure but I don’t use them You can submerge the stone in water but I drip directly onto the stone and don’t ever worry about getting my rotary tool wet or hurt When it comes to keeping your hands out of the way I just take my time to avoid busting though and hurt my hand I guess you could use a vice or something but I don’t think it’s necessary When it comes to small bits I’m sorry but I don’t really know if any high quality small bits but I do know they ate out there I just so happen to drill holes around 2.2mm and larger

@@lapidarydave no worries! Thanks so much for the in detail reply, I appreciate it a lot.

Here is the link :) and I will leave the link in the description section of the video www.johnsonbrotherslapidary.com/shop-bin/sc/ss_mb.cgi?storeid=*0c0420a8a754bd26&ss_parm=Ae8e90da6c26db04107477a5906598b0b

I’m not too worried about damaging my fingers using the burrs that I use I have more of a risk of hurting my fingers when I Reeming beads using pointed burrs Then I do using the ones I used in this video for drilling I’ve seen some people use things like tape to keep down the blowout but really it’s not too big of a deal for me when I need a precise hole I use my water swivel which is a fancy drilling tool that leaves perfect holes with absolutely no blowout but for these simple pendants I don’t mind a little bit of blow out since my chains bales or braiding usually hides the blow out Thanks for watching and thank you for commenting I really appreciate it

It's no wonder you owie your fingers! Use something like a hunk of thick rubber hot glued to your cabinet, or hold it behind the stone.

should be easy

So my stones came in the mail today. Yayy. Problem whoever did the holes hella f#cked them up. Like cracks where the hole begins. My husband said it looks like the used a drill press and it was getting too hot. Some are cracked where the hole began. My husband worked at a landscaping company for 15+ yrs. He knows you can't cut brick without water since he's done masonry work. Anyway lol .. im just wondering if these guys are salvageable at all.

yep just take your time on the hole and it will work

Lol I love dremels with chords they are way more powerful and have more torque and last a lot longer, I am never afraid of getting shocked by corded dremels myself lol I drip water onto the stone using a two and a half gallon drinking water container rather than submerging my stone into water so it's a little bit more safer that way

Good question I’m not exactly sure how fast it’s spinning but I’m using a cheap flex shaft which spins around the same speed as my Dremel’s and I’m using them at full speed I do not go any slower than the maximum setting on these tools because it can create chipping and blow out

Fantastic! That's exactly what I was hoping to hear

@@lapidarydave I'm waiting for my first diamond burr set :) Your videos are very inspiring for beginners like me, thank you very much Dave ;)

Your word are a inspiration to me my friend if there's anything I can ever do to help let me know ,when you get your burrs if you need any help we can video chat and I can walk you through the way I drill

@@lapidarydave Thank you very much, I will keep you informed ;)

Wow! What a honor and pleasure I might take you up on that my friend it sounds like a offer of a lifetime💛💙💜🧡

Come to Canada in Alberta if you want to find good diamonds in alluvial gravel beds .

Hey there my friend I just want you to know that there’s definitely 100% works on thicker stones however you have to adjust your technique a little bit for the thickness you’re gonna have to pull the Diamond bit all the way out of the stone to make sure water is getting into the depths of your thicker hole and to make sure that all of the debris from drilling is cleared out or you’re going to burn out your bits also towards the end of your long deep hole you might have to address your drillbit to be longer and then when he started for strength and consistency I always chuck up my diamond bit as deep as it will fit into my tool so if you do the same I might have to pull out a little bit to make a drill bit longer to get all the way through the whole if you are not meeting in the hole on both sides of the stone Feel free to message me on Instagram via #Lapidarydave if you need any more help

I was on my phone thank you so much for watching over appreciate it if you mean like identifying the stillness synthetic by drilling I can definitely make a video like that it’s usually a lot easier certain materials like troopers are commonly dyed and often white inside where the artificial coloring did not penetrate to the inside Let me know how you’re Drilling goes I’m always here to help you anyway I can

@@lapidarydave that's exactly what I got and I don't want them and they're going back and they suck 🤣 that's exactly what I was wondering when drilling a certain pieces I've noticed that instead of saying okay blue lace agate, it's like a clear powder. And the same thing with another pink stone I totally forget the name of it But when I was trying to drill a hole in my tiger's eye bead it had like this reddish substance coming out which almost look like rust. And it'd be really cool if you could do a video on that showing yes what synthetic and what certain ones will look like when you're drilling. I've tried so hard not to get ripped off and it seems like there are so many fakes out there it is just really annoying. I'm an empath and it's probably also why I don't feel any type of energy from some of these bracelet chips. When I hold a crystal quartz, or a nice tiger's eye chunk even a good piece of amethyst I can feel vibrations Who knows but I really don't feel like putting more money into something and constantly getting ripped off. 🤣

@@ShannonShenanigans79 I completely understand my friend:) it would be cool if they banned fake gemstones in the USA like they use to In parts of Russia back in the day I will make that video sometime soon after finishing my Tucson series

@@lapidarydave okay so sending these stupid drill bits back whatever the heck you want to call him yeah the twisty rope things because I'm getting frustrated 🤣 I'm going to order the ones that you recommended. And when drilling should they last for quite a while or do you tend to run through them?

@@lapidarydave if I see any more white coming out of some of these I'm going to just throw the whole lot of them away oh I'm so annoyed 🤣 actually I think more so disappointed oh well I will learn. I prefer rough Stones anyways and maybe that's a lot safer

Hello there my friend most burrs three typical average sizes can work inside of Dremels in very jewels depending on the grommet that holds them in the tool most dremel Zafarano Tools come with one for the smaller size in the medium size sounds like yours only came of the medium size look up Dremel and rotary tool grommets it’s the brass piece that goes underneath the truck that actually holes in Titans on to the burr

Yes you can I personally have the water drip onto my stone since I have better control of the stone and water then when I submerged the stone I have done both and have never been shock I would say definitely do not worry about it for sure

Hello there Thank you so much for watching I really appreciate it when it comes to drilling porcelain you can use the same techniques and you do not need to worry about being electrocuted using your flex shaft how are use flex shafts 95% of the time with water and I have not been electrocuted

Flexshafts should not shock you, as all the macinery and motor are way up in the part you hang way up higher than your piece. That motor twists a cable inside the sleeve of the flexshaft, which in turn drives the bit. Hope that helps....

I use 80 grit I buy the variety pack from Johnson Brothers it’s about $7

It really should be diamond regular metal ones are mostly for wood and sometimes metal but never stone Diamond bits are cheap get some between 80-120 grit

@@lapidarydave ooook thats great to know because i was going to use just a regular metal one and wasn't sure if it would work 😂 probably just saved me a broken bit, and an injury so thank you

tattoofthesun Thank you so much that is a great idea I really appreciate it I would definitely make more videos about turquoise Trail kind of just never got into it because of how awesome the Durango silver videos are but there are still a lot to share that’s not in there videos

Lapidary Dave oh yeah man!! I’ve watched all of theirs and I’m glad I found you. yeah there is definitely room, brother. I have a dremel and a drill and a lot of different bits. I adore working with turquoise and finally up and bought some raw for myself from northern Mexico (lol I feel like I’m talking about coke ) and I had to stabilize it, right? It was chalk-ish soft. I did that and it’s got all these different colors and dimensions. I don’t even know where to start and I don’t wanna mess up potentially good parts. It’s like I can imagine the cabochon I’m cutting for, but I work with diamond discs and it can make things hard to get exact

tattoofthesun That’s fantastic my friend how did you stabilizing the piece is? Don’t be afraid to cut it take your time and trust yourself

tattoofthesun I do not have a video like that yet I’ve been meaning to make that video for two years and it could really help a lot of people I think I’m going to start by making a video on how to turn a tile saw into a flat lap and then on where to buy silicon carbide belts for traditional belt sanders and using that as a lavatory machine and then I will make a video on just basic stuff that one can get at Walmart to work lapidary thank you so much for the suggestion I really appreciate it and thank you so much for watching it means a lot

Do you have Walmart.com in France ? Also this tool is affordable but there are all kinds of similar tools on eBay

Not sure I think you can find the info online

i use to have a cool older discontinued lithium battery chordless dremel but the airport took it away now my main rotary is a harbor freight flex shaft and my main chordless is a walmart lithium hypertough brand rotors tool

@@lapidarydave the airport took it away 😱 oh gosh! Thank you so much. I am in the UK so we don't have Walmart here. I will keep researching 😀 thank you so much for replying xx

I use the pointed diamond to ream stones I stick to the point in the little hole slowly drilling it to be a bigger hole as it rides along the cone also the Portland ones can be used for carving like sculpture style stuff but you can’t use them for drilling there’s no diamond at the tip Non sintered burr I have your diamonds electroplated to the outside of the tool where sintered that’s literally have a diamond throughout the metal so when they were away unlike the others new diamond is exposed When the metal is worn out where the basic electroplated diamond only has it on the outside so when the beat the beat

yep give it a shot it’s super easy

Andrea Pereira 120 and 140 is rough but might be too find of a grit to rough out a lot of different types of material I like to start with Aidy but a lot of lapidaries Especially people that cut softer stone such as turquoise only use a 220 grit hard wheel so yours potentially could be just fine depending on what stones you use

Hello there my friend yes I do have special tools for drilling very hard materials like eight and nine on the moh The tool is called a water swivel it attaches to a drill press and drills perfect holes in very hard material I will leave a link to the tool here guntherdiamondtools.com

Andrea Pereira So when it comes to pre-polishing with electric power tools it’s better if you can do them dry without using water because you could potentially get shocked this is never happened to me even when using water on electric sanders but it’s totally a possibility and my head hurt LOL so if you do polish them dry make sure that the stone is softer than the abrasive that you’re using they do sell silicon carbide belts for most electrical Sanders silicon carbide is one of the two main abrasives that are used for lapidary Is the same thing as black wet and dry sandpaper but you can buy a belt form for your electrical sander and you would be able to polish harder stones using this type of belt but if you want to use your regular sanding belts which are usually some kind of aluminum oxide or Emery make sure the stone is softer than the hardness of the type of material you are using a safe bet would be to not try to sand stones which are harder than a five on the MOH scale Long story short it can be done but get silicon carbide belts

Nazel Oh 99% of stones you will not be able to use Masonary bit unless the stone is very very soft like alabaster even then you are most likely not going to be successful with the Masonary bit you will need to buy Diamond coated bits which can be very cheap When it comes to the drill itself it doesn’t really matter if it’s corded or cordless it doesn’t take much power to drill the stone just the right type of bit lots Of water and patience :) Thank you so much for watching I really appreciate it please consider subscribing if you haven’t done so already

@@lapidarydave okay, thank you!

has it been working

@@jadeharvey8667 take your time. Make sure that there’s water in the hole and drilling regardless if it’s submerged or you’re dripping roller on it, Rock is either some kind of quartz or granite for the most part. Both are kind of difficult but can be done.

Some people say it does and that leather helps too

@@lapidarydave Thanks! Was planning on drilling vertically into a wood fixture to keep the stone still, padded with leather that can be replaced when it gets too holey.

@@janstittleburg perfect :)

should be

absolutely

@@lapidarydave thanks I'm a newby to drill semi precious stones.

water cools the stone keeps from cracking and cools the bit which keeps the diamond from falling off the bit and most importantly, it keeps the dust from the stone from becoming airborne while you’re drilling

maybe i’ve never tried i will try today

there are a lot of variables but it could be done

i do drill hole as a service feel free to text me 7722844459

100% facts my friend

Not all diamond tools are created equal it seems like you might’ve bought the twisted triple ripple style bits which work for some people were not for me it really depends on how you use the bits when it comes to how many can you draw before they’re no good when I’m patient and I take my time making sure to get lots of water into the hole and out of it all I can probably get over 10 holes easy maybe even as many as 20 or 30 but until you get the technique down it’s nearly impossible to say how many particular but will be able to get I ordered the drillbits to see in this video from Johnson brothers lapidary company I believe there around eight or nine dollars for a 30 pack

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good question there are a few tools, one of which called a mob pick set that you can use to scratch the stone to figure out general hardness but really, it’s just experience after a while

In this video I’m using 80grit

Good question Pearls are definitely different and from what I’ve seen no this is not the way most people in the industry drill pearls I’ve seen people You special pearl drilling machines with your pretty cheap and they use different type of bits I do not believe these diamond but my honest opinion I do think you can drill pearls with my technique it’s just not what most of the way the drill pearls with their special Pearl drillers they do it really fast so even though I do you think you can draw on my way there’s definitely a better way

you do not need to push real hard in fact, they could just ruine the bit even more

@@lapidarydave then what am I doing wrong?

@@stephaniesimon9764 could be the burrs you are using not every brand advertises Diamond are the same quality. Also if the Grant is to find it won’t make drilling easy I always suggest using 80 grit.

Kalifah Bey how can I help my friend

@@lapidarydave I'd love a guide on how to apply the drill bits/which ones are correct to use and when/ive read some Pages and they call for using a cutting lap and dop stick n wax which I dont own. Can it be done without them? I bought a 50 set of diamond drill bits frm harbor freight too but these tools are all i have to use Lol.

Kalifah Bey yes it can be done message me at my email so I can help you better davijjgarcia89@gmail.com

Absolutely my friend

@@lapidarydave Thanks!