I am a new faceter and i beieve in the more experienced people so I stick with the rcommended laps from this person and from other good cutters aswell. So thank you for your inormation

I learned so much about laps and which laps to choose from, what a collection you made! I believe is all about passion and to achieve the masters level. And you are the one! LoL.

I'm 7 minutes & 45 seconds in & everything you've said, I've experienced. I got me a 60. I got me a 3000. And after a few different gems, I've yet to use them again. Awesome laptree Bopie's!

Beautiful and clear presentation.

My ancestors only had copper laps on their handcrank mills

oh man!! those copper laps are beautiful!!

Thanks for the great video 👏👏 very helpful

Thank you for sharing some of your impressive knowledge. I’ve learned a lot.

I use Kent Supplies Toppers and they DO sit flat on my Aluminum Master Lap. I haven't had issues of warped toppers from Kent Supplies. I also have an use a Corian Lap for Diamond or Oxides but my "go-to" lap for polishing is my MATRIX (by Gearloose). I love it. The Matrix took me a couple stones to break it in and to figure out how to best use it but I find it works Very Well with Gearloose Super Cerium and Alum. Oxide Battstiks. I do have an older 6" Copper Lap and a 8" Tin/Lead Lap for polishing with Diamond but I avoid polishing with Diamond as much as possible (except for lab-made Ruby or Sapphire). PS> I clean my Matrix Lap regularly using a drop or two of Dish Soap and hot water. I clean it every other stone or between Oxides (i.e. Cerium to Aluminum and visa-versa). I also use Snake Fluid with the Battstiks and a Spray Water Bottle to keep the oxide moist (the water makes all the difference IMO). Furthermore, I only use Distilled Water when faceting.

Great video, much needed information very well and clearly presented. Thankyou Sir!

A great informative personal video.

Quite the lap collection Mike. What are your thoughts on cleaning, charging and storing your laps?

Well appreciated video Mike, wish this was posted a few weeks ago when I made all my lap purchases. Seems like I missed a few good ones and bought a few that I won’t need. I guess it time to explore like you did. Thank you

Thank you very much... so many interesting very important information... Greetings from New York🗽🇺🇲🇵🇱.. 👌👌👌thank you thank you...

Thank you.

Great video on the various laps. I use (all toppers) 180 for big rough, 320 for normal rough, 600 to shape, and old very worn1200 (cuts like a 3000), Prepolish is 12k diamond spray on type metal, polish is Battstick Alox or Cerium. or 50k diamond spray or pandermonium 60k on Tin alloy. I find quartz don't like the pandermonium, so oxide for the problem quartzs. Don't have a high budget, but this works for me from fluorite to sapphire..

informative thank you

Hey Mike? Thank you very much…

I'm just getting started in gem cutting and am deciding on 300-ish/600-ish laps: toppers vs sintered. I'm leaning toward the sintered, but am wondering just how much more economical they are. Say, if you were to cut the same stone, the same way 20 times on a 600 topper before it wore-out, how many stones would you estimate before you would need to replace the sintered? The toppers seem to be about $19/each, so quick math would say to break-even, one sintered lap would need to last as long as 25 toppers. If one topper would cut 20 stones, does your experience tell you the sintered would cut 500 stones?

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(newbie - full of questions) In this video you mention you're about to buy another Crystalite 600. What made you chose that over a sintered 600 (especially if the sintered laps are more economical and offer superior cuts)?

Any laps that are specific or special to cutting & polishing diamond rough? Thanks in advance! Great video

it would have beeninteresting to know wich stick you use on what stones.i imagine a 60 k or 100k isnt much use if you dont do diamonds saphires too often,

Hey mike, I’m pretty new at this and accrued a machine from an old friend & have some laps that I’m not sure what order I’d use them in & was wondering if there is a way I can possibly list them/take pics of them and you could tell me what order I’d use them in?

I'm just getting starting the machine that the club has is a old Graves Not sure what the grit is on the colored disc no markings?

Have you been able to get much/any use of the copper laps?

lapps are expensive specially chrystallite

Interesting video, I have been a faceter since 1983. Would love to try the hyper edge laps, but can't seem to get a reply from them for their price list.

Hello its me again . I ve tried to contact you via your website but its not working . Is their another way to get in contact with you.

Iam new at this what would you recommend for a beginner as far a Faceting machine

what are Tin laps for, specifically?

Hello teacher how can I contact you, I need to learn how to cut gems stone, in my country Cambodia we have a lot of gems stone

Would you recommend using 300, to 600, to 1200, to 3000, to 8000, to 14000, to 50,000 grit?

Where can I find these discs? Is there an address to contact watsab?

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How much cooper lap

this is the only trade that seems built around DIScouraging beginners., it's the only thing i've ever been interested in that cost $10,000 damn near just to try it., if you want to weld ., you are not stuck starting with a $5,000 tig welder to start., you can get a GOOD welder for $500 and see how it is and get practice and then move up the line., every other trade and hobby has an ENTRY level., not this one., how can someone even find out if it is something they have the patience or talent for if they cant even get just the machine for less than $4,000 let alone the other hidden cost for supplies they didn't even think or know about.,?? ';'

Where can I find these discs? Is there an address to contact watsab?