A good adjustable comfortable chair ..the first thing I'd buy .

Ho mach this machine

safety equipment like respirator and filters and ventilation?

How much do you sale the second maching?

Do you have industry in Sydney?

How do I get this book?

think i’m getting one next month

I got 20 on the dude from Washington

Hi,very good

Where did you get the alchemy symbols on your handpiece table? It is epic. The stone is also absolutely stunning. Cheers!

Cheer wine is way better than Dr Pepper lol 😂

I like it because its not a fake product, its real emerald improved by the hand of men. if you know something about jewerly you know that emeralds come from earth very cracked, clean uncracked emeralds are extremely expensive, even the ones that are quite clean have prohibitive value

What’s the percentage of stones that don’t survive this process?

Perfect! I love it.

I basically use 3 step cutting for all my stones. Preform on 250 grit, pre polish on 1200 grit and polish with 50k diamond.

So exciting and absolutely powerful. Working at your magnificent bench will bring in 100 years of creativity. So fitting for "The Gemcutters Craft". You have created a family heirloom. Magnificent job Justin.

I liked the before color better also.

tbh I kinda like the darker color

Looks great. I have refinished a TON of antiques. My parent bought out two Quebec Antique Dealers in the 1970's with intent of opening their own business selling antiques. Almost all the furniture was Pine but there was a bit of mixed hardwood, especially with chairs. Our entire home was furnished with antiques right down to our beds and dressers. That still left a garage attic and a large building right full of unfinished antiques. I learned a few formulas for stripping wood and for finishes and techniques. It was all a great experience and one definitely has a sense of satisfaction after refinishing an old antique and giving it new life. Nicely done Justin.

It has many original parts, it could be returned to original working condition with the axle and disc that I have not seen. I don't think it's a problem to make the missing parts. I'm a little sorry that it's just an ordinary table for a jambpeg machine...Black paint never went well with wood, at least in my opinion it only works with iron... If temporarily it is OK, but please try to make it as it used to be, I would like it totally restored and not a repurposed table.👍

looks good enough to eat.

I like the black legs :)

Table looks awesome. I recently built my own table and necessary tools for faceting gem material. I live in Connecticut and we have a LOT of abandoned mines and quarries pre -WW2 that still have a lot of gem material in the piles such as Aqua, Green Beryl, Garnet and many others .... sothe natural progression was to learn how to find it the n cut it, then set it into a jewelry piece. The best part is I have accomplished all of those without buying anything, I made it all from scrap material and stuff I had collected as an aspiring alchemist which by doing so allowed me to learn the process...albeit the harder route but after watching every episode of the world of faceting machines 20 times each, I said Game ON...I was able to build a hand piece, a mast, a jambpeg, two lap machines, a table with lap built in, a jewelers bench and a host of other tools that I needed. So now I go look, I find, I cut and I set...It has been very fun, hard but well rewarding and I THANK YOU for a good part of that inspiration. Be well, Godspeed brother.

in addition to lead for the white pigment there could be arsenic for the green, glad you used ppe.

Well done!

Great work on that restauration! What did you use to plug the left hole?

Nice work! Dressing the interior with mosaic tiles in mahogany colour would relieve you from moisture , grime , diamond slurry and doping wax, permanently.

For those curious, the software he's using to show the cut gem is called GemRay. It's companion faceting CAD program is called GemCAD. They're both free, as the creator retired and put an open software key on the site that anyone can use. I'm not sure if he used GemCAD to create the models, but the program itself is pretty good. Especially if you're just getting curious about creating your own facet pattern. Enjoy!

Ok...great video sir!

Ole chap is of Eastern European descent

Ore carts

i’m thinking about ordering a sterling st-08. how long does it take to get it after placing the order? my teacher said he waited like 6 months for his v5 but i’m getting so impatient to start cutting on my own that im prepared to buy 2nd hand. if i can get a brand new machine from sterling, fairly quickly tho; that would be awesome

Credit where credit is due, he's good at SRBs, but I wonder how he would go on a rectangular cushion. Every cut I do is done to maximise yield so virtually never do an SRB. All take a lot more time, but then custom cuts make more money for unique pieces of jewellery.

Longer video coming?

Love it!

Thanks justin for exposing the chronicles of Sri Lankan gem faceting, Im a big fan of yours❤❤

I have a $200 budget to get a tabletop grinder for stones and opals but I don't know which one to buy. There are lots of options on Amazon within budget but I'm nervous that I'll get the wrong one. Any suggestions?? Thank you!

That oil used does not have the same refractive index or you need pressure after vacuum. That's only a marginal improvement.

Wan you add a resist and grow shapes?

are there some good free rendering programs

We still have my Grandfather’s loupe. His was metal. Also have his jewelers scale.

Check for rare stamps…

Are those emerald are fake ones or just made like a lab created emerald gemstones?

Hi, Justin : I love it. The conical shape is meant to serve the purpose of being able to be held hands free between the eyebrow bone and the cheek-bone keeping the perfect distance from the magnifying lence and the eye.

Hi can i meet u so i can have a stone cut?please and thank u😅

It is possible that the glass bits were practice for apprentices to facet.

The difference is a 3.000 dollar in equipment and high revenue is maintenance I suppose