Lapidary is the art of cutting, shaping, and polishing semi-precious or precious gemstones. If you're a beginner you might be wondering what machines you will need to start your lapidary journey. Using these machines you can create cabochons, specimens, slabs, spheres, etc.
Here are lapidary equipment for beginners:
- Slab Saw
used to make accurate cross section cuts through large and heavy pieces of semi-precious material, glass, mineral specimens, core samples and other non-metallic material.
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is used to reduce your material to a workable, and approximate shape before proceeding to the grinding, sanding and polishing.
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grinds and polishes preformed slabs and transform them into cabochons.
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are used to grind and polish slabs or other flat surfaces such as crystals, geodes, and can be used for some cabs. They can be either reciprocating or rotary flat laps.
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is a multipurpose tool used to shape, clean, sharpen, and smoothen stone or glass.
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creates a perfect rounded ball of rock or glass.
You can join lapidary clubs near you to be able to learn more about the industry. Or you can also invest directly in these lapidary machines and build your dream studio.