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› Forums › Faceting Machines › Looking to get into faceting
Looking for a nice beginner machine that will last me for a few years to start out. Don’t want to spend a fortune just yet on a new machine and all new gear. But not really finding anything used. Anyone know of a unit for sale that would be good to start out with?
You will just have to look everyday here and other places to find the deal. A fellow named Bill Compliment in Tiffin Ohio occasionally has something. I bought my first machine from him. You can find him on Facebook and messenger. He is an older fellow who has a wealth of knowledge. I bought a Sapphire machine for my first one. Best of luck.
Small world I been also chatting with bill on messenger. He currently has a lot going on but he been helping talk through things. Also been watching, here, Facebook groups, and eBay. Appreciated the help.
Where are you located?
Fort Wayne Indiana
Check with clubs: they often have an inventory of used equipment for sale. I recently purchased an Ultra Tec for $1 to replace my historic second-Ohmmeter-equipped faceting machine that I donated to the USFG collection of historic machines. As older folks stop faceting or are dying off, family members sometimes remember club affiliations and help faceters-to-be get started. Today, I am teaching a new faceter on the second Graves I modified equipped with a my replacement “spring loaded pinch bearing”, alignment tool and an Ohmmeter that belonged to Don McIntire, a fellow founding member of the Lynchburg Gem and Mineral Society. It was sold for just a few dollars to help the new owner get started. It is not always, how much can I get? Sometimes its how much can I help? Google “Scratches from the Master Lap” for clues as to how to keep an old Graves working.
Dave Woolley