Kreighs Homemade Lapidary Equipment（Kreigh的自制的设备）.pdf

Kreighs Homemade Lapidary Equipment Current date and time is Sunday, 24-Dec-06 02:24:50 EST and the Greenwich date and time is Sunday, 24-Dec-06 07:24:50 EST. You are viewing this page from: 13 and are visitor number 131635 . This page was first published on 26 August 1998 and was last updated on Sunday, 10-Sep-06 19:24:55 EDT. I want to start by cautioning you that stone dust can be very hazardous and you must take good precautions against it in any lapidary endeavor (and not just inhalation). There is risk in everything; you assume risk when you make instead of buy. Knowledge, awareness, and reasonable precautions, make lapidary a safe hobby. Please be careful so you can enjoy and share this hobby for a rich and full lifetime. ~Kreigh Cutting Spheres A sphere cutter is easy to make if you have a spindle such as on a flat lap. Pick up a (2 inch) pipe plug, the kind with a square bolt head on the end, at your hardware store. Drill and tap thru the center of the square bolt head so it will fit on your (vertical preferred) spindle. You need to be pretty accurate about being on center. Also pick up a brass 90 degree elbow of about the same size (its easier to hold than a straight pipe). Larger sphere cutter showing base, on left, with the angle pipe used with it. Smaller sphere