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Let's Rock => Ancient Lapidary History => Topic started by: justinkprim on January 06, 2019, 11:25:33 PM
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Hello, I am currently making a video series where I look at different faceting machines from various cultures around the world. The newest one is about the ancient gem cutting machines from France. I got to sit with a 5th generation gem cutter and document his technique. Its a short video and I hope entertaining:
https://youtu.be/6GGSpNt72yg (https://youtu.be/6GGSpNt72yg)
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great movie well done
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Very enjoyable. I'm surprised that faceting was not done with a kick wheel with a very heavy fly wheel. I use a kick wheel in good weather to throw ceramics and they have a lot of kinetic energy and are very smooth when used properly.
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That was very interesting. I agree about the flywheel concept to gather momentum, and the kickstand. The hand rotation while trying to concentrate on faceting a stone shows what determination is all about.
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Interesting and nostalgic; true craftsmanship! I was amazed that they did not have a shorted hand crank which took up half the table with its sweep radius.