Instead of the spinner bead lopacky calls for , the little bead that acts as a bearing , I have come to like little nylon versions which are real tough and harder yo lose as they are while. You may have to grind them down a bit and you will learn how tough they are if you do that . I get the little nylon things in the nuts and bolts department of a real hardware store. The spinning action is on or off to tell you the truth, it is not easy to get the stone spinning at times and keeping it going as you try to shape the entire contour of the bead can be very difficult. Sic sanding belts or flat discs do work better for keeping the stone moving.Lopacki spends huge amount of time on any given bead so using his polishing method is probably not going to be efficient for you. You are going to have to invent a lot of the procedure as you go as we all did according to your equipment and preferences.
