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[Jhon P]

Look at what I put in My garage!
A two head sphere machine. Looks like it was used very little. I know that the last two owners
Never tried to make a sphere with it. They decided that it was too much work
And too messy

[irockhound]

No image?

[lapidaryrough]

i see the covington, to more and you have two three cups. welder needed.

[kent]

no image for me

[edgarscale]

i see no image on my pc

[Jhon P]

Try this. Don't know what happened

[lapidaryrough]

looks like a full set of cups.

[Orrum]

Way to go Jhon!  You need multiple machines!  The lovely Susan and are should be at Qu as etc site this year to load you down with sphere material!!!

[Jhon P]

That's machine #4. Except one of the home built machines need motors.
The advantage of a two head is that you can use a bigger grinding cup
And you can have a rougher preform and still
Grind it round. They are a little slower than a three head

[edgarscale]

i see the picture now, thanks.  nice looking machine.

[Sandsave]

Let me know how it works for you, I gave up on the one I had, it's in Daltons garage now.

[Jhon P]

Ok I have some diamond grinding cups on order as soon as they show up
I will give it a go. I have Chris (he has the same machine) that will come help if I run into trouble.

[Jhon P]

My cups and adapters are on back order.  I just had to run the machine! so it's back to Old school. SC grit. I have this rose quartz that I ground down and it had some deep gouges in it so I figured I would grind them out being I have rocks in the other two machines.

[Sandsave]

Looks like your going to have to retire and start a sphere business.

[edgarscale]

what a beauty.  very nice to SEE how things are done.