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Congratulations to Auscarver for his Tigereye carving of Saturn!
Another cabochon contest coming soon!
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on: November 04, 2026, 01:41:20 PM
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Different background.
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on: November 04, 2026, 01:37:55 PM
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Thanks. Quite a bit off time and effort design in this carving. Finding the rough stone made it more special.
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Gadgets, Gizmos, and Dohickeys / Fixing, Modifying and Refurbishing your Lapidary Equipment / Re: HP30 Drive repair
on: November 02, 2026, 02:47:36 PM
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| Started by jreim - Last post by R.U. Sirius | ||
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Check if power supply has any markings on it. Same for the motor. Perhaps the drawings in the PDF Kent linked to are a different revision - hence the difference 12 V vs 24 V.
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on: November 02, 2026, 02:39:56 PM
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| Started by auscarver - Last post by R.U. Sirius | ||
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Beautiful. Especially the fact that it is a fully finished piece, it all looks and fits great together. Displaying it casually on a slab of nephrite is a nice final touch
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on: October 31, 2026, 09:18:50 PM
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Finished. I braided a lace and made a tiger eye toggle. Very happy with the results. I like it more than my jade ones. Maybe because the stone is from my property.
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on: October 29, 2026, 07:22:16 PM
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Another picture. The groove in the top is for a waxed braided lace. Its tied in through the hole in the end.
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on: October 29, 2026, 11:23:49 AM
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Another islander style fish hook. This time in my local jasper. Its actually Orbicular jasper. The orbs are so small you need at least 5x zoom to see. Must have cooled very fast for this to happen. Polished great.
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Gadgets, Gizmos, and Dohickeys / Fixing, Modifying and Refurbishing your Lapidary Equipment / Re: HP30 Drive repair
on: October 29, 2026, 11:16:41 AM
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| Started by jreim - Last post by auscarver | ||
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Looks to be a very good saw. MK and Baranca are the basically the same company correct ?. They closed. But surely the motor is available from another supplier.
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Gadgets, Gizmos, and Dohickeys / Fixing, Modifying and Refurbishing your Lapidary Equipment / Re: HP30 Drive repair
on: October 29, 2026, 10:42:57 AM
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| Started by jreim - Last post by kent | ||
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I don't know if you have the parts list, here's a link :
https://www.mkdiamond.com/pdf/Manuals/Lapidary/HP30/168578-PM_HP30_Parts_Rev100.pdf It lists the feed motor as 24 volt and 25 rpm and has a power supply. (either could be problematic) Perhaps take the cover off to confirm if the motor, power supply, pulley or even the drive belt. If its the motor, perhaps a suitable motor can be found on Grainger's website. |
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Gadgets, Gizmos, and Dohickeys / Fixing, Modifying and Refurbishing your Lapidary Equipment / HP30 Drive repair
on: October 24, 2026, 11:44:52 AM
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| Started by jreim - Last post by jreim | ||
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I have a HP30 slab saw from Barranca, purchased a few years back. The electric-driven feed screw has stopped working, and I'm having trouble figuring out how to get it working again.
The feed screw itself can be moved when I loosen the allen keys holding the arbor around the drive feed, in the little black box in the front of the saw. And, I get 12V when I test the electrical feed coming into the electric motor driving the feed screw. So, I'm guessing that the small electric motor has died. Any guides on how to replace these little motors? I have gotten no response from Barranca when I've emailed their help desk email address. |
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