Buying Guides

Below is a list of buying guides and other useful information.

 

Collection of articles about tumbling - rock tumbling, metal polishing, etc. ...

Information about rock saws, coolants, saw blades, etc. ...

Look here to find instruction books, user manuals, etc for lapidary machines (both current stock ...

This category contains a collection of articles about miscellaneous topics. ...

Collection of articles about various gemstones. ...

See here for instruction books / user guides for Auscut machines produced by Aussie Sapphire....

Following on from our general fossicking article, this is a more detailed step-by-step guide on s...

Collection of user guides/parts lists for Lortone machines (tumblers, arbors, saws, etc). ...

User guides and instruction books for tumblers from Raytech Industries. ...

See below for User Guides for the Hi-Tech flat laps and saws. ...

See below for User Guides for the Cabking cabbing machines and saw attachments. ...

The New England gemfields centred around Glen Innes and Inverell are a great place t...

The new Auscut Smooth 7 Rotary Tumbler is coming soon. This is a larger capacity tumble...

Some years ago we did a series of comparison videos on various saws outining the various features...

Collection of user guides/parts lists for Covington machines (arbors, saws, etc). If you n...

See below for data on barrel size, dimensions and volumetric capacity. © This informati...

Tumbling rocks in a vibe tumbler is a bit different to using a rotary tumbler so please see the f...

Black spinel is not well-known among the gem world, yet its outstanding features make it the idea...

Those of you who have researched the various world sources of sapphire will realise that Australi...

Information about the Auscut Smooth 3 Rotary Tumbler. And coming soon - the new Smooth 7 R...