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Fossilman Cave Dweller Member since January 2009 Posts: 20,718	What is the worst piece of lapidary equipment you have owned Jul 7, 2016 9:50:12 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Fossilman on Jul 7, 2016 9:50:12 GMT -5 I have a "Poly" that the paper doesn't stay on the expando wheels...So I just let it set....(Tried everything, but speed up the unit),which is next...LOL
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What is the worst piece of lapidary equipment you have owned Jul 10, 2016 19:45:57 GMT -5

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Post by zarguy on Jul 10, 2016 19:45:57 GMT -5

fossilman For belts that don't want to stay put, use a bit of rubber cement - the non-permanent kind with the brush in the cap. Just apply it between the belt & the drum, start it up, center the belt as it starts to spin up.
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Mark K Cave Dweller Member since April 2012 Posts: 2,818	What is the worst piece of lapidary equipment you have owned Jul 10, 2016 21:03:47 GMT -5 spiceman likes this Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Mark K on Jul 10, 2016 21:03:47 GMT -5 I bought a marble mill from a place called Mac's Machines or something like that. What a pile of crap.

Rockoonz misunderstood rock expert Member since August 2009 Posts: 11,462	What is the worst piece of lapidary equipment you have owned Jul 11, 2016 0:41:50 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Rockoonz on Jul 11, 2016 0:41:50 GMT -5 Jul 10, 2016 21:03:47 GMT -5 Mark K said: I bought a marble mill from a place called Mac's Machines or something like that. What a pile of crap. The wooden one on ebay?
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Mark K Cave Dweller Member since April 2012 Posts: 2,818	What is the worst piece of lapidary equipment you have owned Jul 11, 2016 5:32:43 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Mark K on Jul 11, 2016 5:32:43 GMT -5 Yes. The way it is set up the disk goes bald in minutes.

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What is the worst piece of lapidary equipment you have owned Jul 11, 2016 12:27:29 GMT -5

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Post by johnjsgems on Jul 11, 2016 12:27:29 GMT -5

It would not be Poly Arbor fault. Either drum too slow or drum not expanding due to age or not accurately made (when I sold Ray Spans they varied greatly in diameters) or belts wrong size.

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captbob no longer being taken for granite St. Pete FL Member since December 2007 Posts: 8,186	What is the worst piece of lapidary equipment you have owned Jul 11, 2016 12:31:38 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by captbob on Jul 11, 2016 12:31:38 GMT -5 or wheel is mounted backwards
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What is the worst piece of lapidary equipment you have owned Jul 11, 2016 14:47:45 GMT -5

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Post by johnjsgems on Jul 11, 2016 14:47:45 GMT -5

OOPS! I forgot the most common cause. I sold a new drum to an "older timer" self professed expert once. He called me after installing to say he cursed his old drum for 20 years because the belts kept sliding off. When he was installing the new one he saw the arrows and realized his old drum was mounted backwards for 20 years.

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