[Rockhounds] Speaking of lapidary tools....Any favorites?

[Kreigh Tomaszewski]

Kevin,

My three favorite lapidary tools are my Beacon Star combo unit, my
Beacon Star trim saw, and my Sears power drill.

I use the power drill with nails as bits, using loose carbo in water as
an abrasive, to drill holes in rocks. Details are on my website at

	http://Tomaszewski.net/Kreigh/Minerals/Homemade.shtml

Honorable mention goes to my Slik tumbler that has an open barrel tilted
45 degrees off vertical.

Kreigh



Paintricks at aol.com wrote:
> 
> Hi everybody,
>   I was wondering if any of you have favorite  lapidary tools.  Are there any
> uncommon tools that anyone could share with  the list.   I am interested in
> building some of my own equipment and  was looking for ideas and inventions
> that others have.  I have a lot of  material that would be neat cut and made into
> jewelry but have little experience  and would love to learn.  Sometimes the
> simplest things are very  effective.
>   Thanks in advance.
>     Kevin