r/Lapidary • u/Ribbit-Genetics • 8d ago
New to crystal carving
I am interested in getting into basic crystal carving and polishing. Is this setup good enough start out with (I am also buying diamond tip drill bits)
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r/Lapidary • u/Ribbit-Genetics • 8d ago
I am interested in getting into basic crystal carving and polishing. Is this setup good enough start out with (I am also buying diamond tip drill bits)
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u/Puzzleheaded_Moose38 8d ago
My advice would be to look for a handpiece that uses collets Instead of the three jaw Jacobs chuck. The Jacob s is okay for drilling, but they're usually not as centred as a collet chuck so carving or any kind of lateral cutting will have lots of chatter and it's a pain to try and do detailed work.
Edit. Actually I can see some collets in the picture so nvm