Aussie Sapphire - Buying Guides

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

Tumbling FAQ

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

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Cutting/Sawing Guide

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

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Instruction Books / User Guides

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

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Miscellaneous FAQ

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

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Aussie Sapphire / Auscut User Guides

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

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Raytech Industries User Guides / Instructions

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

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Can I use a Tile Saw to cut stone?

People often ask if they can use a Tile Cutter for lapidary work and the simple answer is YES !...

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The Auscut Smooth 3 Rotary Tumbler

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

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Lortone User Guides

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

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How to use a Vibratory Tumbler for polishing rocks

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

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Hi-Tech Diamond User Guides

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

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Cabking User Guides

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

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Using Sieves to find Sapphires and Other Gemstones

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

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The Auscut Smooth 7 Rotary Tumbler

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

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Saw Comparison Videos to help choose the right saw

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

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Covington Engineering User Guides

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

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Tumbler Barrels Sizes/Dimensions/Capacity Data

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

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ROCK TUMBLING FAQ - read this first if you are just starting out

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Sapphire Fossicking in the New England region

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

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Assembling your new Tumble-Vibe 10 Tumbler (TV10)

The Raytech Tumble-Vibe 10 vibe tumbler requires some very simple assembly before - it will only ...

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