Cutting a First Gem on the CutKit™1 Faceting Setup with a Vevor Machine

This is a step by step walkthrough of how I cut a stone with the CutKit1. with this setup you can start faceting for under 500 dollars including some starter rough!

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[LostWithoutHer]

The fewness of the facets with this style makes it even easier to understand why gems with rectangular outlines and facets cost cost so much more than round brilliants; if the symmetry is off or the reflectivity is not in sync from side to side, if the facet junctions don't line up correctly, if the polish is off, if the girdle isn't consistent, all of that shows and if the gem specimen isn't near flawless, there's nowhere for the flaws to hide. Even watching this at double speed tells you how much labor and focus is involved. Bravo!

[Eric_Schon]

Darn you Dan Hurd! Now I have a new fascination. ADHS/Autism be darned as well... lol Subbed

[ClaíomhDClover]

Learned a few tips for my vevor, thank you. Very fun cutting some quartz into srb’s

[imadeathing]

My kit arrived yesterday, and today I followed this video to cut my first gem! I rushed a bit out of excitement, so the fit and finish of my stone leaves a lot to be desired, but I'm shocked how well it turned out!
My main struggle was understanding where best to set the height of the cutter, and keeping consistent angles when moving from cutting to polishing on the different facets. I'm hyped to do more!

[danidufernando]

like the sharpie i remember using engineers blue when filing a mild steel surface in my college workshop to get everything level :D

[MessyTimes]

Thanks for walking us through the process.

[Celestial_Reach]

You beat me to a review on one of these, i actually really appreciate jt. Also the kit is genius. Hope yall have great luck on this, i might just review your kit instead of the vevor machiine alone, cause i wouldnt mind giving a hand to you, actually rather support you then vevor personally

[sixatkinson]

That is so cool and beautiful!!!! I can't wait to get it!

[robertmanly]

Thank you very much for this very informative tutorial/review. It is good to see somebody had a good experience with this Vevor product.

[shalemonkey]

Got my CutKit and vevor assembled and I'm ready to jump in today! I notice on the pattern it shows handling G1 and then P1 and P2, and then G2 before P3 and P4, but it looks like you start with P1-4 before going on to the girdle. Obviously that works just fine, but I'd love to hear any thought process behind it. It seems to me it would be easier to handle it as you do in the video, so your girdle lines up easily, but that makes me wonder why the pattern is written differently. Thank you!

[JanWillemdeGeest]

Thank you i am looking for an affordable lapidary machine like this.

[FunFindsYT]

I might save up for this, seems really interesting. Is there any way to design your own cuts? Is there a program where you plot in the angles? Or any resource to learn this?

[nasrjewelers]

Do you sell the Diamond paste sticks and parts on your site?

[Isallintor]

Hi, how precise is the Vevor Machine in your opinion (compared to your UltraTec)?

Im faceting on a ST-08, a platform machine and have problems with small gemstones <3mm. Mainly since theres too much pressure on the stone. I tried to put a counterweight on the other side, so now there is only ~60g of pressure on the stone, but this makes the handpice difficult to move, and very un-handy. So im thinking about switching to a mast-machine, or buying a cheap adition like this for the tiny stones.
Best regards,
Bernhard

[Algoldprospecting]

Yeah I started Faceting but took a break. Takes forever for one stone 😂 plus I need better polish

[SifuGeorgeHajnasrJEETKUNEDO]

Are you selling the parts and paste stick yet? Link please 🙏

[zachpendergrast]

I purchased the kit and completed the first gem. My only question is how do you avoid facets being slanted? Can you you fix this with the cheater or would I need to shim the mast a bit?

[wvjp]

No lie, I’ve been seriously eyeballing an UltraTec but if you can turn out this kind of work on a $500 setup…. It makes the choice obvious.

[VondaInWonderland]

Wow, that's really neet. Under $500 makes it something to think about. Can you use olive oil or something like that instead of WD-40? It makes me sick just being around it ❤🕊️

[EventHorizon]

I am looking up different cutting diagrams but most of them are asking to cut to very specific angles like 42.19. How can I find more diagrams that do not include decimals in their angles? Or how can I cut on this setup to that fine of a detail?