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Husband-wife jewelry makers Duane and Tania Collings of Oceanside, Calif., started #silversmithing during the #pandemic. Duane started cabbing to make cabs for his wife's jewelry business. After learning different techniques on YouTube, he now cabs for both their businesses! 🙌
Duane and Tania created a studio in their garage where they can work next to each other 🤗 Duane even has his own #cabbing station 🤩 He uses #HiTechDiamond’s 8” #SlantCabber to make all his cabs. Pictured are some of the cabs he's recently made for his wife 😍
View Duane Collings' handmade jewelry at instagram.com/thisisduanec.s…
View Tania Collings' handmade jewelry at instagram.com/shophandmadeby…
#handmade #jewelrymaking #silversmiths #diyjewelry #cabochons #cabochonmaker #cabbing #lapidary #lapidaryartist #slantcabber #cabbingmachine
Mike Boland of Hinsdale, NY, is a USMC combat veteran and self-proclaimed “opalholic” 😍 He’s been cutting opals for 5 years and making jewelry for 2 years 😃
He prepped these opals for 2 pairs of earrings with his #hitechdiamond trim saw and @cabking cabbing machine.
#lapidary
Mike Boland sells loose opal cabs as well as custom settings in silver or 14K gold 💙
View more of his work at etsy.com/shop/OpalsByMike
#stonecutter #gemcutter #gemcutting #cabochons #lapidary #lapidaryartist #jewelryartist #jewelrymaker #hitechdiamond #cabking #cabbingmachine
Brennen Batchelor from Traverse City, MI, sliced open this Old 79 Bed thunderegg with his #HiTechDiamond 10” slab saw and polished this Petoskey stone with his #AllUNeed 8" flat lap machine.
#rockhound #thunderegg #petoskeystone #fossils #rocks #slabsaw #lapmachine
Check out Brennen’s Batchelor's how-to videos on YouTube at youtube.com/c/GrandTreasureB…
#rockhound #rockhounding #geologyrocks #rocks #thunderegg #petoskeystone #fossils #rocks #hitechdiamond #slabsaw #alluneed #lapmachine
Samuel Jacobo Smith is a full-time #jewelrymaker in #Austin, TX. Samuel has been making jewelry for nearly 3 decades. In addition to #lapidary, he’s also a #beadsmith, #leathersmith and #metalsmith! 😲
#handmadejewelry #diyjewelry #cabochon #cabochonmaker #highwaybanditjewelry
He got hooked on lapidary thanks to a trip to Kilbourne Hole at age 17: “I happened to have found the largest peridot specimen of the whole crew, and from that moment I was in! I still have the huge peridot to this day!” 🤩
#texasartist #jewelrymaker #lapidaryartist #rockhound
Samuel uses his #HiTechDiamond trim saw and #SlantCabber to make #cabochons for rings, bracelets, pendants, etc. 🙌
“My favorite part about #jewelrymaking is knowing my pieces bring happiness.” 🤗
Be sure to follow @highwaybanditjewelry on Instagram to see more of his work! 👍
Our longest sale EVER kicks off today!!! 🥳
Get 25% OFF* on everything at hitechdiamond.com.
*Discount excludes machines and gift cards but applies for extended warranties. No coupon code required; discount applied at checkout. Sale ends 11/29/21 at 11:59 pm CST.
Cody Anderson (instagram.com/cabochon_cody) is the #lapidaryartist behind Anderson Opal & Gem in Cambridge, Ont. He started lapidary 5 years ago with a rotary tool and a bag of lapis. Once he discovered cabs, he was hooked. He found the cabbing process hypnotic and mesmerizing! 😍
Cody Anderson uses our 4”/5” #trimsaw and #AllUNeed flat lap machine to cut and polish his #opals and #cabochons 🙌
“The #HiTechDiamond All-U-Need flat lap was the best and most affordable on the market. I loved it so much that I ended up getting a saw, too!"
—Cody Anderson
Jon Houle uses his #AllUNeed lap machine to make slab #popsockes and cabochons! 🤩
Jon lives in Onamia, MN, and is a member of the #MilleLacs band of the #Ojibwe. He sells his work to the trading post on his reservation where local tribal members buy them for jewelry and art 💙
“I’ve been collecting, cutting and polishing rocks for about 10 years. I struggled working with an old, no-name flat lap, and about a year ago I purchased the #HiTechDiamond 8-inch #AllUNeed #flatlapmachine. The finish I’m able to achieve now is really impressive.”
—Jon Houle
Jon Houle recently started making slab #popsockets for cell phones. “I start with a 100# disc and work my way up to 3,000# before finishing it off with the 14,000# paste and polish disc. Making #cabochons and slab pop sockets hasn’t been easier or faster!”
#lapidary #popsocket
Matthew Gregg of St. Joseph, Missouri, cuts “worry stones” with his #HiTechDiamond 6" #trimsaw 🙌
His #nonprofit Worry Stones 4 Worried Kids coordinates with children’s hospitals to deliver #worry stones to kids in need.
Visit facebook.com/worrystones4wor… to learn more and donate!
Happy Labor Day! ❤️💙
Celebrate with 20% off* hitechdiamond.com products during our 4-day sale! Enter code “LBD2021” at checkout. Sale ends Sept. 6, 2021, at 11:59 pm CST.
*Discount excludes machines, extended warranties and gift cards. Cannot be used with other coupons.
Need help choosing between the 6” and the 8” flat lap?
If you plan to work on smaller pieces, the 6” is a great, budget-friendly option. The 8” is more versatile, allowing you to work with bigger pieces. The 6” gives you 2.5” of space whereas the 8” will give you about 3.5”.
We hope you found this helpful! You can learn more about our lap machines at hitechdiamond.com/collection…
Let us know in the comments if you have any other questions about our products! 😊
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