Craigslist buy - because it was there | Rock Tumbling Hobby (2024)

Doing a quick craigslist search yesterday afternoon (lapidary) and saw an ad which had just been posted 4 hours earlier.
Posted ad link elsewhere here yesterday as I was hurrying out the door - ad had been removed by the time I got back home with my goodies.

Lapidary equipment - father's stuff and folks had no idea what they had, just wanted it gone.
$150 or best (reasonable) offer. Glad I could be there for them!
Google maps said it was a 52 minute drive. I made it there in 45

Raytech 10" saw was my main draw. Not like I need it, or anything else I brought home, just hate to pass up a good

steal.

Pics of what I picked up. Stuff needs a good cleaning and I still need to check to see if motors work.
Fun winter projects. Bonus is my wife loves when I bring this kinda stuff home!

10" Raytech saw w/ autofeed - 1/3 hp Dayton motor

has a lid, but it's cracked and has a golf ball sized hole in the back. Will buy a new lid for about $125
could just tape over hole, but that's not how I roll

can swing auto-feed vise out of the way and use as a trim saw. Blade has some surface rust, but looks to have quite a bit of life left in it. I'm going to enjoy cleaning this up and getting her running.

Thinking this is an older Lortone duel 6 lb barrel tumbler. Don't care... it's headed for the shed for now.
Had a couple 12 lb Lortone barrels a couple years back. Traded them for rock. Shoulda kept them.

a couple 8" Poly arbors one with SiC wheels one with expanding drums - will deal with cleaning up, checking bearings, replacing belts and probably painting over the winter. No hoods came with these arbors. Asked about them and seller didn't have a clue what I was talking about. poop...

then there is this thing...

Figuring maybe I can use it to polish faced rocks. Was watching a jamesp thread recently about using diamond grinding / polishing pads. Thinking that is what this thing is for. Came with lots of various pads. some round metal discs and round wood discs (for backing when using carpet as a polishing pad?)

I dunno... gotta read up on what I've got here. 15" across on the wheel. Need to come up with a water (drip) feed I think, as there is a holder off to the side of the wheel which I believe is for that purpose.
Gonna be a fun project to figure out the best use for this piece.

Well, that's it. The seller didn't have any rocks left from father/grandfather.
Anyway, thought I'd show ya that somedays it pays to be the first response to a craigslist ad!
Oh, paid the asked for $150. Told seller it was a good deal, I appreciated it, and there was no need to negotiate.

Everyone happy!

except maybe my wife ...

Darn, I had one of those floor diamond pads in the car to show you. 13 inches across. Maybe a 1 inch center hole.
You racked up.
I assume the lap can have water land on it and keep it from hitting you.
The work is done on the lap. Sweet set up.

Those arbors have hulk wheels.

Why does you wife like the lapidary equipment ? Mine stole my weird little vintage angled Viking Tumbler. Uses it a lot on lamp parts.

Lot of people used to work coral back in the day. Darn near picked Tampa Bay clean. State of Florida had to run them off.

Not sure about the wife, just when she steps out on the screened in back porch or paver patio and sees used lapidary equipment spread all over the place she often exclaims things like "Oh my God, where did all this come from!?"

That's good... right?

Ha ha, yes Bob, that means she loves your lapidary equipment collection.
I should be so naive.