CutKit™1 Faceting Kit -- Faceting for under 500 dollars all-in!

Note that CutKits are temporarily out of stock since we just transferred them to a warehouse and they are getting set up there. They should be back for sale by early Feb (with faster and more consistent shipping).

This is the CutKit™1!  If you want to get faceting for under 500 dollars, you can!  All you need is: this kit, a Vevor faceting machine (not included in the kit, see purchasing links below), an alcohol lamp, a can of WD-40, a roll of paper towels and two buckets.  Visit Facet.ing for full information and instructional videos.

The CutKit™1 comes with:

• 1x CutKit™ Mast
• 1x dop holder
• 1x 6mm dop pair
• 1x 10mm dop pair (May have some rust spots, that's how they come from the factory)
• 1x transfer jig (now with new magnetic transfer jig!)
• 1x 240 grit lap
• 1x 600 grit lap
• 2x copper polishing laps
• 1x 8k Gearloose Diastik™ (Diamond dust polishing compound)
• 1x 60k Gearloose Diastik™ (Diamond dust polishing compound)
• 1x stick Princeton low temperature dop wax (may shatter in shipping, but will still melt fine)
• 1x stone tongs
• 1x nut/bolt set
• 1x marker
• 1x water shield
• 1x charging ruby/corundum (some kits will come with a piece of colorless sapphire rather than ruby, both work great)
• 1x sandpaper
• 3x YAG facet rough (assorted colors)

If you get it with Premium Addons, it comes with all of the above plus:

• 1x larger knurled lap nut (custom machined and much more ergonomic than the provided hex nut),
• 1x Covington high temperature wax stick,
• 1x 120 degree index gear (good for 10-fold symmetries)
• A three-piece premium rough set (approximately 13g total of LuAG, dichroic moissanite and pink laser sapphire.)

The Dice-Cutting Addon contains:

• 1x 100 grit lap for extra-coarse roughing
• 1x 80 degree index gear (ideal for cutting D20s)
• 1x Sapphire Rod Preform (approximately 30g, grown for infrared countermeasures)
• 1x Golden Laser Garnet Cone (approximately 40g)
• 1x larger-format transfer jig

The CutKit™ ProTractor is a drop-in replacement for the smaller protractor on all machines of this style--it is nicer to use and easier to read the angles, and has larger mounting holes so it can always be adjusted to be accurate on your particular machine.  In particular this is a major upgrade for generic machines whose angle markings are placed such that they can't be lined up with the angle indicator.

For other accessories, such as wax and more index gear types see this page:  https://store.turtleshoard.com/collections/faceting-accessories

For discussion we have a facebook group over at https://www.facebook.com/groups/cutkit

The kit is designed for the Vevor KD-8801 faceting machine, which can be purchased at any of the the below links.  I recommend buying via eBay because they occasionally run sales there with even lower prices.  Other similar machines from Vevor or other suppliers can be used though they typically require additional modification, including sharpening blunt angle indicators and replacing the original protractor with the CutKit™ ProTractor.  Just avoid the one with a cast iron base and long skinny legs.

https://www.ebay.com/itm/145039310594

https://www.amazon.com/VEVOR-Gem-Faceting-Machine-Manipulator/dp/B0C1C8S8HB

https://www.vevor.com/gem-faceting-machine-c_11125/vevor-gem-faceting-machine-180w-jade-grinding-polishing-2980rpm-rock-polisher-p_010173616181

https://www.aliexpress.us/item/3256805689586789.html