Faceting Equipment

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Overall Equipment List

Faceting Machines

Types of Machines

Mast Type

Platform Type

Quadrant Type

Portable (Hand-powered)

Setting up the Machine

Adjustment & Maintenance

Necessary Tools

Articles on Adjustment & Calibration

Machine Accessories

Dops

Index Gears

Gear Symmetries How Common Angle Between Gears Notes
120 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 10, 12 135/4307 = 3.1% 3 This is also an important gear. It produces a lot of the same symmetries as the 80 gear, but with more teeth. Many specialized designs are produced for this gear because allows the most index settings.

Transfer Blocks

Tabling Accessories

Dopping Aids

Depth-of-Cut Indicators

Dial Indicator

B-W Meter

Girdle Aligners

Laps

Diamond Grits