Lapidary machine buying guide

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46 documented machines

11 manufacturers

Official product pages

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Use the setup planner to account for blades, wheels, laps, coolant, polishing supplies, and other workflow needs. Prices shown below are documented machine prices, not guaranteed checkout totals.

Official-source index

Covington Engineering

17 documented machines
Trim saw · Flat lap · Heavy-duty flat lap · Cabbing machine · Slab saw · Sphere machine
$425–$15,500

Trim saw

Ameritool Trim Saw

4-inch blade; accepts up to 5-inch · $425

Heavy-duty flat lap

Ameritool 12-inch HD

12-inch discs · $1,795

Cabbing machine

8-inch Grinder / Polisher

8-inch wheels and drum · $1,750

Cabbing machine

Variable Speed Grinder

6- or 8-inch wheels · $1,395

Sphere machine

Two-Headed Sphere Machine

1.25- to 9-inch spheres · $2,800

Sphere machine

Three-Headed Sphere Machine

2.5- to 10-inch spheres · $4,300

Official-source index

Hi-Tech Diamond

7 documented machines
Flat lap · Slant cabber · Trim saw · Slab saw
$359–$899

Official-source index

Highland Park Lapidary

5 documented machines
Cabbing machine · Trim saw · Heavy-duty flat lap · Sphere machine
$597–$3,997

Cabbing machine

CB6V

6-inch wheels; six-wheel sequence · $1,597

Cabbing machine

CB8V

8-inch wheels; six-wheel class · $2,745

Trim saw

Model 6 Trim Saw

4- to 6-inch blade; up to 2-inch workpiece · $597

Heavy-duty flat lap

18FL Variable Flat Lap

18-inch steel main plate · $3,997

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