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Techniques for Collectors"Old School" Raytech equipment

24th Apr 2011 16:39 UTCGreg Capatch

First of all- I am a lapidary noob- but our local club has a shop and classes so I will get up to speed fairly quickly (I hope). Want to work from home after I learn how to use this stuff, and just acquired some older lap equipment from a guy that used it hard- but took exceptional care of the stuff for a really good price so I couldn't resist. Have some questions for anyone that is familiar with the older Raytech (pre 1990) models. Here is what I have. A 4 inch gem saw, two 6 inch saws, three 10 inch saws, an 18 inch saw, a flat lap, a grinder/polisher (arbor), an 'industrial' vibrating tumbler, and a small tumble vibe- which is pretty new. He included a lot of extra parts (belts, 60 or so blades, an arbor for the 18" saw, grit, some electrical stuff) as well. I contacted Raytech and was able to get a copy of the 18 inch manual- but that was all I could get from them. Was wondering if the parts on their newer stuff are backwards compatible with these older pieces? Where would I find some of the older manuals? I get on Ebay to look for replacement parts as they come up- are there any other sites where rockhounds sell older replacement parts? Any help is appreciated- want to acquire parts from various places so I have them available when needed- and would really like to find some manuals if possible. Thanks :)

1st Feb 2012 22:37 UTCBoris Kolodny

Greg,

When you say flat lap, is it a faceting machine or just a lap?

Most Raytech machines are backward compatible.

Looks like you got a lot of machines. Maybe more than you need.

Send me the name of the models and I will see if i can find you some literature.

I have a lot of older manuals as I had a lot of machines in past years.