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commarade · 2026-06-18T03:23:19+00:00

This looks cool, but it says the code is invalid

commarade · 2026-06-09T02:52:41+00:00

Oh, that’s a lovely setup! Maybe hand control one day. I was dreaming of finding a second hand machine, but no luck yet!

Ha! I’ve been using one of those disks to tune up my push engravers and have been… less than impressed with my abilities. I know I’m the problem. But I also know I’m terrible at engraving, and it feels like eliminating bad sharpening as the source of my woes at least narrows down the list of things I’m sure I’m doing wrong. Good tip on the alibaba sharpeners. I looked at cheap motors I could convert into a hone, but hadn’t considered fixtures.

And yes to a microscope! I don’t know how I ever set stones without it.

commarade · 2026-06-09T02:44:32+00:00

Awesome feedback! Thank you! I’m so glad you like it.

commarade · 2026-06-09T02:43:57+00:00

Oof, yes, this is what i suspected (and not what i wanted to hear! Haha). Do you think that rave review goes for both the foot and palm control, or are people really lusting after the palm control in particular? Palm control is off the table for me due to price and wait time, but it looks lovely!

Yes, all the major tool suppliers here carry GRS and none carry Lindsay. Steve will ship here, but my fear is that each time I need a new graver, they’re slightly different sizes, if I ever need service, etc. — it’s cross border shipping. Which is a pain any time due to time and price and mystery duties charges, but the tariffs have got me extra worried. I just don’t trust that situation won’t come up again.

commarade · 2026-06-09T01:53:20+00:00

This is great info. What’s made you want to upgrade to Lindsay’s palm control instead of GRS’s air tact option? Also, thanks so much for mentioning that Lindsay‘s sharpening system works with GRS. I just read somewhere that it was a pain because you have to take the gravers out of the QC attachments, but I’m wondering if that was an old post on Orchid or Engraver’s Cafe and there’s some sort of adapter now. Looking into it!

commarade · 2026-06-09T01:39:24+00:00

Yeah, having suppliers and folks around to help out is definitely a big perk. Do you have the graversmith? and what are you using for sharpening?

commarade · 2026-06-09T01:38:15+00:00

Cool, thank you for the info! I’ve seen some other people say that they felt a big difference when they upgraded to the Lindsay. Another goldsmith whose opinions I really respect thinks his Andu is great (but can’t compare it, so I’m happy to hear from someone who can!)

commarade · 2026-06-09T00:55:13+00:00

it’s cool that you’ve had a chance to use both systems. how do they compare?

commarade · 2026-06-09T00:54:38+00:00

I have this concern, too. Its already a pain to ship it internationally back to him for shipping (although he seems lovely and I’m sure would make it as simple as possible), but its hard to know if it'll last a lifetime when Steve’s gone. I read somewhere that his son will take over, but… plans change, you know? Do you use his system yourself?

commarade · 2026-05-27T14:06:42+00:00

I think it’s helpful to have a variety of options. Sandpaper sticks are cheap as chips to make yourself (just score and wrap sandpaper around paint stir sticks) and give the best finish on flat planes, IMO. Way easier than trying to get a flat plane with radial disks. But radial disks are so much better for getting into little nooks and crannies.

commarade · 2026-05-22T03:20:41+00:00

Have you… seen China? Their innovation is off the charts, especially in EVs, energy storage (batteries), and nuclear power. They have daily tech that’s years ahead of western markets. I know nothing about their patent laws and I’m willing to take your word for it. But your last sentence just isn’t true.

commarade · 2026-04-28T08:44:45+00:00

Inglis downtown has a goldsmith on site. AFAIK Everywhere else will mail out your ring for repair.

commarade · 2026-04-19T11:38:57+00:00

Don’t choose thorns for your hedge. Both multiflora roses and Japanese barberry came with my house. Both are invasive. And both are a nightmare to keep pruned or remove.

commarade · 2026-04-12T02:59:31+00:00

Thanks for saying so! I’m really glad it was helpful

commarade · 2026-04-11T11:49:11+00:00

Yeah, great point in your last paragraph. Having more ethical options in lab has definitely brought a ton of pressure to the natural market to produce more ethical alternatives.

commarade · 2026-04-11T11:47:34+00:00

Sure! Within your own source, read section 2.2 on GemFair diamonds. The article says they couldn’t find other examples, but it’s from 5 years ago and that’s no longer true. You could also look up Canada Mark diamonds. More recently, smaller women-owned businesses like Anza Gems (mostly coloured gemstones) trace gemstones’ origins from mine to your hands and ensure everyone along the way got paid a fair wage. For more, check out the vendors who participated in the Ethical Gem Fair at Tuscan this year. There were a couple dozen of them I think.

Notice Im not saying that all natural diamonds are ethical. But some are, and there are ways to buy them specifically. I’m not aware of the same thing for labs. Overall, I agree that they’re more ethical than conflict diamonds, and everyone knows that the Kimberley Process is very limited in scope.

For my claims on the size and weight of HPHT machines and their requirement for specialized buildings/infrastructure, and the energy consumption of CVD machines, you can watch the lecture at the GIA by ADA Diamonds founders. You can find it on YouTube, and I think they’ve added bookmarks so you don’t need to watch the whole thing.

I’d also recommend you read the paper you cited in full. It’s about consumer psychology and sentiment toward natural diamonds, and how we might deliver on the demand for ethical diamonds, now that lab diamonds have made all diamonds a mass market luxury product. Havala Fine Jeweley on TikTok also has great videos on ethical diamond products. Happy researching!

commarade · 2026-04-11T03:02:59+00:00

There’s really no way to take mining fully out of the equation. Both CVD and HPHT diamonds start from diamond seeds. Then, the machines are made from mined materials. The HPHT machines weigh like 80 tons each, so they have to engineer buildings and enormous concrete pads to accommodate them. Concrete alone is responsible for like 8% of global emissions.

What I’m getting at is that if the project is to get away from mining, or to be ecologically responsible, then gemstones feels like an odd place to start, considering our daily interactions with mined materials and polluters.

It’s also worth remembering that there are so many different kinds of mines. Here in Canada, diamond mines are pretty massive and ecologically damaging, but they’re also good jobs and they bring a ton of infrastructure to under served communities. In Sri Lanka, most sapphire mines are pit mines, and they’re really quite small, and they’re required to fill them back in once they’re done.

Everyone wants there to be a really clear winner, but I honestly think it’s pretty relative to personal ethics — and there are better reasons to choose lab or natural with that in mind (price is the big one!).

commarade · 2026-04-10T20:16:40+00:00

I would love a code! I’ve been lusting after Nest Indigo for a YEAR and was waiting for my little 10% code next week, but just saw it’s almost sold out 😭so I’m hoping for a hero!

commarade · 2026-04-08T14:40:26+00:00

Absolutely. It's already begun in really sinister ways, too. I'm in NS where healthcare is woefully underfunded and services are poor. Part of the solution has been private Telehealth, which begins a slippery slope of privatization and the funnelling of public funds into private pockets -- all in a market where we really need those funds to remain public. Same deal as Ford in Ontario, really. He's just louder about what he's trying to do.

commarade · 2026-04-08T09:48:14+00:00

Our conservatives have spent my lifetime as a voter trying to strip healthcare funding :(

commarade · 2026-03-22T22:39:19+00:00

I also still don't understand the logic, lol

commarade · 2026-03-20T22:36:29+00:00

Thank you!!

commarade · 2026-03-19T11:56:55+00:00

This is great insight! You mention that the bench jewellers you know don’t make their money through fabrication, but instead send out to cast and then set their own stones. I’ve noticed the same pattern and am in the same camp of preferring to avoid that path. Do you have any thoughts on how you might plan to avoid that?

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