A wide assortment of cabbochon accessories is listed for the Graves and Diamond Pacific cabochon machines. You will also find handy accessories to help you with the art of cabbing.

Star Cup w/ 3 copper inserts
Make Beads or Star Sapphires. This star cup is used to grind, sand and polish star gems, beads, cabochons and small spheres. The cup fits on the Graves Cab-Mate cabochon machine, Faceting machine or any 1/2" - 20 right hand, threaded spindle. The unit is supplied with the cup holder and three copper cups which can be charged with 325, 1,200 and 50,000 grit diamond compound (diamond compound sold separately). The holder separates easily by hand to facilitate changing of the star cup inserts. Uses less diamond than any other method and inexpensive replacement cups are available if accidentally contaminated. Recommended speed is 700 to 1400 RPM.|

EXTRA INSERTS FOR STAR CUP. These replacement cups have a 1 1/4" diameter working area . Available in either copper or lead: recommended for use with 50,000 grit diamond compound for the finest polish. Copper inserts sold in sets of 3 and lead inserts sold individually.

Expanding Drums
A Must For Sanding & Polishing Belts. For cabbers, the best way to obtain smooth, highly polished stones. The soft, pliable rubber expands during rotation to grip the sanding or polishing belts. Changes are made quickly and easily by sliding the belts from the drum. At low speed, the flexible surface wraps around curved surfaces for increased contact of the work piece. When used at high speed, the drum surface acts like a hard rubber grinding wheel. Use with diamond or silicon carbide belts. The heavy machined hubs are supplied with bushings to fit 1", 3/4", 5/8" and 1/2" arbors (1/2" long). Available in 3 sizes.

Sponge Discs
Use as a soft backing for other sanding and polishing pads. PSA backed. Available in 6" and 8" diameters.

Felt Discs
Great For Polishing With Oxide Polishing Agents. These hard felt discs are just the thing when undercutting is not a problem. Especially recommended for glass, agate and opal.

Flexodiscs
These discs are made from hard rubber to act as a backing for crystalpads or polypads. Supplied with 1/4" - 20 threads.

Preformer Attachment
Made by the Graves Company. Take the guess work out of shaping and sizing cabochons and faceted stones. Simply assemble the proper cam, turn the handwheel and the preformer will guide the grinding of the stone to the precise size and shape of the cam. Easily adapts to most grinding and faceting machines (only known exception is the Diamond Demon). To save time - stack up to four cabs together and preform all at the same time. The preformer, as supplied, includes a slide base plate with mounting bracket, two 1/4" dops, one dop handle and four of our most popular cams (25mm round, 30x22mm and 40x30mm oval, 22x11mm marquise). Additional precision molded nylon cams are available as a package, see Item No. 13-031. For special sizes or shapes, machined metal or nylon cams can be made in your own workshop.The preformer is supplied with brackets to mount to the Cab-Mate or any machine with a vertical surface. For mounting on faceting machines or other grinding machines a special bracket may be required - see PREFORMER BRACKETS.

The Preformer Package includes the attachment, drivemotor, cam set, and preformer bracket.

Metal Cabochon Templates
The colorful, anodized aluminum templates offer rigidity and durability. The double sided outlines allows placing a slab between the two connecting templates and scribing each side of the slab. Using this technique, grinding and sawing becomes faster, easier and more accurate. Available in either double or single templates and for ovals/circles - squares/rectangles - miscellaneous shapes. Please select the shapes during checkout.

Plastic Cabochon Templates
The see-through, clear plastic templates are a low cost alternative and allow total visibility of the slab. This makes positioning of the shape, relative to any flaws, available space and the patterns existing in the rock quick and easy. Color-coded, hot stamp markings will not rub off. Available in either double or single templates and for ovals/circles - squares/rectangles - miscellaneous shapes. Please select the shapes during checkout.

Scribing Pencils
The basic tool for marking the outline of cabochon shapes on slabs. The pencils, one aluminum and the other brass, are available as a set or may be purchased individually. The scribes are easy to see and will not wash off during sawing or grinding. Sharpen pencils on any grinding wheel.

Bezel Table - Cabmate
These tables are designed to fit the Graves Cab-Mate or Cab/6 and allows the user to accurately cut bezels on cabochons at the proper angle. The wing nuts allow quick and easy mounting and it can also be used as a tool rest.

Alcohol Lamp
A "tilt-type" alcohol lamp that can be operated from any angle. Made with heavy, clear glass and nickel plated metal parts. Used to melt any type of dopping wax. Holds 4 oz. of denatured alcohol (available separately) and comes with a safety cap, chain and 1/4" wick.

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