Author Archives: allan
45 Degree Angle Adapter Defect from David Hudson
David Hudson posted a comment on his experience with the Omni faceting machine’s 45 degree angle adapter yesterday. His comment can be found here: https://www.omnifaceter.net/another-omni-owners-spindle-and-platen/#comment-23 He forwarded me some photos to back up his text. I’ve copied his comments here … Continue reading
Posted in Blog, Omni Quality?
Tagged alignment, design flaws, poor manufacturing, poor quality
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Another Omni Owner’s Spindle and Platen
There has been a bit of huff and bluster from a certain source lately regarding tearing a “pressed bearing apart on the platten of a faceting machine”. He claims that the Omni faceting machine spindle was pressed into the spindle … Continue reading
Stone #2 on New Quill
I can now safely say that I’m very pleased with the new quill, and that it improves my cutting considerably. This now makes my Omni faceting machine almost worth keeping. I cut a small Afghan Blue Tourmaline this time, using … Continue reading
New Stainless Steel Collet Quill
I received my new stainless steel collet quill just before New Years and finally had a chance to install it and test it out. I received 2 quills, one of which was installed in my yoke. You can read about … Continue reading
New Quill Pictures
Well, unfortunately due to the holiday rush and extreme weather we’ve been having on the West Coast, I didn’t get the new quill in time for the break. I’m disappointed but given the weather – we’ve got 2-1/2′ of snow … Continue reading
New Design Quill Update
Just updating the site so people don’t think I’ve forgotten. I’m hoping to get my new stainless-steel collet quill before Christmas. Mike has been overloaded with work and since this isn’t a rush it’s been on the back-burner. Once I … Continue reading
Quill Disassembly Instructions
I’ve just posted my instructions on how to Remove the Quill from your Omni Faceting Machine. This is the first step required if you want to replace your Quill with another. Enjoy! -Allan
Omni Quill Disassembly
So after all this time, why would I suddenly decide to take my Omni Faceting Machine’s most delicate components apart? If you’ve been following my Blog entries you’ll remember the Another Frustration – Quill Runout post. To be to the … Continue reading
Posted in Removing the Quill
Tagged disassembly, Omni Faceting Head, poor manufacturing, quill, runout
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My Custom Omni-E Splash Pan
Here’s a quick pictoral guide to how I created my $5 custom splash pan for my Omni-E faceting machine. This is a more detailed set of pictures and instructions than in my blog post $5 + 2 Hours = New … Continue reading
Quill Runout Update
It’s been a while since I have had some time to work on the site. During the past few weeks I’ve taken apart my Omni faceting head and photographed it. I will be posting photos of the process hopefully in … Continue reading