Tool and Equipment Manufacturers

Lortone, Inc.Lapidary Equipment, Tumblers, Abrasives, Polishes, Diamond Saws and Blades, Arbors, Cabochon Machines, Vibrating Laps, Diamond Sanding Belts, Accessories and supplies

Maxant Industries - - Manufacturers of slab & trim slaws, grinder wheels, arbor kits, automatic cabbing machine, rick tumblers, and "slab grabbers."

MDR Manufacturing, Inc. - -MDR faceting machines

Mineralab - - Mineral Identification and Testing Tools

Mini-Sonic Tumblers - - made by Custom Tech., Ltd.

MK Diamond Products, Inc. Diamond Lapidary Blades and Equipment.

Mountain Mist . Gemstone Carving Burs.

Pfingst & Co. - - Flexible Shaft Tools

Poly-Metric Instruments - - Faceting Machine

Progress Machine & Tool Corp. - - Polishing Arbor

Raytech Industries - - Diamond Blades and Equipment.

Richardson's Rec. Ranch, Ltd. - - Sphere Machine, Bull Wheel

Rio Grande. Settings, Tools, Books, Videos, Ect.

Rose Enterprises - - Reciprolap flat lapping machines

Sanders Saws Inc. - - Speciality Diamond Products as well as a wide variety of equipment and saw blades

Star Diamond Industries, West - - Continuous/notched diamond saw blades

Taylor Manufacturing Co. - - Lapidary Scroll Saw and Trim Saw

Tagit - - maker of Gy Roc Preformer, Vibrahone and Cabber

Taurus Ring Saws - - made by Gemini Saw Co.(also see below)

Thumbler's Tumbler- - made by True Square Metal Products

True Square Metal Products - - Thumbler's tumblers

Turbo Carver. High-speed Carving / Engraving Tool

Ultra Tec - - Faceting Machine

Vibra-Sonic Tumblers - - made by Custom Tech., Ltd.

Addresses and Details of Mfgrs/Dealers w/o Websites

E.& J. Adams Sphere Machines
Joe Adams
2903 S. Meade Street
Denver CO 80236
Ph. 303-936-6600
ejadams@ix.netcom.com

Arrowhead Gemcraft - - Sphere Machines
Dick Hansen
PO Box 723
Detroit Lakes, MN 56205-0723
Ph. 218-847-7780

Contempo Lapidary Equip. Mfg. Co. was formed through the acquisition of Highland Park, Beacon Star, Frantom and a few smaller companies. In 1998, Contempo was bought out by Diamond Pacific, who should be contacted about spare parts for machines made by any of the above companies.)

Clason brothers (Hank and Cal) - -Sphere machines
10100 Lourie Ave.
Bakersfield, CA 93312
Hank's Ph. 805-393-0280
Cal's Ph. 805-589-4169

Covington Engineering Corp.
715 West Colton Avenue
P.O. Box 35
Redlands, CA 92373
Ph. 909-793-6636
Fax 909-793-7641

Custom Technology Ltd.
P.O. Box 156
New London, Iowa 52645
Ph. 800-Y-TUMBLE (319) 367-2256(Sometimes this line is a fax)

Diamond Tech International
4002 W. State St.
Tampa, Florida
Ph. 800-937-9593
Fax 813-872-6288

D.W.Enterprises - - makers of Diamond Saw Blades, Discs, Laps, and Grinding Wheels
P.O. Box 1684
Boulder, CO 80306
Ph. 303-442-5090
Fax 303-442-5104

Fac-Ette Mfg. Co.
P.O. Box 550
Wrightsville Beach, NC 28480
Ph. 910-256-9248

Foredom Electric Company
Bethel, CT 06801
Ph. 203-792-8622
Fax 203-790-9832

Gemini Saw Company
(Maker of Taurus Ring Saw)
25916 Senator Avenue
Harbor City CA 90710-3337
Ph.(310) 891-0288
Fax(310) 891-0265
E-mail: riffy@gte.net
Web site: http://www.geminisaw.com/

Gem-Tech
5310 Derry Avenue, Bldg H
Agoura Hills, CA 91301
Ph. 818-735-5474

Gryphon Corporation
12417 Foothill Boulevard
Sylmar CA 91342-6005
Ph.(818) 890-7770
Fax(818) 890-7775
E-mail: service@gryphoncorp.com
Web site: http://www.gryphoncorp.com/

Hi-Tech Diamond Products, Inc. - - makes 'All-U-Need' machines
750 E Easy St
Simi Valley, CA 93065-1810
Ph. 805-522-6211

Imperial Gem Instruments - - Makers of Alpha Taurus Faceting Machine
Nick Michailidis
2455 23rd Street
Santa Monica, CA 90405
Ph. 310-450-8725

HDM Manufacturing
P.O. Box 931
E. Helena, Mt 59635
Ph. 406-933-5737

Jarvi Tool Co.(Facetron)
780 Debra Lane
Anaheim, CA 92805
Ph. 714-774-9104
Fax 714-774-9105

Johnson Brothers F.C. Inc.
18434 Oxnard Street
Tarzana, CA 91356
Ph. 818-705-7400
Fax 818-705-0231

Lapcraft, Inc.USA
195 West Olentangy Street
Powell, Ohio 43065
Ph. 614-764-8993
Fax 614-764-1860

Lee Lapidaries, Inc.
3425 West 117th Street
Cleveland, Ohio 44111
Ph. 216-941-7458

Maxant Industries
28 Harvard Road
P.O. Box 454
Ayer, MA 01432
Ph. 508-772-0576

MDR Manufacturing, Inc.
Bob Livingston
PO Box 6951
Kingwood,Texas 77325
Ph. 281-358-3027

Mineralab
695 East Fourth Ave J
Durango, CO 81301
Ph. 800-749-3766

Pfingst& Co., Inc.(Flexible Shaft Machines)
105 Snyder Rd.
So. Plainfielsd, NJ 07080
Ph. 908-561-6400
Fax 908-561-3213

Poly-metric Instruments
Box 400 (Spokane Street)
Clayton, WA 99110
Ph. 509-276-5565

Progress Machine & Tool Corp.
645 S. Olive Street
Los Angeles, CA 90014
Ph. 800-841-8665
Fax 213-489-2140
e-mail: PROGRES@Primenet.com

Raytech Industries
475 Smith Street
Middletown, CT 06457
Ph. 800-243-7163
Fax 860-632-1699

Richardson's Recreational Ranch Ltd.
Gateway Route Box 440
Madras, Oregon 97741
Ph. 800-433-2680

Rose Enterprises - maker of Reciprolap
3217 Annapolis Drive
Bakersfield, CA 93305
Ph. 805-872-0721

Star Diamond Industries, West
17022Montanero Avenue
Carson, CA 90764
Ph. 310-325-9696

Tagit - maker of Gy Roc Equipment
P.O. Box 1534
San Juan Capistrano CA 92693-1534
Ph. 949-496-7742

True Square Metal Products - - Makers of Thumbler's Tumblers
P.O. Box 585
Auburn, WA 98071
Ph. 800-225-1017

Ultra Tec -- makers of Faceting Machines
1025 East Chestnut Ave.
Santa Ana, CA 92701
Ph. 714-542-0608
Fax 714-542-0627
e-mail: ultratec@primenet.com