DIY Lapidary
Machine builds
RTH Members Sharing Their Homemade Ingenuity
The following are featured forum posts of do-it-yourself lapidary machine projects, useful devices, or clever hacks created by RTH forum members over the years. If you post and finish a new project or idea, or if you find a post we missed please let us know so we can add it to this page.
At the minimum to qualify for this page a DIY project must clearly show in pictures a working example of the creation. The most useful and enjoyable project posts are those with multiple photos and step by step descriptions of the project as it progresses from start to finish.
I built a new DIR style tumbler!
By Member: Jugglerguy
Finished this cabinet tumbler
By Member: rockncajun
My masher tumbler
By Member: morsefire
Forever Tumbler, purple style
By Member: NRG
Homemade rock tumbler
By Member: lunker
Chadmanian Rock Tumbler
By Member: Condor
Let-Er Roll
By Member: MrP
Custom workbench cabinet for Tumblers
By Member: Benathema
Homebrew tumbler
By Member: indiana
Mega Tumbler Expansion
By Member: rockdewd
Pallet Tumbler
By Member: BryBry
Tire Tumbler Photos with Rocks
By Member: cherdarock
20# Big Boy Toy rock tumbler
By Member: phoenix1647
Homemade heavy duty tumbler
By Member: bikiniduck
Yet another DIY tumbler
By Member: number21
Another DIY tumbler enters the arena
By Member: number21
40 Lb DIY Tumbler Rebuild
By Member: rockdewd
Spent too much?
By Member: garrett
Playin4funami’s homemade tumbler
By Member: Playin4funami
DIY tumbler rebuild complete
By Member: rocklicker
My Big Barrel w/Pictures
By Member: Hard Rock Cafe
Propane Tank Barrel
By Member: syfun
Home Made Barrels
By Member: Rockdogger
Homemade 3lb Vib Tumbler
By Member: rockbottom
Two Homemade 10lb Vibe Tumblers
By Member: rockbottom
Lot-O Tumbler Cap Hack
By Member: gregniel
Supergrinder, now grinds!
By Member: Woodyrock
Homemade grinder sander
By Member: Zoran
Super-Duper 4-wheel grinder
By Member: Tommy
Supergrinder Chino Style
By Member: NRG
Supergrinder / Polisher
By Member: Saskrock
Another Homebrew Supergrinder
By Member: Wigglinrocks
Poly Arbor Super Grinder
By Member: cobbledstones
Grinder Mod on a Trim Saw
By Member: cherdarock
The Awesome Supergrinder
By Member: stoner
Homemade 10 wheel, under $150!
By Member: zarguy
Walt’s cabber machine
By Member: manofglass
Homemade Lapidary Machine
By Member: elitami
Expanded home built to 10 wheels
By Member: nik
Cabzilla the Cab Machine
By Member: WarrenA
A new Diamond Cabbing Machine
By Member: Dave Austin
Homemade Expando Unit
By Member: RockIt2Me
Jeannie’s Cab Machine
By Member: NRG
Homemade Cab Machine
By Member: leviathan21
Wall of Poly Arbors
By Member: cobbledstones
Newly built cab machine
By Member: spicer m
Cabochon Maker Water System
By Member: NevadaBill
Water Supply for Grinder
By Member: rockdewd
Pixie Water Geyser Modification
By Member: opalpyrexia
Cabochon Girdle Markers
By Member: Woodyrock
Water Pressure Wheel Sprayer
By Member: spicer m
Dop Wax Melting Box
By Member: Mudshark
Water Spreader
By Member: 1dave
Welded homemade 8 inch lapper
By Member: JamesP
Polishing Slabs on Home Built Flat
By Member: adrian65
my new flat lap build
By Member: manofglass
Build a Flat Lap
By Member: 1dave
Homemade flat lap from treadmill
By Member: jm
NorthernJoe’s flat lap build
By Member: ontariojoe
24 inch Flap Lap Custom Built
By Member: rockhound97058
new flat lap photos
By Member: Roger
Hillbilly Flat Lap
By Member: lapidopterix
8″ Flat Lap on a budget
By Member: hh5
Home built 9″ flat lap
By Member: Tommy
Vibro-lap It’s Alive!
By Member: scottyh
Homemade 12″ Flat Lap
By Member: badguy
My Flat Lap machine
By Member: djaxon
My new flat lap
By Member: brent
Homemade flat lap
By Member: gazingm42
Fast and cheap slab polisher
By Member: JamesP
Home Built Diamond Drum Polisher
By Member: Woodyrock
DIY vertical flap lap machine
By Member: mibeachrocks
Homemade Vertical Flat-Lap
By Member: victor1941
DIY Slant Lap Angle Grinder
By Member: holajonathan
Low dollar lapidary machine
By Member: spicer m
DIY vertical flat lap machine
By Member: Jim
12″ Vertical Polisher
By Member: Woodyrock
DIY End-Lap Water Delivery
By Member: liveoak
Re-Covering my Polishing Head
By Member: bobby1
Homebuilt 10″ trimsaw/grinder
By Member: farmermac
Homemade 18″ Slab Saw
By Member: rxscram
My Homemade Slab Saw
By Member: Mudshark
Homemade Slab Saw
By Member: rockbottom
homemade 12″ slab saw
By Member: Peruano
Rock chop saw project
By Member: number21
24″ Slab Saw Project
By Member: lakeandco
Homemade Rock Saw
By Member: jm
Building 14″ saw
By Member: bendsum
Homemade 7″ Trim Saw
By Member: rockbottom
ThunderEgg Cutting Jig
By Member: 1dave
Groove Cutting Device
By Member: adrian65
Adding a Switch to Trim Saw
By Member: Rockoonz
DIY Rolling Tray for 18″ HP Saw
By Member: Tommy
Slab Saw Muck Sucker
By Member: catmandewe
Sphere Machine Build
By Member: juzwuz
DIY Sphere Machine from Drills
By Member: jm
Homemade Sphere Machine
By Member: rockhound97058
Mini Sphere Maker
By Member: Bobby1
Homemade Marble Mill
By Member: jm
Nova wheel re-coater jig
By Member: Woodyrock
No Cost Slab Grabber
By Member: parfive
Slab Rock Gripper Grabber
By Member: bobby1
DIY Flat Rock Drilling Jig
By Member: Tommy
Drilling in Water Slab Holder
By Member: Pat
Rock Scoopers
By Member: Jugglerguy
Rock Scoop v2.0
By Member: Benathema
DIY Rock Scoopers
By Member: Benathema
Shop Apron Design Plan
By Member: 1dave
Cabochon Photography Device
By Member: victor1941
Saving an Old Grinder Polisher
By Member: RWA3006
Next Up in the Refurb Queue
By Member: AzRockGeek
Lortone lu6x Restored
By Member: Drummond Island Rocks
Refurbishing First Lapidary Saw
By Member: Bob
Frantom Trim Saw Deck Refurb
By Member: Woodyrock