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Diamond Pacific Tool Corp

Mojave Desert maker of the Genie cabbing machine and Highland Park-style tumblers

Where
Barstow, California (mailing and shipping address; no storefront listed)
Makes
Genie, Pixie and Titan Gem Makers and trim saw attachments; 25RT, 75RT and 65T rotary tumblers; MT-4, MT-10 and MT-14 Mini-Sonic vibratory tumblers; 8RL rotary lap, 12- and 18-inch RL flat laps, 20- and 27-inch Vi-Bro-Lap; Husky 8-inch arbor; saw blades, Nova and Galaxy diamond wheels, Magnetic Nova laps, grits
Orders
Online store; Titan, RL flat laps and 65T tumbler by phone; fax orders any time; customerservice@diamondpacific.com
Phone
(760) 255-1030
Ships
Anywhere in the United States by UPS Ground, usually within 3 to 5 business days
Warranty
Diamond Pacific products with a manufacturing defect exchanged for the life of the product; unused items returnable within 30 days
Dealers
Stocking dealers; in California, Johnson Brothers Lapidary in Orange carries the Genie, Pixie and Titan

Builder: builds the gear it sells

Builds the Genie, Titan and Pixie six-wheel Gem Makers for cabbing stones

Sells online or by order: no storefront to visit

Works from Barstow, California.

Builds: Lapidary equipment

What they sell: Lapidary equipment

Makes: Genie, Titan and Pixie Gem Makers and their trim saw attachments; 25RT, 75RT and 65T rotary tumblers; MT-14 Mini Sonic vibratory tumbler; 8RL rotary lap, 12- and 18-inch flat laps, Vi-Bro-Lap; Husky 8-inch arbor; Supreme saw blades, Nova and Magnetic Nova diamond wheels and discs

Ships nationwide.

diamondpacific.com ↗

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What Diamond Pacific Tool Corp builds

Lapidary equipment manufacturer with its mailing and shipping address in Barstow, California.

Genie, the "Magical" Gem Maker ↗

Grinding and polishing machine that becomes a trim saw, buffer or flat lap with accessories · Lapidary equipment

  • 68 lb; 32 x 16 x 14 inches
  • 115 V 60 Hz or 230 V 50 Hz
  • Takes 5-1/2-inch Nova discs on the right-hand side
  • Optional 8-inch trim saw that uses water, not oil

Pixie ↗

Compact 4-inch wheel Gem Maker, preferred for opal · Lapidary equipment

  • Same six-wheel sequence of diamond grinding and polishing wheels as the larger Gem Makers
  • Under 30 lb with the lamp; base 14-1/2 x 18 inches
  • Runs on a standard 115 V outlet, no plumbing
  • Optional trim saw with a 6-inch blade cuts a 5-inch slab in half

Titan ↗

Gem Maker with all-diamond grinding and polishing wheels mounted together · Lapidary equipment

  • Works from start to finish without changing wheels
  • Right side takes discs with a 1/4-20 bolt (Nova, Magnetic Nova, no-hole diamond discs)
  • Geyser for flat laps included
  • Sold by phone, not online

75RT Rotary Tumbler ↗

Rotary tumbler for large loads of stone, based on the Highland Park design · Lapidary equipment

  • Industrial-grade polyethylene barrels with no liners; neoprene lid gasket
  • Bronze roller bearings and polyurethane-covered shafts against slipping
  • 1/3 HP 115 V motor inside the base; 220 V 50 Hz for use outside the USA
  • Also as 25RT and 65T

8RL Rotary Lap ↗

Benchtop lap for small flats and slabs with Magnetic Novas · Lapidary equipment

  • Powder-coated tank 12 x 14 x 17 inches deep, 27 inches overall
  • Drip water reservoir with adjustable valve
  • Larger 12- and 18-inch flat laps sold by phone

27" Vi-Bro-Lap ↗

Vibrating lap that flattens several geode halves or slabs at once · Lapidary equipment

  • Tempered aluminum lap plate grooved in a crisscross pattern
  • Felt pad for the final polish
  • Also in a 20-inch model

Also builds: Supreme notched-rim lapidary saw blades · Nova and Magnetic Nova diamond wheels and discs · Tumbling and polishing grits · Carving burs and supplies from other makers.

How to order

  • Online store
  • Large machines (Titan, flat laps, 65T tumbler) by phone because of shipping restrictions
  • Ships anywhere in the USA by UPS Ground, usually in 3-5 business days
  • Diamond Pacific products with a manufacturing defect are exchanged for the life of the product

Where to use your gear near Barstow

27 gem and mineral spots on open public land with no claim on record, within 50 miles.

There are more on the map, some of them with a possible mining claim.

Open the gem and mineral map around Barstow →

Prospecting and collecting rules in California →

About Diamond Pacific Tool Corp

Diamond Pacific, based in Barstow in the Mojave Desert, calls itself one of the major manufacturers of lapidary equipment for the rockhound hobbyist, the professional gem cutter and the jeweler, and its machines also do commercial work, from deburring metal parts to testing geological specimens and concrete for highways. Its site greets visitors as the home of the Genie, the "Magical" Gem Maker.

The Gem Makers carry a six-wheel sequence of diamond grinding and polishing wheels, so a cabochon goes from rough shape to polish on one machine. The Genie weighs 68 pounds, measures 32 by 16 by 14 inches and runs on 115 or 230 volts; with accessories it also becomes a trim saw, a jeweler's buffer, a flat lap and a way to miter the corners of gemstone boxes. Its 8-inch trim saw attachment goes on without tools in a few minutes, cuts with 5 pints of water instead of oil, and comes with a .032-inch sintered rim blade and an angle block for trimming cab edges at ten degrees. The Pixie has the same wheel sequence on 4-inch wheels, weighs under 30 pounds with its lamp, sits on a 14.5 by 18-inch base and needs no plumbing, so it works from a standard outlet in an RV; the company says opal cutters prefer it, and its trim saw, with a stainless steel table and blade guard, cuts a 5-inch slab in half. The Titan, aimed at dedicated hobbyists and professional cutters, includes a geyser for flat laps. A new Mist kit fits all the Gem Makers and plugs into the wall on its own.

The rotary tumblers follow the original Highland Park design: polyethylene barrels for 25, 40 and 65 pounds that need no liner, lids sealed with a neoprene gasket, double-pulley rollers with polyurethane-covered shafts on bronze bearings, and a 1/3 hp motor inside the base, also offered for 220-volt power abroad. The rule the company prints is to fill a barrel about three-quarters full. The Mini-Sonic vibratory tumblers work without a motor, belts, pulleys or eccentric weights, with cast plastisol hoppers in an ABS housing, and handle anything from gentle opal loads to agate and jasper. For flat work there is the benchtop 8RL lap, built for Magnetic Nova discs with a suggested run from 30 to 3,000 grit and cerium oxide on felt; the 12- and 18-inch RL flat laps with cast iron plates and steel tanks; and the Vi-Bro-Lap, whose crisscross-grooved aluminum plate flattens several geode halves or slabs at once without constant attention.

Most of the line is in the online store. Heavy machines such as the Titan, the RL flat laps and the 65T tumbler are sold by phone because of shipping restrictions, and orders can be faxed at any hour. Web orders go by UPS Ground anywhere in the country, usually in 3 to 5 business days, flat-rate packages leave on Wednesdays, and Diamond Pacific products with a manufacturing defect are exchanged for the life of the product. The store also stocks saw blades from 4 to 36 inches, Nova, Galaxy and carving wheels, grits and tools by other makers, and its documentation page explains blade choice: thin rims for costly rough and practiced hands, thicker blades for classroom use. In California, Johnson Brothers Lapidary in Orange sells the Genie, the Pixie and the Titan.

Clubs and places nearby

Other shops and gear makers nearby

Access

No storefront listed: sells online and by phone, weekdays. Based in Barstow.

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