How to make round stone bead manually?

We make series of lapidary/gemstone machine, appropriate for different kinds of gem and gemstone, like jade, agate, crystal, amber, shell and etc. From automatic slab cutting, automatic rough/fine milling, automatic stone bead drilling, ultrasonic drilling/carving machine, CNC carving machine, gem calibration machine, customized machine available as requested.

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The photo below shows how to manually make round stone bead from raw material, this series machine can make agate bead, jade bead, crystal bead, hard stone bead & soft stone bead.

Step one:Use 24’’ slab saw cut the big rock into small size rock
Step two:Use 12’’ manual stone cutting machine, cut slab into strips, cut strips into grain
Step three:Use automatic gemstone bead forming machine, make the rough round stone bead

Step four:Use manual stone polishing machine, remove the extra parts of the rough round stone bead
Step five:Use Manual Stone bead drilling/punching machine to make bead drill hole
Step Six:Use vibration tumbler polishing machine,polish the drilled beads,make it bright.

Step one:24’’ Slab Saw
Web link: https://www.gemstonemachine.com/productinfo/657346.html 
Youtube Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JY26KMk1Rxg
Specification:
Voltage:220 V
Power:4 KW
Size:120x780x110 cm
Machine photo:

Machine Accessory:
Blade A: Diamond Thick Notched Rim Blade
Advantage:Less cutting loss,appropriate for valuable stone
Disadvantage:Use fast

Blade B:Diamond Segment Blade
Advantage:long use time
Disadvantage:Much more cutting loss compared with Blade A

Machine function:
Cut big rock into smaller rock or slab, max blade size is 24’’(600 mm)

Step two:12’’ Manual Stone Cutting Machine
Web link: https://www.gemstonemachine.com/productinfo/657421.html
Youtube link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xo0iEKUz3wA&t=1s
Specification:
Voltage:220 V
Power:1.5 KW
Size:54x43x75 cm
Machine Photo:

Machine Accessory:
Blade used on the machine(12’’ diamond blade)

Machine function:
This machine can help cut the smaller rock from machine one into smaller sizes, slab, strips and
grain, which is raw material of stone bead making.

Step three:
Automatic gemstone bead forming machine
Web link: https://www.gemstonemachine.com/productinfo/657527.html
Youtube link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ThIXnx_NCZE
Specification:
Voltage:220 V
Power:0.75 KW
Size:60x48x106 cm
Machine Photo:

Machine Accessory:
Sphere Bead Making Wheel
Size from 4-45 mm

Machine function:
Make the rough stone bead from the grain(which made from step 2), this machine can make
bead sized from 4-45 mm.
If your bead size is over 45 mm, we recommend use bigger model, which same as this machine, while can make max 140 mm bead.

Step four: Manual Stone Polishing Machine
Specification:
Voltage:220 V
Power:750 W
Size:85x54x95 cm
Machine Photo:

Machine Accessory:
Diamond wheel
Diameter:250 mm
Width:40 mm
Hole:32 mm

Function:Remove the extra part of the bead made from step 3, make the bead totally
round manually.

Step five: Manual Stone Bead Drilling Machine
Web link: https://www.gemstonemachine.com/productinfo/741026.html
Youtube link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wXMtjVvmjmU&t=2s
Specification:
Voltage:220 V
Power:120 W
Size:45x35x55 cm
Machine Photo:

Machine Accessory:
Diamond Drill Bit
0#(2.2-2.4 mm)
1#(2.0-2.1 mm)
2#(1.9 mm)
3#(1.5-1.6 mm)
4#(1.3-1.4 mm)
5#(1.1-1.2 mm)
6#(1.0-1.2 mm)

Step Six:24’’ Vibration Polishing Machine
Web link: https://www.gemstonemachine.com/productinfo/741201.html
Youtube link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bRrucyi75JA
Specification:
Voltage:220 V
Power:750 W
Machine Photo:

Machine Accessory:
Polishing filler(Silicon Carbide Triangle)
4x4 6x6 8x8 mm

Polishing grit(silicon carbide powder)
Grit:#120/150/180/240/320/400/600/800/1000/1200/1500/1800/2000/3000 to choose from
Machine Function:
This machine is last step for polishing bead,appropriate for different kinds of stone bead,like jade,crystal,agate,shell bead.