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Modifications I’ve Done to My Omni
In this section I’ll be posting pictures of modifications I’ve done to my Omni Faceting Machine. At present I’m concentrating on how to improve the reliability of the machine and correct some of the glaring design flaws. The first two … Continue reading
Posted in Omni Modifications
Tagged design flaws, modifications, omni faceting machine, poor quality
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Omni Faceting Head Details
Here are some photos of the Omni Faceting Head. This first view shows the Faceting Head with the black Encoder. The large blue knob is the Coarse Height Adjustment which moves the head up and down the outer sleeve with … Continue reading
Modifying The Omni Faceting Machine
In this section I’ll be posting different modifications that I have done to my Omni. These modifications will definitely void your Omni’s warranty (if you care). But by now you’ve probably realized that and I’m not going to mention it … Continue reading
It’s Live!
Well, after quite a few hours of fiddling and some last-minute technical trouble-shooting of the web hosting, the omnifaceter.net website is finally up and running! Thank-you to those who have seen and help guided this site during is conception and … Continue reading
Aligning the Mast
Disclaimer: performing this procedure may void your warranty. Proceed at your own risk. Warning: this is a slow and tedious process. If you are not mechanically inclined, think wrenches can be used as hammers or have a short fuse — … Continue reading
Aligning the Platen
Disclaimer: performing this procedure may void your warranty. Proceed at your own risk. Warning: this is a slow and tedious process. If you are not mechanically inclined, think wrenches can be used as hammers or have a short fuse — … Continue reading
Reducing the Omni Platen Diameter
This is another modification I made to my Omni. I find the original 5-3/4″ Platen diameter to be too wide, so there isn’t enough friction between the Platen and the lap. If I turn the speed control up quickly, the … Continue reading
Protecting Your Omni Spindle Bearings
Here is a simple modification I did to my Splash Pan to help protect the Spindle Bearings and other components from water and corrosion. After disassembling the Platen and Spindle and Splash Pan I washed out all the rock dust … Continue reading
Posted in Bearing Protection
Tagged design flaws, flooded bearings, modifications, Spindle Housing, Splash Pan
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Warped Omni Base Plate
On every other machine the flatness of the base plate is critical. These machines need it to be precision-ground so that the mast will remain in the same orientation as it slides back and forth along the base plate. For … Continue reading
Posted in Omni Quality?, Warped Base Plate
Tagged alignment, base plate, poor manufacturing, poor quality
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The Omni Transfer Jig is Sloppy
There have been several people writing about the Omni Transfer Jig not being accurate and introducing transfer alignment errors. I too am experiencing these problems, but I have been able to isolate the cause and reduce its effects during transfer. … Continue reading