Let's see. $100 motor, plus $50 of electronics, plus $50 of metal plus $50 of wheels = $1600. Someone explain the math to me. My addition works differently than that. Not buying a cab machine. Math is about the same for the Hi-Tech $600 flat lap....not buying that either.

I have a flatlap. I haven't had the chance to set it up yet. I do plan on getting a cabbing machine in a couple of months. I love how you show all the differences in machines and compare them. You have taught me a lot over these past few years. Thank you for being an awesome teacher.

I built a flat lap with a harbor freight polisher and a 5 gallon bucket. Very cheap and easy to make and it works great. A cab machine would be nice but i cant justify the $1000+ just yet.

I have the Hi-Teck 8" flat lap. I find that it works well for flat surfacing smaller rocks. For me it is not a good option for larger rocks because you can only use half of the disc because of the nut in the center. It also takes a lot of time to grind down a larger rock by hand. Currently Rockhounding has a video that shows a modification to the Hi-Teck where you can use the entire disc to polish a rock. Since I like to polish the faces of larger rocks and slabs, I plan to purchase a vibrating flat lap.

Awsome episode!!!!!!

You can sand the larger pieces on a high speed sander and because the center nut is recessed, you can do pieces as large as you can lift. My newest video is polishing a couple of larger pieces.

I need mshin

Hi Rob, its nice to watch ur video, here in France, its bad, on the verge on an explosion, hope not a civil war, our president is nuts

I have the DP Titan and their 8RL flat lap. Both are great for what they do. I like to cut “windows” into shelf specimens and the flat lap is perfect for this. The Cabber as we all know is perfect for shaping stones for pendants, etc.

Hmm.... flat laps...are for faceting. Yeah you could get one, 2 or sover sides aka facets well polished, but it dont do curves...

As usual, superb summary of both machines including pros and cons. Don't know how I'd learn all I've been figuring out and learning without you and your remarkable video. Thank you

Well done, Rob. you've been my mentor as I've begun this terrific hobby. You are a fine teacher!

I will most likely never have either of these two machines in my life..but I do appreciate and love the information you provide us in these in-depth videos 😁

That’s the next thing on my agenda. You explain the machines great. Thanks for showing us!❤

Love the summary at the end, and the audio room treatment. Great video.

Thank you. Definite food for thought

Thanks Rob, I've been trying to figure out my next step on Recovery Rocks MN. This helps alot!

Interesting can't wait to see your next video my son really likes to see your videos he learned a lot from your videos

As always, good information.

Very nice information !