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MGMS Lapidary Workshop
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MGMS (Montgomery Gem & Mineral Society) has a lapidary workshop that is available to members and is located in Montgomery, Alabama. The MGMS workshop was built to help educate the club members in lapidary arts. The workshop is staffed by appointment only, with a knowledgeable member who will open the workshop for you to work on your lapidary project. Training is provided to anyone wishing to use the shop. The workshop has equipment for Cutting, Grinding and Polishing stones. Rock saws are available for trimming and slabbing, wheels for grinding and sanding, and disks for polishing as well as flat laps and other equipment for lapidary and jewelry making. The workshop is open for use by all club members only, provided the following conditions are met. Members must sign the attendance record and pay the shop fee each time before starting work. A parent or adult sponsor must accompany any minors, and the adult will be held responsible for the child's behavior and safety. MGMS is always looking for instructors who can volunteer their time to share their knowledge and expertise with those of us who want to learn new skills and techniques. If you would like to teach, please contact us. MGMS will take care of publicising your class, assist in ordering supplies, help with setting and cleaning up, collecting fees, and being available during class to help as needed! All you will need to do is teach! The Instructor in charge, in addition to promoting a safe and orderly environment, is a source of free instruction on the use of all equipment. Before using the shop you must be current with membership dues, and receive instruction. All visits to the shop start by signing in and end by signing out and paying a usage fee. The usage fees are low, thanks to the ability of volunteer members to make in-house repairs. All fees are on an hourly basis where any fraction of an hour is counted as a full hour. For example: 15 minutes is one hour; 55 minutes is one hour; 65 minutes is two hours. The basic rate is $2.00 per hour, that includes the use of sanding and polishing wheels, flex-shaft machine, dopping oven and wax, safety equipment and hand tools. Practice rough and slabs are included in the basic shop fee. Shop rules are posted at the shop. Please familiarize yourself with them before you start using the shop. Safety comes first when dealing with all the equipment - not just for yourself but also for your fellow club members.
The shop is located at 2433 Upper Wetumpka Road. in Montgomery, behind Iris"s house. The entrance to the workshop is her driveway. It is a horseshoe driveway. Turn into the south drive, then vear left onto the grass and continue to the back side of her house.
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