Friday, November 13 and Saturday, November 14, 2026.
Day one 10:00 AM to 6:00 PM. Day two 8:30 AM to 5:00 PM.
Jackson County Sportsmen’s Club, 500 Mantle Avenue, Jackson, MI.
Already at the bench? The Meetpoint Meetup is two days of cutting alongside other faceters. The weekend runs as breakout sessions, presentations and group workshops. Everyone works on the same design, so there is always something to compare against and somebody to ask. The rough is provided and preformed in advance, so the room can start together.
Across the two days
- Breakout sessions and presentations
- Group workshops
- Time to try each other’s machines and techniques
- Photos, show and tell, and a chance to talk shop
Before you come
- Around twenty stones cut, give or take. This is a guide to whether you will keep up with the room.
- You can dop and transfer unaided, with wax or a fast-setting glue. That means the initial dopping as well as the transfer.
- Your own machine, laps, dops and supplies. Water is on site, and the rough is provided.
A word about machines
Because the room works to a shared tempo, your machine needs to hold an angle and an index repeatably. The inexpensive imported machines sold under the Vevor name will not do that reliably, and their owners spend the weekend fighting the equipment instead of cutting. If that is what you have, come and talk to us first. We would rather help you sort it out than have you lose the day.
What to bring
- Your faceting machine, laps and dops
- Transfer jig and dopping supplies
- A drain bucket for your machine
- Loupe, calipers, power strip, and anything else you normally use
- Rough is provided, so there is nothing to source beforehand
Booking
Free to attend, sixteen places. Please register by October 30, 2026. There are only sixteen places, so if you find you cannot make it, please let us know and we will pass your place on.
The Meetpoint Meetup is hosted by the Midwest Faceter’s Guild and sponsored by the United States Faceters Guild. Events like this are possible because of that support. If you cut stones, consider joining them at usfacetersguild.org.
The Meetup runs alongside the Beginner’s Class, in a separate room on the same two days: you register for one track, not both. You do not need to be a Guild member to register.
