Amy You may outgrow the Pixie in a short time. Since you seem to
love doing your own stones, I believe a short time for you would
be about 1 to 3 months. Personally, I would go with the Genie.
At about $985 it is about $300 more than the Pixie. The Pixie
produces very little water spray mess. The Genie causes a minor
amount of spray, about twice the amount of the Pixie. Ask to
visit your local rock club shop, to see if they may have both
and you can try one or both to see the differences. You can the
differences in about 2 minutes time with each one. My preference
would be the Genie and I would purchase from one the discount
sellers, such as The Rockpeddler or Bombay Bazaar etc. Such
dealers are usually found in the classifieds of various Rock and
Gem Magazines. Good Luck RnL