Be extra careful around the rough edges. First introductory video by steve moriarty showing you how to precision facet a gemstone. Using this scrape across the entire surface of the gemstone. Place the precious gem stone into it and let it soak for a few hours. Dry it with a soft dry jewelry cloth to remove any excess water.
This is the backside of the piece of rough. This is a quick video tutorial on how to cut and polish a low hardness gemstone in this case fluorite using materials that you can find around the home an. Faceting rough aquamarine the long pointed end on the left of this will waste as will the thinly flattened end on the right. Now change the lap from 260 grip lap to 600 grit lap. This picture highlights an inclusion that is the yellowish spot in the middle of the gemstone.
Grind the outlines of the stone to shape the girdle. The first step in the gemstone cutting process will be to preform the rough rhodolite into a shape before it is faceted. A grinding wheel is a tool used for cutting curves into rough stones. Only a very small portion of this stone can be recovered by faceting. Nippers are vital aids when cutting fractured gemstones as you can finely cut curved lines along small gems.
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Add about half a cup of the ammonia based cleaner into a bowl of warm water. Keep grinding firmly until the facets and the table both look polished. Set the angle to 90 degrees so you can make symmetrical cuts. The pieces will fall from the stone effortlessly and with minimal effort. Don t lock the index wheel on the machine so you can move it freely and have more control over cutting.Remove the gem from the bowl and if necessary use a soft brush to clean the stone further. Note the shape of the gemstone is almost preformed into an oval shape. After the facets are polished cut a pavilion using the dremel. The minimum cutting technique will help you get the largest gems possible from rough. Place the gemstone on the diamond cutting lap once the gemstone has completely bonded with the dop stick and wax.
Fasten the nippers around the area you d like to remove and squeeze the tool. Fasten the nippers around the area you d like to remove and squeeze the tool. Remove the gem from the bowl and if necessary use a soft brush to clean the stone further. Add about half a cup of the ammonia based cleaner into a bowl of warm water. Grind the outlines of the stone to shape the girdle.
Place the gemstone on the diamond cutting lap once the gemstone has completely bonded with the dop stick and wax. This is the backside of the piece of rough. Be extra careful around the rough edges.
