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I'm so glad to hear that you liked the video!😊

Hi there, You are absolutely correct the swarf will be moving towards the center. When it comes to plexiglass for polishing I like to score them this way since they tend to overheat and melt on top of the stone making it a nightmare to maintain a flat surface. (I like to speed up the motor to over 2000 RPM, which speeds up the polishing 2-3 times) This method improved the polish of my stones significantly and I stuck with it for years. That being said I'd love to hear your perspective :)

Hi Micah. Thank you for your kind words! I'm glad you found this helpful. Please don't hesitate to ask any questions here I'll be more than happy to help. Happy faceting !

@@aresshahumyan1821 Thank you! I've gotten a hand creme that has a large percentage of petrolatum and glycerin (which should be the emulsifier). I've mixed two different grits of aluminum oxide and one of high-purity cerium oxide. My question is this: Do I need separate laps for the different grits and polishing abrasives? Can I scrub with soap when I switch polishing compounds or will I run into contamination issues?

@@micahhanley4899 Hi Micah. You absolutely can scrub the lab using soap and sandpaper wrapped around a block, but this may cause a lot of issues. Not because of different types of oxides but rather the different grits. All it takes is a single grit of course grit to ruin the finish. So I'd recommend using a lap per grit.

@@aresshahumyan1821 Thank you for the speedy reply, I appreciate your advice.

@@micahhanley4899 you're welcome! Happy to help

Thank you. Well... that's the challenge of faceting ,it has to be done correctly in order to get that shine and reflection we are looking for....so the only way to make it more simple is to learn more about it and buy more expensive tools .

In fact it can be. Specially while polishing with powders like cerium oxide. Keeping the lap wet will reduce the risk but it's always a good idea to wear a mask.

Hello, yes in fact you can. For Topaz you may use diamond powder, cerium oxide or aluminum oxide on lucite, acrilic laps

@@aresshahumyan1821 thanks you friend 👍

Hello Timm. It's a custome cut . But is a simple bar cut with adjusted angles to match tourmaline RA and critical angles.

Hello Jose. To be honest I don't remember but this cut can be refered to as a waffle cut.

Thanks for the kind words.

I sold this one a few years ago for about 120$ I believe .

@@aresshahumyan1821 how many carat is it?

@@pumpkindiamond994 3.6 carats if I'm not mistaking.

@@aresshahumyan1821 that's reasonably priced.

These are the index for the that specific row of facets if you google for faceting machine index wheel you'll come up with some gears these gears are called the index wheel . Each index simply shows a facet. Most common index wheel is 96 which is what we have here . After setting the angle for that specific facet set you'll start cutting and changing the index simply going around the stone to complete that set.

@@aresshahumyan1821 ohh okay, I think this makes a lot more sense.

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Hardness is not an issue here but rather the fact emeralds are brittle and break apart therefore i don't recommend this method for emeralds.

I used regular CA super glue

@@aresshahumyan1821 okay nice.. tq so muchhh.

@@DailyCharger you're welcome 😊

Simple CA glue .

Yes you can use epoxy too. But i used superglue in this video.

@@aresshahumyan1821 oh great, does it matter which kind? I've been using gorilla super glue gel for setting stones.

@@jg1019 Not realy as long as it's a CA kind of super glue it should be fine. If the stone dose not stay on keep in mind the most important part is to have a clean surface .try using a solvent like acetone to clean and degrease both the stone and the dop in this case the nail and you should be good to go.

@@aresshahumyan1821 awesome, thanks!

@@jg1019 You're welcome🙂

This was years ago😅 but i think i sold it for 120$

@@aresshahumyan1821 oh thanks your kindness thats so cheap and reasonable price than emerald

Hey .thanks. Yes i made it but it is not anything special a simple alumina oxide poliahing compound . You can use silicon free car polish instead.

Hello Abdul I'm so happy to see that you enjoyed the video. keep in mind we need the aluminum oxide to be solid if we dissolve the powder we will not get any friction and it wont work what we need is some kind of a courier for the powder that's why we use it as a paste . that being said you don't have to use it as shown in the video it can be used by simply adding small amounts of water to the powder and use it as a paste .in order to make what i have here you can use some kind of hand cream since they are water soluble and add about 5-10 percent powder . keep in mind using it with just water will increase friction and will cut faster and the cream since it will have some oils in it will cut slower i recommend using water only but keep in mind you need a constant stream of water so it will not dry and become airborne that can harm your eyes and lungs . I hope this was helpful let me know if there are any more questions.

Thanks Ares. I just followed your guidelines and it worked. My peridot is polishing really great now. You are a fine gentleman. 💖💖💖

@@abdulfatirkhan6415 You're Welcome :) Happy to help

I personaly like to go on a trip to find my own gemstones but you can find them both on local markets and online as well. I recomend searching on online marketplaces for them and if you are looking for something to practice on consider buying lab made rougth since they are cheap and easy to work with.

You're welcome . For most lapidary work you dont need high end gear . Simple tools go a long way.😊

The L/W will give you the ratio for example a 20mm x 10mm stone and a 6mmx3mm stone both have a ratio of 2 . This number is used to chose the right raw material in order to decrease waste

@@aresshahumyan1821 thanks 👍👍

Depends on the order and gemstone type can be anywhere from 0.5 to 30 usd each.

Well it took more time for the video since i had to film it in reality every stone takes 5-6 minutes to cut this way . In order to preform the stones fast dop them in the same way and use a CBN or a diamond imbeded faceting disk rakes less that 10 seconds.

@@aresshahumyan1821 Thank you.

@@EDLaw-wo5it You're welcome 😊👍

I use plexyglass laps but almost any kind of lap works . I like plexyglass cuz it is cheap and easy to replace.

Oke..thanks brother

I use the powders aswell i simply use something like vaseline and mol10 emulsafier in order to make tge paste and add the powder to it .about 20-30%powder

@@aresshahumyan1821 Good Morning. Thank you very much for responding. I couldn't identify the mol 10 emulsifier. The only emulsifier I found was for ice cream. Heheheh. Do you have an internet link so that I can identify the product correctly? Thank you very much.

@@edersoncas here is the formula that i found C9H19C6H4(OCH2CH2)nOH. But keep in mind and combonition of oil water and emulsifier will work. Let me give you an idea why i'm using this paste so you can make your own paste with anything you like. The oil helps with the keeping the polish on the disc since oxide powder used only with water will wash away fast but if we use only oil the oil wont let water to get to the stone and cool it down and will break and get lower friction and will take a long time to polish the gemstone . But if we use a emulsifier that means we can combine water with oil there for making it both sticky and water can wash it away slowly and cool in down you can also use something premade like hand creame and add about 20-30% oxide to it and use it but kerp in mind you wont need alot of water . I hope this was helpfull if you need any more information just let me know im happy to help

@@aresshahumyan1821 Perfect. Thank you very much. It helped a lot

@@edersoncas No problem

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Hello sarah. I used CA glue ( super glue)

Thanks ! 1) I use CA glue. 2)i personaly dont polish bezel set stones back side .

@@aresshahumyan1821 I've been using glass cabs to make Dragons Eyes, thought for grins I'd try a shot at cutting my own and then painting the back.

@@cheechwizard7564 This method will work and will make it easy to do aswell but keep in mind you will need to polish the back flat in order to reflect the print.

You'll need to freehand those. This method is for round only