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shinysparkly

Amateur gemcutter
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  • Apr 4
  • Australia
  • Deviant for 12 years
  • He / Him
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My Bio
Well, I'm an amateur gemcutter (aka faceter). I thought that I would put up some pictures of work that I've done so far, and I'll also try to put up some pictures of stones at various stages of the cutting process.

Favourite Movies
Lots of sci-fi, some horror, and heaps of other random stuff
Favourite Writers
Robin Hobb, Raymond E Feist, Stephen King, and a few others
Favourite Games
RPGs, Adventure games, MMOs
Favourite Gaming Platform
PC mostly
Tools of the Trade
Facetron faceting machine

A New Lap

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I got a new polishing lap for my faceting machine. I got it because I'm not a huge fan of the ceramic one that I already had. It just didn't seem to be getting the job done all that well, especially on sapphire/ruby. The first test of the new lap will be on the emerald that I'm cutting, so we'll see how that turns out...
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I've had so many problems with the two-part epoxy that I've been using to attach my gemstones to the dops. Shifting during transfer, lots of excess residue on the stones, and dops that take forever to lose the epoxy while soaking in acetone. The acetone, it does nothing! (said in McBain voice). And there's also that lovely acetone smell... I think I might switch to using wax at some stage. Anyway, I'm going to start work on an emerald that I've got. Hopefully it turns out alright...
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My faceting machine was in for repairs, but it's back now. This was the second time that I've had to send it back for repairs, and I've only had it for 4 months *sigh*. Hopefully I won't have any more problems with the machine... Anyway, I'm going to continue working on the facetless sapphire now.
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Thankyou for the fave!
thanks for the add :D
No problem Kimmy :) so, Birthday is coming up soon. What ya doing for your Birthday?
Just a day out with Fiona. probably going to go to the movies or something. Nothing really special
Sounds alright. Hope it turns out to be a good day for you.
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