⭐ Show Us Your Cut Stones - Before And After Photos

[kiwiturtle]

I like those display clasps,, in our place, if the stones were perfect, they would not be in our place

That's very true...

 

[Martyz]

Thought I would try something a little harder. The rough blue sapphire I found was about 1ct. Due to an internal stained crack I cabbed it down to about 1/4 ct by hand using diamond plates. Just have to work on my final polish.

 

[Martyz]

For anyone who is trying to polish or cab stones by hand, I came across these diamond plates on eBay. I bought 7 of them graded from 150 - 3000 grit for a total of about $42 delivered. Being diamond they work on anything up to sapphire. I can achieve what would be a pretty good pre-polish, I just need to figure out how to do a finish polish and Ill be set.

 

[Wally69]

Nice one Martyz

Try Some self adhesive foam matting and felt from Bunnings with 8,000 and then 50,000 diamond paste
.... or ....leather and diamond paste

 

[Martyz]

Cheers Wally. Ill give those ideas a shot.

 

[Sodabowski]

Heyyy waitaminit there mateyyy. Do these work witth a Dremel? I had asked one of the suppliers years ago if they would make small grinding wheels for Dremels in an asortment of grits, they didn't at the time. Care to give me more info pretty please?

[EDIT] "plates", dumb me... want the info anyway!

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For anyone who is trying to polish or cab stones by hand, I came across these diamond plates on eBay. I bought 7 of them graded from 150 - 3000 grit for a total of about $42 delivered. Being diamond they work on anything up to sapphire. I can achieve what would be a pretty good pre-polish, I just need to figure out how to do a finish polish and Ill be set.

 

[Martyz]

Hi Sodabowski, I reckon that if you dopped your stone onto something you could place in the dremel chuck then operated it at low speed you could produce round cabs using these diamond plates.
Failing that you could buy some of the diamond plates and see if you could get them laser cut into small circles that could be mounted on a dremel. Then you might have a little cabbing wheel. Im just trying to use non-mechanised methods at the moment.

 

[Martyz]

Just google diamond plate and get into ebay where you will find an assortment. I just thought I would trial some cheap ones first. I will get some more of the 3000 grit because polishing wears them out.

 

[Pro-oz]

Not a gem stone but a bit of glass found in the gold fields, I had a bit of fun with. Some air bubbles showing up in the glass, but it was good practice.
Cheers

Before and after.

 

[Pat Hogen]

Fair enough too!

 

[Martyz]

One mans trash is another mans Treasure. Lovely bit of recycling there Prooz. :clap:

 

[Eluvial]

That's awesome mate.. Nice work.. erfect: :gemstone:

 

[Sodabowski]

Beerite at its finest erfect:

 

[Dihusky]

Stunning piece of work :clap:

 

[Rockhunter62]

Now you can take it back to Western Creek and release the butterfly Pete. Well done mate. :Y:

Cheers

Doug

 

[Gilly47]

well done, looks good
erfect:

 

[Pro-oz]

Thanks all, for the replies. Haha thanks Doug, I'll be heading back out next Tuesday.

Cheers to all, Prooz.

 

[Wally69]

Nice job Prooz

Just as well you are heading back out, all you need now is to find an old silver crown with a bullet hole in it to use as a setting for your butterfly

 

[Pro-oz]

Haha thanks wally, but will be concentrating on the gold! but if something like that should come up, I'll keep it!

Cheers

PS there was a very old coin found out there last week. You never know.

 

[Jaros]

That butterfly is wonderful -great work.