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⭐ Show Us Your Cut Stones - Before And After Photos
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<blockquote data-quote="Lefty" data-source="post: 157854" data-attributes="member: 2976"><p>I just cut it at 0 degrees Barney - do you think the 45 degree dop - which I don't have one of - is better? I've actually had a little trouble getting a perfectly level table, it's always worked out in the end but usually after a struggle. I'm doing the table of a garnet at the moment and I'm hoping that the polish does the trick since the tips of the mains are virtually touching - if I stuff this up I expect I'll have to re-cut the crown. Hopefully I don't stuff it up.</p><p></p><p>A co-worker asked me to show her my collection, I've put them out on the staffroom table - I know they're not perfect (though the little amethyst comes fairly close) but there's been a lot of oooing and ahhhing going on <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite8" alt=":D" title="Big Grin :D" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":D" /> You can't see most imperfections by eye and even if you can you often have to know what it is you're looking at before you spot them.</p><p></p><p>While I accept that I'm going to keep making mistakes, the goal is perfection here! This is not a game where near enough is good enough - that's for my day job <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite8" alt=":D" title="Big Grin :D" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":D" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Lefty, post: 157854, member: 2976"] I just cut it at 0 degrees Barney - do you think the 45 degree dop - which I don't have one of - is better? I've actually had a little trouble getting a perfectly level table, it's always worked out in the end but usually after a struggle. I'm doing the table of a garnet at the moment and I'm hoping that the polish does the trick since the tips of the mains are virtually touching - if I stuff this up I expect I'll have to re-cut the crown. Hopefully I don't stuff it up. A co-worker asked me to show her my collection, I've put them out on the staffroom table - I know they're not perfect (though the little amethyst comes fairly close) but there's been a lot of oooing and ahhhing going on :D You can't see most imperfections by eye and even if you can you often have to know what it is you're looking at before you spot them. While I accept that I'm going to keep making mistakes, the goal is perfection here! This is not a game where near enough is good enough - that's for my day job :D [/QUOTE]
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