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Lapidary
Checking My Stones
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<blockquote data-quote="Chiron52" data-source="post: 438008" data-attributes="member: 10176"><p>I'm a tad embarrassed to say this, but over the years I've built up a collection of hundreds of sapphires and zircons of various sizes. They range from near microscopic to about 20crts in size. I have never been too fussed about getting any of them cut as I was more into getting out and finding them, then worrying about if they were any good.</p><p>For a while now I have enjoyed seeing the results you fellas are getting with your faceting machines and I thought to have a look at my stones.</p><p>Errrrrrr, I can't see inside any of them to look for fractures/faults/etc.</p><p><strong>My question is this </strong>- could I throw them into a tumbler with some fine diamond powder, rattle them around for a few weeks and get a clearer look inside them?</p><p>If this sounds silly, please forgive an old man for his foolishness. :8</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Chiron52, post: 438008, member: 10176"] I'm a tad embarrassed to say this, but over the years I've built up a collection of hundreds of sapphires and zircons of various sizes. They range from near microscopic to about 20crts in size. I have never been too fussed about getting any of them cut as I was more into getting out and finding them, then worrying about if they were any good. For a while now I have enjoyed seeing the results you fellas are getting with your faceting machines and I thought to have a look at my stones. Errrrrrr, I can't see inside any of them to look for fractures/faults/etc. [b]My question is this [/b]- could I throw them into a tumbler with some fine diamond powder, rattle them around for a few weeks and get a clearer look inside them? If this sounds silly, please forgive an old man for his foolishness. :8 [/QUOTE]
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