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Lapidary
Dopping and Cabbing Rocks
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<blockquote data-quote="Dihusky" data-source="post: 490031" data-attributes="member: 10304"><p>For dopping we use lapidary wax, the green stuff on timber dowel. Buy a variety of diameters from Bunnings and cut them into 100mm long sticks. You'll find wax to be the easiest once you get the knack of using it, prime the stone with shellac for a good bond. Wax is much easier to get off and you don't need the strength of epoxy or superglue unless you're faceting.</p><p></p><p>Spirit lamp with an upturned, vented can to warm the stone, think our can is from a 440 gram tin of Tomatos, anyway you'll get the drift. </p><p></p><p>Once you've finished the stone and want to get the dop off, put it in the freezer for 15-20mins and the stone will pretty much fall off and your dop only needs a touch up with wax for the next stone.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Dihusky, post: 490031, member: 10304"] For dopping we use lapidary wax, the green stuff on timber dowel. Buy a variety of diameters from Bunnings and cut them into 100mm long sticks. You'll find wax to be the easiest once you get the knack of using it, prime the stone with shellac for a good bond. Wax is much easier to get off and you don't need the strength of epoxy or superglue unless you're faceting. Spirit lamp with an upturned, vented can to warm the stone, think our can is from a 440 gram tin of Tomatos, anyway you'll get the drift. Once you've finished the stone and want to get the dop off, put it in the freezer for 15-20mins and the stone will pretty much fall off and your dop only needs a touch up with wax for the next stone. [/QUOTE]
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