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Gemstones, Minerals & Fossils
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Star sapphire advice needed
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<blockquote data-quote="Lefty" data-source="post: 121674" data-attributes="member: 2976"><p>Among a jar of stuff that dad has had for decades, I found a good-sized star sapphire and decided to have a go at it, my first attempt at a star sapphire.</p><p></p><p>Made sure it was oriented correctly to show the star. Encountered numerous very fine cracks as I worked it down but all the bigger ones I manged to get rid of. It now displays quite a nice big, even star with straight legs that covers pretty much the whole surface of the cab.</p><p></p><p>One problem - it seems un-polishable. The crown has polished up quite nicely but the sides of the cab simply refuse to polish. In fact, they refuse to even pre-polish and once I reach #600 (resin-bonded diamond), no amount of time spent working seems to have so much as the slightest effect. So the top is highly polished while the sides retain the look of having been rubbed with fine sandpaper.</p><p></p><p>Can anyone suggest anything I could try?</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Lefty, post: 121674, member: 2976"] Among a jar of stuff that dad has had for decades, I found a good-sized star sapphire and decided to have a go at it, my first attempt at a star sapphire. Made sure it was oriented correctly to show the star. Encountered numerous very fine cracks as I worked it down but all the bigger ones I manged to get rid of. It now displays quite a nice big, even star with straight legs that covers pretty much the whole surface of the cab. One problem - it seems un-polishable. The crown has polished up quite nicely but the sides of the cab simply refuse to polish. In fact, they refuse to even pre-polish and once I reach #600 (resin-bonded diamond), no amount of time spent working seems to have so much as the slightest effect. So the top is highly polished while the sides retain the look of having been rubbed with fine sandpaper. Can anyone suggest anything I could try? [/QUOTE]
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