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Gemstones, Minerals & Fossils
Gemstones and Minerals
⭐ Gemstone & Mineral Show n Tell
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<blockquote data-quote="Badge" data-source="post: 632316" data-attributes="member: 21082"><p><img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite7" alt=":p" title="Stick Out Tongue :p" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":p" />oop: I didn't read this post before proceeding.</p><p>OK so, as I said a garnet was the project. It now sits a a reminder never to use garnet again. 9 hours on the window.</p><p>It cut fine. But I wasn't going to use a good stone on only my 2nd project, just one with lots of inclusions.</p><p>And I actually cut around most of them but the one that remained was in the middle of the window. It looked like a big blur, hour after hour, after hour.</p><p>My wife says it looks OK from a distance. :brokenh: </p><p></p><p>Onwards. But back to something cheap without inclusions, like quartz. I've got heaps of it. I don't know what sort of quartz they are but they are all rounded from washing in the creek, and are blackish at one end.</p><p>Should keep me busy.</p><p></p><p>Thanks for the input Dihusky. I'm limited with laps and waiting for new stock to arrive at GemCuts. A copper lap and a tin lap was my intention but willing to look at something else. </p><p></p><p>Cheers.</p><p>Badge.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Badge, post: 632316, member: 21082"] :poop: I didn't read this post before proceeding. OK so, as I said a garnet was the project. It now sits a a reminder never to use garnet again. 9 hours on the window. It cut fine. But I wasn't going to use a good stone on only my 2nd project, just one with lots of inclusions. And I actually cut around most of them but the one that remained was in the middle of the window. It looked like a big blur, hour after hour, after hour. My wife says it looks OK from a distance. :brokenh: Onwards. But back to something cheap without inclusions, like quartz. I've got heaps of it. I don't know what sort of quartz they are but they are all rounded from washing in the creek, and are blackish at one end. Should keep me busy. Thanks for the input Dihusky. I'm limited with laps and waiting for new stock to arrive at GemCuts. A copper lap and a tin lap was my intention but willing to look at something else. Cheers. Badge. [/QUOTE]
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