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<blockquote data-quote="Dughug" data-source="post: 284804" data-attributes="member: 157"><p>One way to protect the culet from breaking in the dop is to place a small bit of blue-tac into the cone of the dop before using the epoxy - this protects the culet and also helps the gem to be removed when finished.</p><p></p><p>Take care to avoid overheating your stone when using heat on the dop this can also cause the gem to crack or shatter if it gets to hot. Follow Fossickeract recommendation to use a wet tissue or wrap in a strip of wet rag to reduce the chance of overheating your stone.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Dughug, post: 284804, member: 157"] One way to protect the culet from breaking in the dop is to place a small bit of blue-tac into the cone of the dop before using the epoxy - this protects the culet and also helps the gem to be removed when finished. Take care to avoid overheating your stone when using heat on the dop this can also cause the gem to crack or shatter if it gets to hot. Follow Fossickeract recommendation to use a wet tissue or wrap in a strip of wet rag to reduce the chance of overheating your stone. [/QUOTE]
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