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How lapidary work is done, step by step
How a rough stone becomes a polished cabochon, step by step: slab, mark, trim, shape, smooth and polish, with the grits and tools for each. Plus tumbling and flat lapping.
How lapidary work is done, step by step
How a rough stone becomes a polished cabochon, step by step: slab, mark, trim, shape, smooth and polish, with the grits and tools for each. Plus tumbling and flat lapping.
What is lapidary
Lapidary is the work of cutting, shaping and polishing stone. The main branches, what each one makes, and the saws, wheels, laps and grits each one runs on.
What is lapidary
Lapidary is the work of cutting, shaping and polishing stone. The main branches, what each one makes, and the saws, wheels, laps and grits each one runs on.
Breaking in a new soft wheel
New soft diamond wheels need breaking in to remove excess resin. How to do it, how long it takes, and why a new wheel can seem slow until you do.
Breaking in a new soft wheel
New soft diamond wheels need breaking in to remove excess resin. How to do it, how long it takes, and why a new wheel can seem slow until you do.
Choosing a saw blade by material and thickness
How to pick a diamond saw blade: notched rim, sintered or plated, thin kerf or heavy, trim saw or slab saw, and the hole size that fits your arbor.
Choosing a saw blade by material and thickness
How to pick a diamond saw blade: notched rim, sintered or plated, thin kerf or heavy, trim saw or slab saw, and the hole size that fits your arbor.
Diamond grit sizes, what 60 through 200,000 eac...
What diamond grit numbers mean for cabbing and polishing: which grits shape, smooth and polish, where the oxides fit, and which products come in each grit.
Diamond grit sizes, what 60 through 200,000 eac...
What diamond grit numbers mean for cabbing and polishing: which grits shape, smooth and polish, where the oxides fit, and which products come in each grit.
Resin, sintered, nickel bond and plated: which ...
How resin, sintered, nickel bond and plated diamond tools hold their diamond, what each is for, which can be resurfaced, and which of our products use each.
Resin, sintered, nickel bond and plated: which ...
How resin, sintered, nickel bond and plated diamond tools hold their diamond, what each is for, which can be resurfaced, and which of our products use each.