Post by connrock on Feb 2, 2005 11:43:44 GMT -5
I see that a lot of folks are having a hard time desiding when their rocks are ready for the next grit stage.
When you get a rock that is the "ideal" rock to go to the next grit stage that's,rounded,no pits,no cracks or crevices,no concave areas or other defects,save it.
Do this for every stage in the entire polishing/burnishin cycle.
Put each rock in a plastic bag and mark the bag accordingly. 60/90 400 polish etc
Use these rocks for a guage and compare them with the rocks in question using a 10x jewlers loupe.
Some of you may be able to do this with a 3x or 5x loupe but I like to use a more powerful one to see better.
Here's a link to some info on loupes.
www.yourgemologist.com/Loupe/loupe.html
This is a pretty good 10x loupe.
www.geo-tools.com/lens.htm
Tom
When you get a rock that is the "ideal" rock to go to the next grit stage that's,rounded,no pits,no cracks or crevices,no concave areas or other defects,save it.
Do this for every stage in the entire polishing/burnishin cycle.
Put each rock in a plastic bag and mark the bag accordingly. 60/90 400 polish etc
Use these rocks for a guage and compare them with the rocks in question using a 10x jewlers loupe.
Some of you may be able to do this with a 3x or 5x loupe but I like to use a more powerful one to see better.
Here's a link to some info on loupes.
www.yourgemologist.com/Loupe/loupe.html
This is a pretty good 10x loupe.
www.geo-tools.com/lens.htm
Tom
