WeekendGemcutter
WeekendGemcutter
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Faceting "supernova" in CZ 43.8 carat, 19mm
Diagram from the book of Andrew Ian Brown
took me 12 hours to do. (many mistakes were done)
00:00 : the rough
00:12 : cutting with 60 grit
00:20 : 60 grit result
00:28 : curring the girdle
00:39 : girdle result
00:50 : cutting with 380
00:57 : 380 result
01:04 : cutting with 600
01:32 : 600 result
01:45 : prepolishing the pavillon
02:15 : pavillon prepolished
02:29 : polishingthe pavillon
02:58 : pavillon polished
03:23 : cuttin the crown in 600
03:44 : crown cuted
03:59 : prepolishing the crown
04:11 : crown prepolished
04:26 : polishing the crown
04:44 : polished crown on the dop
05:00 : final result in direct sunlight
05:31 : final result in indirect sunlight
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Відео

Testing aliexpress JQ green 60 grit resin lap vs plated lap on CZ
Переглядів 6365 місяців тому
I've not been sponsored. It cuts fast, it does not wear (plated lap are done after 10-15 stones), it's not wobbly and quite flat (not that important for a 60 grit lap tho). Cuts a little slower than a plated lap. It produces a surface finish similar to a 320 grit plated lap. it has become my main big grit lap due to it's low price and probably infinite lifespan.
UV reactive synthetic spinnel : Step Frosted Hex Kozibe
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That 395nm 3W UV lamp was very hot on my hand, wonder if it's bad or not. first time doing frosted edges, very fun to make.
D20 dice out of southern utah petrified wood
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This took 14h to make, each side reacted differently to prepolish and polishing due to differences in materials.
Charging a brand new copper lap with 600 grit and testing it
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00:00 start of the video 00:12 cleaning the lap 00:32 burnishing with a piece of corondum 02:34 cleaning the lap again 03:54 applying the diamonds 06:32 Using the recharge roller 07:04 : cutting a little bit to see how it performs 14:20 close up on the lap after cutting 14:48 close up on a cutted facet
Charging a brand new batt lap
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I'm a beginner hobby faceter, I might be doing it wrong, this video is for getting criticism

КОМЕНТАРІ

  • @lauriev
    @lauriev 3 місяці тому

    Nice cutting. Can also highly recommend 'Stargazing' from Volume 1.

  • @w3vjp568
    @w3vjp568 3 місяці тому

    Beautiful gem. You should narrate with your own voice though, I'm sure it's much nicer than this AI-generated track.

  • @SnowTiger45
    @SnowTiger45 3 місяці тому

    Exquisite. Excellent Meet Points and a stunning gemstone. I personally dislike cutting CZ. It's hard on laps and can be a pain to polish.

  • @austinmurphy9223
    @austinmurphy9223 4 місяці тому

    Do you use oil on your diamax lap?

  • @worlderrorcoins
    @worlderrorcoins 4 місяці тому

    Hi,,thanks

  • @АзизГамидов-л7ъ
    @АзизГамидов-л7ъ 5 місяців тому

    Можете выслать карту огранки

    • @Aleksandra-lf8ky
      @Aleksandra-lf8ky 4 місяці тому

      też tego szukam i bardziej starodawnych mieszanych fasetyng lapidar z maszyny & z mini-frez efekt wow! Są książki i może nawet w bibliotekach w archiwum?🤷🏻 W internecie u Sy I Miguela są karty szkiców fachowe💎 👍🏻

  • @xSaDii
    @xSaDii 5 місяців тому

    Hello!, could you please send me the link for your JQ Green sintered lap?, i've been trying to find it with no luck

  • @keithlester2224
    @keithlester2224 5 місяців тому

    that is an awesome stone.

  • @pfgemsandjewelry
    @pfgemsandjewelry 5 місяців тому

    Wonderful .. great work!!

  • @redstargem
    @redstargem 5 місяців тому

    Wow that's beautiful and interesting works to do

  • @specialgems
    @specialgems 5 місяців тому

    Very interesting

  • @AarontheFishCat
    @AarontheFishCat 5 місяців тому

    Funniest part was in the first 5 seconds "Ayyleee express"

  • @jyxtheberzerking4824
    @jyxtheberzerking4824 5 місяців тому

    this is the kind of stone you'd see get stolen from museums in heist movies, amazing work!

  • @yongyea4147
    @yongyea4147 5 місяців тому

    My wife divorced me after watching your UA-cam video.

  • @Котбегемот-ъ9ь
    @Котбегемот-ъ9ь 5 місяців тому

    Now do 'Ophelia' by Arya Akhavan in clear CZ. I cut one to around 26ct over a year ago and I still pick it up and fiddle with it on a weekly basis as its just mind-bogglingly beautiful. You'll have to do a much smaller girdle than what's on this one though.

  • @pernykvist3442
    @pernykvist3442 5 місяців тому

    Can you faceting a kidney stone?

    • @WeekendGemcutter-kx6pf
      @WeekendGemcutter-kx6pf 5 місяців тому

      probably lol

    • @Aleksandra-lf8ky
      @Aleksandra-lf8ky 4 місяці тому

      tak 👍🏻✌🏻 o wiele trudniej pokonać ludzką zazdrość & głupotę inwestorów & graczy na geudach z ich głobalnym 💎cyrkiem🥺🤷🏻🏌🏻🤣

  • @mariakristinahawl1640
    @mariakristinahawl1640 5 місяців тому

    Never knew cz could look this good. Wow!

  • @Ceeple
    @Ceeple 5 місяців тому

    Easy subscription

  • @liamlovatary
    @liamlovatary 5 місяців тому

    loveee

  • @c.v.h.8260
    @c.v.h.8260 5 місяців тому

    I really like watching this but have no idea what you're talking about.

    • @yongyea4147
      @yongyea4147 5 місяців тому

      Keep watching. You'll become one of us.

    • @kjbaran
      @kjbaran 5 місяців тому

      “Lapping” is a method of precise polishing used in gemstones and razor edges.

  • @LukaPaja
    @LukaPaja 5 місяців тому

    What the hell is Ally express? Is this ai text to speech?

    • @rawrjurr
      @rawrjurr 5 місяців тому

      Chinese website similar to amazon but cheaper

    • @WeekendGemcutter-kx6pf
      @WeekendGemcutter-kx6pf 5 місяців тому

      yeah text to speach, I'm French, my english accent is awful

  • @foresthealer9771
    @foresthealer9771 5 місяців тому

    That'd good work there bud 🎉

  • @jessybrown7108
    @jessybrown7108 5 місяців тому

    It is just perfect. I adore watching this kind of beautiful art and the result of it at the end. I just wish one day I can get a machine and do make it a hobby for myself. Thanks for sharing SIR.

  • @benjensen8540
    @benjensen8540 5 місяців тому

    I would like to try cutting this design. Do you have the cutting diagram you could post?

    • @WeekendGemcutter-kx6pf
      @WeekendGemcutter-kx6pf 5 місяців тому

      it's from Andrew Ian Brown book 1 page 30, you can get it on amazon

  • @xSaDii
    @xSaDii 5 місяців тому

    Hello. I want to try that same lap on my UTv5, but i can't find it on aliexpress. Could you share the link?

  • @fabiancurto6484
    @fabiancurto6484 5 місяців тому

    Is that an aluminum lap ?

  • @VoraciousGobbler
    @VoraciousGobbler 5 місяців тому

    Cool video! Keep it up this is a great idea.

  • @malik-gs9of
    @malik-gs9of 5 місяців тому

    Hi 👋 👍👍👍🔎🌎

  • @NaberiusDaOdd
    @NaberiusDaOdd 6 місяців тому

    Hello, that stone is beautiful. I was curious about how much your set up cost you and what machine you're using? I want yo get into this hobby, but I think it's gonna be a while before I can get a decent machine.

    • @WeekendGemcutter-kx6pf
      @WeekendGemcutter-kx6pf 5 місяців тому

      I use an ultra-tec v5, very expensive but it is considered as one of the best, there are cheaper machines, like the sterling arount 2000$ The sterling is a handpiece machine while the ultratec a mast machine, if I had to do it all over again I think I would get the sterling because in the end, even with a very precise machine everything is done by eye, and a handpiece machine can grind the table (flat part) more easily. after that you need laps (diamond wheels). here I used a jq green resin lap 60 (100$), then a copper lap with 600 diamond paste (200$) then a batt lap with 3K paste (250$) then a diamax with 60k diamond paste (200$) Those laps will last forever and the diamond paste is cheap. the material was synthetic spinel, with 50$ you get enough material to make 9 of these gems (which are very big, 21mm), if you made smaller ones you could make much more out of this. there is a vevor kit that can be enhenced for 500$ total, but from what I've seen, it's not very good