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AngryTurtleGems
Приєднався 25 лют 2012
We specialize in high quality and exotic lab created gems, grown for science and industry but repurposed for art! Check us out at linkin.bio/angryturtlejewelry
Making a Real Life Minecraft Emerald for Open Sauce!
Come see our booth at Open Sauce this weekend: Gems of Science! Information is at OpenSauce.com , and you can see our whole range of amazing lab grown gems at TurtlesHoard.com
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Making a D20 from a Laser Garnet Crystal!
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My second attempt at cutting a #d20 went much better than the first, cut in laser garnet with vivid pink fluorescence! It's not quite perfect but with some practice I am sure it is possible to cut excellent dice on the CutKit™1. Just make sure to get an 80 degree index gear! If you'd like to learn more about the kit and how to facet with it you can learn more at www.facet.ing, and I have a wide...
Faceting my First D20 using the CutKit™1
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My first attempt at cutting a #d20 from ruby wasn't fully successful but it was a good proof of concept! I am certain the CutKit1 setup can be used to facet a D20. You can see the stone at TurtlesHoard or learn more about how to start faceting yourself at Facet.ing #ruby #dice #dnd #faceting #craft #process #processvideo #gems #gemstone #cutkit #gemcutting #lapidary
Cutting a First Gem on the CutKit™1 Faceting Setup with a Vevor Machine
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This is a step by step walkthrough of how I cut a stone with the CutKit1. with this setup you can start faceting for under 500 dollars including some starter rough! For the setup video see ua-cam.com/video/mHAOkxZidVE/v-deo.html Music: A Cup of Tea, Cue and ooame by TAD opengameart.org/content/lofi-compilation Perces by poinl opengameart.org/content/perces Le Bleu and Dreaming of You by Komiko ...
Setting up the CutKit™1 with a Vevor Faceting Machine, Cut for Under $500!
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This video shows how to set up the CutKit™1 along with a Vevor faceting machine to start cutting gems for under $500. This is probably the most affordable way to get in to gem faceting! For more information visit Facet.ing To see a stone cut on this setup watch the next video here ua-cam.com/video/gUgUSUG-KOQ/v-deo.html I Bought The Cheapest Faceting Machine On eBay for $200 by Patrick Donohue ...
Growing Gems at Home Episode 4: First Success with Rhodonite!
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Growing Gems at Home Episode 4: First Success with Rhodonite!
Growing Garnets at Home (gone horribly wrong!)
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Growing Garnets at Home (gone horribly wrong!)
Introduction to Gem Identification with the Angry Turtle Raman Part 2: SMART raman software
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Introduction to Gem Identification with the Angry Turtle Raman Part 2: SMART raman software
Introduction to Gem Identification with the Angry Turtle Raman Part 1
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Introduction to Gem Identification with the Angry Turtle Raman Part 1
That thing looks absolutely stunning with that cut. Can’t wait till I can get a cutting setup
this is going to be featured in the next your daily dose of internet for sure
I feel like you're literally me with how stupid things get
Wake up babe, angryturtlegems posted another banger
That's an amazing cut. Is there a schematic for it out there? I kind of want to try it.
It's basically just a standard opposed bar (like the Graham Smithsonian Bar) but with deeper corners
Why is the boule 6 sided?
Even though they're grown in long rods the crystals want to express their structure. If you tilt a garnet crystal you'll see a hexagonal outline in some orientations and those are probably the faces that are getting stretched on these. Some natural garnets grow as elongated pseudo-hexagonal crystals as well.
What machine are you using ?
This one I cut in my Ultra Tec v2
This is a gorgeous stone and cut!
Absolutely fantastic cut!
I found my 45° table cutting adapter seems to be slipping. how can i remedy this?
Slipping in which direction? If it's wanting to twist left or right, aside from torquing the collet harder it can help to hold the stone directly to minimize the lever action.
Beautifully done!!!!
I want some Starwars Ruby but all the bits you have left are not nice :(
Does this fit the same big model with the different inventer box but otherwise same looking?
It fits, but that model has a few extra issues (particularly a very blunt angle pointer and a protractor layout that make it very hard to tell what angle you're at). It's still improved over the similar generic models with the horizontal controller though.
Dang! I would still take that beauty, though. It's amazing
RN is the forbidden butt plug
Made it look easy
I had no problem with cutting the first 4 45° angles to a nice point but when I switch to 42 for the second tier it seems to just erase the first tier. Could you help me trouble shoot? Thanks for the great kit!
The second tier cuts in a lot quicker than the first tier so it's a good idea to run the motor slower and use light pressure when you're cutting them in, otherwise it is easy to overcut. It's also a good idea to raise the height nut a bit higher than necessary and very slowly lower it so you can watch the facet cut in.
@@AngryTurtleGems do I need to adjust the height of the arm after changing to 42? Thanks so much!
@@guyaglass yup, the handpiece has to go higher at shallower angles and lower at steeper angles
@@AngryTurtleGems okay great thanks! How do you determine the height change?
@@guyaglass once you change the angle you can raise or lower the handpiece until the stone is almost but not quite touching the lap. Then you can slowly lower it using the split nut until just the right amount is cut in. Then you cut the other facets in that set to the same depth
This is out of my budget but maybe a fun project for you: I would love to see a set of dice made of different glowing gemstones! A d4 seems prone to all kinds of chipping, I don't know if it's actually an appropriate suggestion. I also always think of the Evenstar when you mention new project ideas. I know the movie version is mostly about the setting not the stone, but you could always do your own interpretation.
Now waiting a new one made of LuAG or GAGG😊
Paper towels and 2 buckets is how my parents met
this comment is so underrated
Please, where can I get the custom cut kit mast that you showcase at around 2:26?
It's available on our webstore at store.turtleshoard.com
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If you can’t figure it out just give em to me and I’ll make use 😝
They make great watch crystals…….really…Rolex uses them.😎(scratch resistant)….hardness 9.
Try doing the portuges cut
Portrait cuts are all the rage right now.
The final result turned out awesome! I love the color changing ade uv reactivate qualities to that type of stone. The cutt and polish was fantastic aswell, and i love how you weigh it before and after, i find that information to be so valuable and crutial.
Information storage, cd maybe?, mirrors, napkin rings, part of walking stick/cane. Bannister decorations. Door knobs. Once you carve some art into them they could be beautiful desk art.
I am 1000% interested in the stuff on your site and plan to save up to buy the under $500 gem cut kit. I do have a couple stones I’d love to get identified and possibly cut, and yes I’m willing to pay for the services.
Nice song choise love this song
Big fan of you guys. I tried to grow rubies a few years back with Nilered's method, and before that tried to grow CVD diamonds with dry ice and burning Magnesium. After watching your Uvarovite episode I'm glad I didn't try a few of my crazier ideas. I guess we all need a few more Cody'sLab consultants.
You need a jig to line up on the same every time
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I subbed because i found this video and i own this machine now.
i like the honesty! the end result looks great
The end result is awesome! It was fun watching your progress on this on Discord.
This is the work of a pro!
Very cool!
I have also been looking at raman spectrometers. I have a couple for you if you dont mind? Firstly, are the Ahoura spectrometer's capable of plotting the obtained spectra readings as well as match them against the compound library's known coumpoud spectra? Im asking because before i shell out, as you well know, a significant amount of cash forb a unit i want to know if it is capable of determining whether most gems are natural, synth, treated or composite, which would require plotting the spectra in graph form. Secondly how easy is it to add to the systems library of compound spectras? Im wondering if you happened to try adding Spectragryph's 32bit library that is used in many gemmological spectrometers for identification. I ask as its a very well established system and its free? If you can answer either of these questions id appreciate it. Keep up the cool content.
Hello. Yes, you can view and export spectra which can be viewed and converted to csv format with our software. The internal database in the machine only has about 400 spectra in it but our external software runs the sample against the entire RRUFF database. It is possible to add to the database as well if desired. Raman isn't usually going to help with sepaeating natural and synthetic stones or identifying treatments. It shines on mineral level ID.
@@AngryTurtleGems good to know, thank you. So for differentiating various treatments I'd have to run a uv vis in tandem, well sh!t that raises the price point. Thanks a bunch for taking the time to get back to me, it was helpful👍. Be well .
@@mattberry8046 FTIR would be worth consideration as well
@@AngryTurtleGems funny u should say that, six months+ ago I purchased a fully functional smiths detection Hazmat 360 ID for under $1500. Unfortunately however, I live in Canada and had to use a reshipper. I called ahead to the reshipper to make certain there wouldnt be any problems shipping a spectrometer. However, upon recieving it they classified the ftir as a hazardous material and refused ship it to me or to even ship it to an alternate US Address save for the original seller that is?. I think they were just angling to keep it for themselves handy equipment for a reshipping company I'd guess. To sum everything up I ended up having to pay $250+, plus state taxes? Simply to have them return it to sender. Ridiculously the postage was quoted at $70-$80 however, along with the $250 extortion charge they kept giving me time constraints stating that if didnt pay them within a day or two it would be sent for destruction. Obviously I was forced to conced to their machinations. Luckily I got my original money back from the original seller but yha, that's my ftir story. Sorry for the length I guess I'm still bitter.
@mattberry8046 that's a real bummer! FTIR is a great technique but does require more care and sample prep and there isn't as great of a public data ase as there is for raman
Turned out excellent!
Theres a guy who cuts d20's out of gemstones as like his whole thing. He did an amethyst d20 with frosted edges a while ago that turned out really well. It's a popular videos so it should hbe easy to find, maybe you can take some inspiration from his channel?
That's Hedron Rockworks. I have supplied him with some rough and he gave me some advice on this stone. His new Patreon has some great dicemaking information.
ordered a cutkitt mast a couple days ago 👍
What even IS this?? doubly doped Nd ans Ce YAG? I've never seen fluorescence like that on a laser rod, I'd really like to see the fluorescence spectrum producing that color! That triboluminescence was unexpected too!! ...by me at least.
Yup, it is Ce and Nd together. Some sort of intervalence charge transfer seems to happen when the ratio is right, or maybe when the oxidation state is right or something. The fluorescence color on Ce+Nd: YAG samples we have handled varies from green to yellow to dull red to orange and various shades of pink-violet and are often zoned.
I have not cut a gem yet , but I have watched years worth of cutting videos and "how to" videos by many pros. Justin K Prim, Moregems, Bopies, Vintagetimes, ect. You def need to grow your options for cut and polish. Some stones just need their own setups. Tin laps, copper laps, wood laps, creamway, differnt types of diamond toppers, sintered laps, darkside,phynolic, ect. And different abrasive and polish compounds for slurry like diamond , aluminum oxode, cerium, ect. Just gotten as you can . some stones just want to be differant and the various options can make the difference between good and spectacular. In fact the only setups i have seen that dont get changed are in the cutting factories that cut one stone type always. Be it emerald, sapphire, ruby, diamond and so on. As for dice ,a 12 sided from laser sapphire with color band " inclusions" would be cool.
Buy machines made in the USA 🇺🇸 . They are going to last forever . They don’t need calibration. They have the parts and you contribute to local economy and avoid headaches.
Buying a US-made machine is a great idea if you can afford it, but there are many people who would love to try faceting but can't sink $5000 or more into getting started. Put another way, for some people telling them they have to start on an expensive machine is the same as telling them they can't facet. The US companies that once filled that starter niche (Lee, Graves, MDR etc) are all out of business now. While this setup isn't as good as an ultra tec or facetron it is definitely a viable starting point and it will let you get started without spending a fortune.
wow, it's so beautiful, i'm GAGGed!
Lol and also do I know you?
@@AngryTurtleGems no i'm just some guy on the internet
OK. I just ask because I worked on Homestuck a bit.
Thank you i am looking for an affordable lapidary machine like this.
What do you call this job?
If you facet gems full time you could be called a gemcutter, lapidary/lapidarist or a faceter. Many people just do it as a hobby or maybe a side hustle rather than a job.
Hey do you know how can i get this im FR and vevor dont deliver this machine 😢, on the otherside do you delivery the kit in FR ? Im verry interested in this 😊 i hope you can find an issue bcs i didnt 🫥
Thank you for making this! I always wanted to get into faceting and really anything to do with all things sparkly since I was very young. Never thought it would be possible to make this dream a reality 🎉