[Jewelry making - Article 00280] - Re: [Orchid] Polishing ametrine rough with a Dremel tool

[Lee Einer]

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    Hi, Tamara- You may need some trial and error on this, but if I were
    trying to polish a crystal with a dremel or other flexshaft without
    changing the shape, I would use diamond paste on soft cotton buffs.
    start with 600 grit diamond paste, follow with 1200, and then finish
    with the 14,000 grit diamond polish. Use a separate buff for each
    grit.  The best diamond polish I have found is called "super polish"
    and is available from a company called "Mountain Mist." 

    http://www.mtmist.org/ 

    The usual disclaimers follow, I am not affiliated with Mountain Mist
    and do not profit in any way from this recommendation, I am just a
    satisfied customer. 

    If you can't get a polish using this procedure, you may need to
    begin again starting with a 325 grit diamond paste, but you will want
    to proceed with caution if you do, because 325 grit is coarse enough
    to agressively carve into the crystal, and it sounds like you want to
    preserve the original shape. 

Lee Einer
http://members.cox.net/appealsman/

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