[Jewelry making - Article 00094] - Re: [Orchid] Carving quartz

[Dfriedlich]

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Carol,

    I missed the beginning of this thread, so please forgive me if I'm
    covering old ground. 

    Quartz can be carved and patterned very easily with a sandblaster.
    If you simply want surface texture changes or the like then the
    small bench models should suffice. If you want to remove material
    and carve the stone, then you will need something with more power,
    like the glass artists use. I have a large cabinet with a 5 HP.
    compressor behind it. In either case I would recommend you use
    aluminum oxide abrasive at about 150-180 grit. Things like glass
    bead will have little effect since the quartz is harder than the
    glass. 

Hope that helps.
Best,
Don Friedlich

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