[Jewelry making - Article 00196] - Re: [Orchid] Good quality stones at a good price?

[Cori Ann Nelson]

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    I have set ups that are just 2 wheels each, they run in a line. They
    are useful because not all stones need all the steps. Each stone is
    different and although it can be done with 100 220 400 and 600 and
    polish, sometimes, and it is hard to say when, it is useful. For
    example, I finished a handpiece of coyomita agate, it is for display,
    it had eyes on it but they were on the very edge of the stone. I
    would have lost them if I had not been very careful, I ground to them
    with the 100 and then used the 220 and the 280 to tease out the eyes
    while removing enough stone around it to smooth over a fracture. That
    is not a very good description but it is hard to say how I know when
    to move on to the next step. As to using the cernium or the tin, I
    sometimes use that but if there is a druzy area or a rind of
    crystals, I like the diamond because there are no traces of the pink
    or the white of the polishing compound driven into those spaces. That
    is hard to get out. Seems so much simpler to use diamond in those
    cases. Actually, I am not sure why the 3000 is there, I just know
    that is the progression of the diamond paste kits and the wheels on
    my small flat unit. I believe this is the process used when faceting
    gems stones but I am not positive because I do not do that. 

Cori
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