[Jewelry making - Article 00066] - Re: [Orchid] Polishing Lapis

[Tim Jolivet]

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    I am a Lapis nut. I have used Zam, Linde A, etc I also facet and
    Cab. Chunky facets. Free form cabs. I use Hi-Tech Sanding and
    polishing pads from 180-350-600-1200. 

    Then eastwind lapidary dimond pads from 3000-14,000-50,000. No more
    Zam, Linde A or mess, nice and clean. 

    These are all flat pads cooled with water on a 8inch Hi-tech flat
    lap and I finish with a buff and wax with Renaissance wax. This gets
    me a water shine everytime. The wax is more for seal and finger
    print protection and final bling. 

    One of the well known lapidary cutter on the orchid - Doug I think
    suggested this rout for a ruby problem I had, which worked great, so
    i used it for my other lap work and it worked great.
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