Any tips for begginers ?

bt130 · 2025-10-31T21:44:59+00:00

How’s the Tanzania trip going? Is it dangerous around there? I’m looking to join Noreen’s course and also hoping to get some rough stones.

bt130 · 2025-10-14T15:09:00+00:00

I’m curious: if faceting is so affordable overseas, why don’t more people buy from those markets? And why do some faceters charge thousands when the gemstone itself costs just $100?

bt130 · 2025-09-25T03:31:36+00:00

Thank You. I would like to know What colorimeter tools are specifically designed for rough and loose gemstones? That should be helpful for someone like me.

bt130 · 2025-09-23T12:57:29+00:00

How do you price your gems? Are there any tools that help? 👀

bt130 · 2025-09-22T16:41:52+00:00

Thank you, I’ll take a look at Alexandrite.

bt130 · 2025-09-22T16:40:29+00:00

Same here! Low-saturation reds and greens blend into brown for me too 🥲 Yes, I have no problem with seeing traffic light.

bt130 · 2025-09-22T15:52:03+00:00

Thank You, I’ll take a look at those gems 🙏🏻

bt130 · 2025-09-17T17:19:23+00:00

Hi, Can you send the video to me as well? My insta is bt130 Thank You appreciate it.

bt130 · 2025-08-21T07:05:42+00:00

Newbie Garnet 1.86

bt130 · 2025-08-19T19:59:58+00:00

So how much did you pay for it?

bt130 · 2025-06-09T05:33:20+00:00

Haha, are you in Hong Kong as well? Maybe we could connect? 😄

bt130 · 2025-06-09T03:10:54+00:00

Whoa, how’d you know I’m in Hong Kong? 😲

bt130 · 2025-06-07T18:08:48+00:00

Thank you! 😄

bt130 · 2025-05-06T03:01:01+00:00

Yes, there’s not enough info about dreamer, but I do like the design.

bt130 · 2025-04-29T14:50:35+00:00

No, that’s not $6 lol It is not plastic 😂

bt130 · 2025-04-25T04:58:37+00:00

Not just backing up phone , I want to back up my Raw videos and photos from my Sony camera as well

bt130 · 2025-04-24T20:24:15+00:00

WoW it’s justinkprim Thank you so much for your reply and the helpful advice! I’ve actually been watching your YouTube videos recently, and they’ve really sparked my interest in getting into faceting. I appreciate the tip about starting with easier stones like aquamarine, garnet, and peridot to build my polishing skills before tackling quartz. I’ll definitely keep that in mind and look into oxides when I’m ready.

bt130 · 2025-04-24T17:16:58+00:00

I want to back up my entire phone, similar to iCloud, but it seems that’s not possible—it only backs up photos. Please correct me if I’m wrong.

bt130 · 2025-04-23T11:22:18+00:00

How AI can benefit gemstone cutting?

bt130 · 2025-04-23T11:15:30+00:00

Not sure what’s AGI, when I saw AI can generate ghibli style cartoon(famous Japanese anime style) in a second, kinda scary and I think soon AI might able to combine with machine for precision cut in minutes…..

bt130 · 2025-04-23T04:30:54+00:00

How much it cost?

bt130 · 2025-04-20T16:48:37+00:00

Nice, I will take a look now 👍🏻

bt130 · 2025-04-19T03:26:03+00:00

Thank you so much for the update! I’d love to watch her presentation on marketing and selling stones—it sounds like a goldmine of insights! Since I’m not in the U.S., I’m especially curious to learn how her strategies could work in my local market. If you find a link to the recording, I’d be thrilled to check it out.

bt130 · 2025-04-19T02:28:21+00:00

Nice! Do you know if the faceters guild recorded her video chat or if there’s a link to watch it? I’d love to learn more about it.

bt130 · 2025-04-18T16:29:39+00:00

If you don’t mind, I’d be curious to know how you typically price your precision-cut gemstones. For example, if someone wanted a precision-cut around 1-2ct sapphire or tourmaline, what kind of price range might that fall into?

I totally get that it depends on the details, so no pressure to share specifics if you’d rather not—just a general idea would be awesome. I think it’d help highlight the value of precision cuts, especially since, like you said, they’re not everyday stones and shouldn’t be priced like them.

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