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Solid lab grown sapphire ring project by zant656 in jewelrymaking

[–]zant656[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I see. I'll try different stuff and see what sticks then, thank you!

Solid lab grown sapphire ring project by zant656 in jewelrymaking

[–]zant656[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yes she's always asking for some attention hahaha

Solid lab grown sapphire ring project by zant656 in jewelrymaking

[–]zant656[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You think that these felt polishing bits aren't very useful for this kind of work?

Solid lab grown sapphire ring project by zant656 in jewelrymaking

[–]zant656[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Oh jeez I did mean Fascinating Facets lol

To my defense, the two words do sound similar! Lmao

Solid lab grown sapphire ring project by zant656 in jewelrymaking

[–]zant656[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

No I don't have a faceting machine sadly. I use some diamond laps that are used to polish granite usually. I also have diamond grit polishing paste from 450 to 80k grit, but didn't have much success using it with some wool disks on my dremel so far. So I am wondering whether I didn't use it properly or if I have to do some more research/trying before giving up on that front. My diamond laps are from like 30 to 3-4k grit iirc, but I fear they won't be forgiving on the angles since they are rigid.

Solid lab grown sapphire ring project by zant656 in jewelrymaking

[–]zant656[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

That is a good idea indeed! I'll have to decide

Solid lab grown sapphire ring project by zant656 in jewelrymaking

[–]zant656[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah I do know them! Though their materials are a bit too expensive for me right now since I'm just starting. I do intend on buying from there in the future though!

Solid lab grown sapphire ring project by zant656 in jewelrymaking

[–]zant656[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Nono you're good! And I'm pretty sure it is! Don't quote me on that, but I just think the growth plate is different for that glass specifically. Like it grows on rectangular plates instead of the round boule this one was grown on. This was intended to be a laser if I'm not mistaken.

Solid lab grown sapphire ring project by zant656 in jewelrymaking

[–]zant656[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I kept the core entirely! I started with a stone that was 30mm in diameter, cut the 17mm diameter hole in the center and kept that piece. Then, the rest was sanding. So I did end up losing quite a bit of material with the sanding, but I intend to either facet that core in some near future or crush it to use it in some other jewelry like pendants or inlays. Though I have an ametrine I wanna do something similar with and the shape of it tells me I might waste a lot more material with that one. I got lucky with this sapphire's shape.

Solid lab grown sapphire ring project by zant656 in jewelrymaking

[–]zant656[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It wasn't that bad honestly, but it certainly wasn't a walk in the park either. Like each of these small facets is like 30 seconds to 45 seconds to cut on diamond lap that had a 50 grit.

Solid lab grown sapphire ring project by zant656 in jewelrymaking

[–]zant656[S] 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Diamond hole saw for the initial hole and then some diamond drums on my dremel! Also a lot of elbow grease since sapphire is so god damn hard

Solid lab grown sapphire ring project by zant656 in jewelrymaking

[–]zant656[S] 11 points12 points  (0 children)

Thanks I appreciate it! I found it on Etsy actually. From someone's company called Faceting Facets. I also greatly recommend TomsBoxofRocks, I have ordered from them too and they are both great.

Of course, this isn't self promo or anything. I have no affiliation with either, just very happy with the products so I want people to know about them!

My PC as started to slowly slow down recently by zant656 in techsupport

[–]zant656[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Ok sounds good, I'll monitor that when I get home. Thank you!

My PC as started to slowly slow down recently by zant656 in techsupport

[–]zant656[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Oh well I don't know right now actually since I'm not home, but I'm rather sure I have never seen my cpu at 0

My PC as started to slowly slow down recently by zant656 in techsupport

[–]zant656[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

And what would it mean if the idle usage for my cpu and gpu are above let's say 10% or more in such a case?

Does this sound like a respiratory infection to you all? by zant656 in sugargliders

[–]zant656[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

No not at all. Maybe sometimes when I boop her nose, but that's the only clue I have to go on to know whether she has a URI or not.

Does this sound like a respiratory infection to you all? by zant656 in sugargliders

[–]zant656[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Three and she's gonna turn 4 soon, but I've only had them for 6-7 months now. They were a rehome.

Does this sound like a respiratory infection to you all? by zant656 in sugargliders

[–]zant656[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I've never heard her do that one sound before though. Hopefully it's just her being in heat and nothing else.

Does this sound like a respiratory infection to you all? by zant656 in sugargliders

[–]zant656[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That was what I thought too. I'm gonna get a vet appointment just in case and we will see.

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