[Rockhounds] Faceting computer

[Juergen Wachsmuth]

Hello group,
most of your comments did not sound convinced of the idea. Maybe you are right.
Nevertheless let me say that these people of the Wild company in Idar-Oberstein
are experts. They know what they are doing in the business of stone cutting. So
I would say they probably have answers to the questions mentioned here, or they
are working at them.

Regards,
Jürgen Wachsmuth


Rock Currier schrieb:

> Don's right, that computer faceting outfit would make a hash out of most
> natural gem rough. I think the guys that designed it were obviously machine
> tool guys that didn't know anything much about mineralogy. The system would
> work great for isotropic stones that were all of uniform color intensity and
> without flaws, which is so rarely the case with natural gem rough, that it
> isn't worth talking about. It is however the first step in what may be in a
> generation or two a system that might be useful in cutting stones. Now they
> have to work on the hard part, to somehow create a program that is smart
> enough to know all about cleavage, refractive index, dichroism, dispersion,
> inclusions, color zoning etc and to be able to take all this and to make
> reasonable judgements about how to get the most valuable stone out of the
> rough. Oh, and don't forget the demands of the market place and fashion that
> influince the kinds of stontes that are in fashion this year. I think this
> device will start to replace skilled stone cutters about the time they learn
> to cure the common cold which does not appear to be any time soon.
> Rock
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