[Rockhounds] spectrolite - lapidary

[Tim Fisher]

I would not do that to the high grade Finnish Spectrolite. It would 
be completely unnecessary and may cause complications with the fine 
diamond grits & polishing (i.e., severe undercutting). IMO.

At 04:08 AM 5/27/2008, you wrote:
>someone I knew used to use opticon prior to cutting to stabilize any cracks.
>
>Jeanne
>
>Brenda Van Dyke wrote:
>>Hi,
>>
>>I have a nice piece of spectrolite from Finland.  I have seen cabochons made
>>from this material, and would like to try my hand at working with it, but as
>>it is my only piece, would like some advice from all of you experts out
>>there.  I have a Diamond Pacific Genie and a buffer to work with.
>>
>>Thanks in advance for your help,
>>Brenda

Tim Fisher
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