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My first peridot! (pxlmo.com)
submitted 11 months ago by meggied90@lemm.ee to c/faceting@lemmy.world
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I cut my first peridot and I gotta say, much easier than the quartz by a mile. My confidence needed that boost. 🀣

I noticed when I googled the best way to polish peridot, there was quite a bit of debate in what was best, and no real clear right answer. I saw 100k diamond on a BATT lap, aluminum oxide, and chrome oxide all suggested. I tried the aluminum and it did okay, but took ages. What do you guys prefer?

(I have been advised my girdles are a smidgen too thick and I'll be putting my future stones on a diet. Whoops.)

Peridot, 2.795 ct, cut in DecaCheck Two by Andrew Brown

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[–] PP_BOY_@lemmy.world 10 points 11 months ago (1 children)

It's an important moment in every young woman's lif-.... wait, I read that wrong

[–] EmoDuck@sh.itjust.works 2 points 11 months ago

I also misread it but then looked at the community name and misread it as "facesitting" which threw up even more questions

[–] IonAddis@lemmy.world 4 points 11 months ago

Beautiful!

(Also, new community to follow!)

[–] Dyntrall@lemmy.world 4 points 11 months ago

Ice clear polish, and perfect meetpoints too! Fantastic!

I've used the AlOx lightning lap because powders hate me

[–] Crylos@lemmy.world 2 points 11 months ago

I use 60k on a BATT to polish pretty much everything I cut these days.

Great job on this!