Been super busy with life, but finally got back to cutting. This is the second of four chrome diopside stones I’m cutting.

  • j4k3@lemmy.world
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    3 months ago

    Nice.

    If you don’t mind me asking, what is the go-to place for faceting tools, and what are the unique handy things you use in other DIY/Maker type projects from time to time?

    Like I have an ultra thin diamond blade originally for rough cutting gem stones that I use for precisely cutting printed circuit boards, and use dental picks, surgical scalpels, and acupuncture needles as circuit probes. I have a deep experimental curiosity when it comes to building fundamental components that most people never bother with, so stuff like precisely lapping a chip to remove the epoxy packaging and then precisely removing layers one at a time is very interesting to me.

    That grasping tool pictured looks interesting, but I am most curious about how you achieve the repeatable work holding, alignment, and measurement.

    • Crylos@lemmy.worldOPM
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      3 months ago

      This is interesting… I would not have considered using some of the tools of the trade for the purposes you have outlined.

      You can see and read about some of the equipment I use in this post. I did a whole series of posts around how I cut stones.

      In terms of equipment, there is a pinned post in this community that has some links as well.

      Happy to answer any questions you might have.