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If you are a cutter, show off your work, provide tips and tricks or ask for advice.

If you don’t cut stones, feel free to ask questions!

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Moissanite is so sparkly! (pxlmo.com)

submitted 7 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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I just tried cutting moissanite for the first time and goodness gracious, it took forever at the prepolish and polish steps, I assume because of the mohs hardness. After spending ungodly hours on that polish I will never again complain about polishing quartz.

I know, I know - FAT GIRDLE. It doesn't look so comically big on the dop, I swear my camera adds 0.1 mm!

7.98 mm, 2.84 cts, design is Mind Games by Arya Akhavan

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[–] [email protected] 3 points 7 months ago (1 children)

Amazing! I've got a moissanite I've been keeping for a special occasion- how do you find it vs something like sapphire?

[–] [email protected] 3 points 7 months ago (2 children)

I've been wanting moissanite rough for a bit, and there's a vendor who specializes in synthetic stuff who stocked this particular rough piece. I don't want to test the boundaries of this sub's rules but if you want to know the vendor's name you can DM me.

As much as I profess to hate faceting it, I am low-key wanting more rough so I can cut more sparkly things 😍 foul seductress, why must thy rough be so ridiculously expensive per gram!

[–] [email protected] 3 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago) (1 children)

You can link to vendors... no issue... I just don't want to have active solicitation for selling stones, as that adds significant overhead for validating the seller. I've updated the sidebar to reflect this. 😀

Also, please post the link to the vendor, as I'm looking for a good source for synthetics.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 7 months ago

Well in that case…!

https://store.turtleshoard.com

His synthetic stocks vary but if you’re nerdy, you’ll find lots of weird and cool things to facet. I faceted the PET scan LYSO pixel for my stepmom who is a doctor and she geeked out SO hard.

This particular rough was his needled moissanite. I really want to try his dichroic next!

[–] [email protected] 2 points 7 months ago (1 children)

I have a bit that's been sitting in my box for a while that I don't have the guts to cut!

[–] [email protected] 2 points 7 months ago (1 children)

jjjjjooooiiiiinnnn uuuusssss (mmmmeeee) 🧟

[–] [email protected] 2 points 6 months ago

It's on the dop now!