Megan D (@meggied90@pxlmo.com)
pxlmo.com
I have just finished faceting my first piece of #moissanite! This material is quite literally very hard (mohs 9.25, a diamond is mohs 10) so the #faceting took longer than "softer" #gemstones I've cut in the past. 7.98 mm, 2.84 cts, design is Mind Games by Arya Akhavan (modified for better light return for moissanite RI). #lapidary #gemcutting

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

  • Dyntrall@lemmy.world
    3·
    9 months ago

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

    • meggied90@lemm.eeOP
      3·
      9 months ago

      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!

      • Crylos@lemmy.worldMEnglish
        3·
        9 months ago

        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.

        • meggied90@lemm.eeOP
          2·
          9 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!

      • Dyntrall@lemmy.world
        2·
        9 months ago

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