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GeneralCarving Rose Quartz?

20th Oct 2014 22:25 UTCLuna Heyne

Hello!

What could i use to carve rose quartz without damaging the crystal? (i want to carve a rune, so it's not a big thing). I'd be lovely if you could answer me, thanks! :)-D

20th Oct 2014 23:56 UTCMike Royal

a dremill tool with diamond bitts would work but carveing in general is the inflicting of damage to the crystal to get a desired form

might work better to just draw it with a magicmarker if your not wanting to damage the xl

21st Oct 2014 06:40 UTCReinhardt van Vuuren

unless it's real tiny don't go with the Dremel brand of diamond bits as my personal experience with them has been that they cost a lot and don't last much more than 3 wholes and that's pushing it.

21st Oct 2014 17:43 UTCReiner Mielke Expert

Not likely you have a rose quartz crystal that is carveable, therefore assuming you have a piece of rose quartz a rotary tool with a flexible shaft and diamond bits will work. I would recommend using water as well, if not you will need to wear a dust mask and sit up wind to do it (or do it under a fume hood).

21st Oct 2014 22:10 UTCLuna Heyne

This is kind of what i'm seeking to do. Would it work for that?

21st Oct 2014 22:28 UTCMike Royal

to do something like that a cutting wheel would work better then a bitt

22nd Oct 2014 07:06 UTCReinhardt van Vuuren

+1 what mike said. your lines would be much better and easier to cut

22nd Oct 2014 21:18 UTCRock Currier Expert

Luna,

Those items you picture are tumbled polished stones of a feldspar that is commonly called amazonite. It is a bit softer to work with than rose quartz. I think the markings have been cut into their surface with a tiny diamond blade, probably a thin one only about an inch or so in diameter that was held firmly in place by an arbor and not a hand held tool. Notice how most of the lines are very straight and have little curvature. If you wanted to make curved lines you might want to try and work with a hand held "drill motor" of some sort. What you must do is to use a harder material like diamond to eat away little groves in the stone you are working on to make the design you want. Then to make them obvious you will need to put a gold or black paint in the grooves to contrast them with the rest of the stone.

3rd Oct 2016 08:27 UTCPhunkmeister

Reinhardt, those bits wear d away very quickly without water and / or heavy pressure. You need a constant supply if cool liquid on the surface of the diamond coated rotary tool bits. Try it and next time a 'Dremmel' bit will last for months and not 3 holes

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