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Beginning facetor looking for faceting diagrams

Posted by Mark VH  
Beginning facetor looking for faceting diagrams
January 31, 2008 04:00AM
Hello, I am looking for some good books, etc. with faceting diagrams for a beginning facetor. The wrinkle in this request is that my faceting machine only has 60 and 64 tooth index gears. I have found several diagrams for round cuts, but few diagrams for the many of other types of cuts.

Thank you in advance for your help!
Mark
Re: Beginning facetor looking for faceting diagrams
January 31, 2008 05:53AM
faceters dot com has many facet diagrams. I'm not sure if they area all free but there are alot that are free.
Re: Beginning facetor looking for faceting diagrams
January 31, 2008 06:37AM
google either Facetors Guild.
or Faceters Guild of America
you can definitely get facetting diagrams from the websites
and there are many books on facetting including the basics
from John Sinkankas from his books on gem cutting and facetting.
He was one of the premier cutters of many of the large stones found in
museums around North America, including the Royal Ontario, and The Smithsonian
you might also want to google
books on facetting
Re: Beginning facetor looking for faceting diagrams
January 31, 2008 10:42AM
Hi Mark. Try to get hold of "Faceting for amateurs", by Glen and Martha Vargas. This is the best book for beginners and the talented, not only does it show in detail the idividual designs but also the faceting angles for said.
Spencer.
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