Instructions
STEP 1: (80 GRIT) Fill the tumbler barrel 2/3 to 3/4 full with properly graded and sized stones.
INTRODUCTION
This comes from the Covington Catalog
Many stones polish equally well with several buff and polishing compound combinations. A very hard gem can be polished by a much softer polish powder. Only one polishing agent should be used on a...
A little history about apache tears
How to Use Apache Tears Energy Apache tears are said to have originated when the tears of grieving Apache women fell and froze after a battle with great loss of life. It is said that anyone who carries Apache tears...
APPENDIX III THE CAUSES OF SCRATCHING
(this comes from the Raytech Shaw manual) (these ideas are not limited to faceting)
Lap Contamination
The appearance of unwelcome scratches on a facet while it is being polished is a problem which from time to...
see the instructions here: