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GEMSTONE DOPPING & TRANSFERING x DOPPING & TRANSFERING (GEMSTONE) xx GEMSTONE CUTTING & POLISHING Tip shows how to make a dop wax stove from an empty aluminum drink can. Tip: Method for releasing a cabochon from a metal dopstick. An adjustable 45 degree dop holder to make for use with faceting equipment. Tip: How to use an old portable flatiron as an electric dop stove. Lapidary for beginners. Part 20. Dopping waxes and stoves. Eliminating the frustration of transferring a stone from one dop to another. Concentricity and the faceter. How to achieve a concentric fit between a dop stick and the dop arm, spindle or chuck of a faceting machine. Tip: Drill holes in your dop stick to help form a tight wax bond. Tip: How to use an inexpensive dial indicator to center a stone on the dop stick. Tip: Use an electric iron to heat wax for dop sticks. Tip: Use nails as dop sticks for tiny and fragile stones. Use epoxy to attach the stones and solvent to remove them after finishing. (1) Using a vertical dopping jig. (2) Cold dopping "heat sensitive" stones. Tip: Use golf tees as dopping sticks. Tip: Use methyl-ethyl-ketone (MEK) and alcohol to clean wax from a stone. Tips on dopping small stones. Tips on getting a level girdle of even thickness after the stone has been transferred and re-inserted in the faceting machine. Tip: Using a hot melt glue gun and regular dop wax for dopping stones. Tip: Use cyanoacrylate to improve the holding power of dop wax on polished stones. Tips on eliminating problems during the transfer dopping process. Tip: Use kneadable eraser material to aid the facet dopping procedure. Tip: Dopping opals and other stones with double-sided carpet tape. Easy dopping for the faceter. A complete dopping system uses the Raytech vertical dopping fixture and custom-made accessories. A crown-first "hybrid" dopping method. Tip: How to remove stones from a metal dop stick using a propane torch. Tip: How to remove superglue used in dopping. Tip: Use rifle cartridge cases as dopping sticks. Make a custom designed dopping stick from a steel stove bolt. Tip: Some paint removers may be used to dissolve epoxy resins used to dop faceted stones. Tip: Attach 2 dop sticks to small preformed cabochons prior to sawing them in half. Tip: How to use a soldering iron to reposition dopped stones. Tip: Reduce swelling and splitting of wooden dop sticks by soaking the ends in lacquer. Method of transfer dopping with wax which is faster than the epoxy method. Tip: Use double-sided carpet tape instead of dop wax. Tip: Use modeling clay to hold a stone until you are ready to transfer when using a "Raytec" transfer jig. I'm learning. Part 4. Dopping and transfering. I'm learning. Part 5. How to get a level and even girdle. Tip: Spring clothespin equipped with sponge rubber pads is used when transfering stone from one dop to another. Tip: Brass rifle cartridges make good grips for hand-held dopping sticks. For the beginning faceter. Part 3. Dopping and transferring. Tip: Use a non-heat (freezing) method for removing a finished stone from dop wax. Tips on using and removing "Krazy Glue" on dop sticks. Tip on cold dopping of opal. Tip: Freeze dopped cabochons to remove stone. Tip on adhesive for cold dopping opal. Tip on restoring dopping wax to usable consistency. Tip on dopping opal. Tip: Use old automobile radio antenna tubing for dop sticks. Quick dopping technique. Simple dop stove made from sheet metal and a light bulb. Tip on using flat-head screws for dop sticks. Tip on reclaiming saw oil by filtering through brown paper bags. Tip on dopping a stone for faceting. Tip on using canned, compressed air to remove a finished cabochon from its dop stick. Two suggestions for cold dop adhesives. Cold dop technique uses cornstarch and Bond 527 cement. | |||||||||
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