Added Info JEWELRY MAKING, GEMS & MINERALS #544 Feb 1983 pg. 22
Tip: Use golf tees as dopping sticks.
JEWELRY MAKING, GEMS & MINERALS #543 Jan 1983 pg. 40
Tip: Use methyl-ethyl-ketone (MEK) and alcohol to clean wax from a stone.
JEWELRY MAKING, GEMS & MINERALS #543 Jan 1983 pg. 41
Tips on dopping small stones.
JEWELRY MAKING, GEMS & MINERALS #544 Feb 1983 pg. 7
Tips on getting a level girdle of even thickness after the stone has been transferred and re-inserted in the faceting machine.
JEWELRY MAKING, GEMS & MINERALS #545 Mar 1983 pg. 8
Tip: Using a hot melt glue gun and regular dop wax for dopping stones.
JEWELRY MAKING, GEMS & MINERALS #545 Mar 1983 pg. 30
Tip: Use cyanoacrylate to improve the holding power of dop wax on polished stones.
JEWELRY MAKING, GEMS & MINERALS #545 Mar 1983 pg. 30
Tips on eliminating problems during the transfer dopping process.
JEWELRY MAKING, GEMS & MINERALS #546 Apr 1983 pg. 6
Tip: Use kneadable eraser material to aid the facet dopping procedure.
JEWELRY MAKING, GEMS & MINERALS #548 Jun 1983 pg. 10
Tip: Dopping opals and other stones with double-sided carpet tape.
JEWELRY MAKING, GEMS & MINERALS #550 Aug 1983 pg. 26
Easy dopping for the faceter. A complete dopping system uses the Raytech vertical dopping fixture and custom-made accessories.
JEWELRY MAKING, GEMS & MINERALS #551 Sep 1983 pg. 46
A crown-first "hybrid" dopping method.
JEWELRY MAKING, GEMS & MINERALS #554 Dec 1983 pg. 6
Tip: How to remove stones from a metal dop stick using a propane torch.
JEWELRY MAKING, GEMS & MINERALS #556 Feb 1984 pg. 53
Tip: How to remove superglue used in dopping.
JEWELRY MAKING, GEMS & MINERALS #557 Mar 1984 pg. 6
Tip: Use rifle cartridge cases as dopping sticks.
JEWELRY MAKING, GEMS & MINERALS #557 Mar 1984 pg. 22
Make a custom designed dopping stick from a steel stove bolt.
JEWELRY MAKING, GEMS & MINERALS #557 Mar 1984 pg. 22
Tip: Some paint removers may be used to dissolve epoxy resins used to dop faceted stones.
JEWELRY MAKING, GEMS & MINERALS #558 Apr 1984 pg. 37
Tip: Attach 2 dop sticks to small preformed cabochons prior to sawing them in half.
JEWELRY MAKING, GEMS & MINERALS #558 Apr 1984 pg. 37
Tip: How to use a soldering iron to reposition dopped stones.
JEWELRY MAKING, GEMS & MINERALS #560 Jun 1984 pg. 38
Tip: Reduce swelling and splitting of wooden dop sticks by soaking the ends in lacquer.
JEWELRY MAKING, GEMS & MINERALS #567 Jan 1985 pg. 22
Method of transfer dopping with wax which is faster than the epoxy method.
JEWELRY MAKING, GEMS & MINERALS #569 Apr 1985 pg. 6
Tip: Use double-sided carpet tape instead of dop wax.
JEWELRY MAKING, GEMS & MINERALS #569 Apr 1985 pg. 33
Tip: Use modeling clay to hold a stone until you are ready to transfer when using a "Raytec" transfer jig.
JEWELRY MAKING, GEMS & MINERALS #577 Dec 1985 pg. 24
I'm learning. Part 4. Dopping and transfering. I'm learning. Part 5. How to get a level and even girdle.
JEWELRY MAKING, GEMS & MINERALS #578 Jan 1986 pg. 5
Tip: Spring clothespin equipped with sponge rubber pads is used when transfering stone from one dop to another.
JEWELRY MAKING, GEMS & MINERALS #580 Mar 1986 pg. 44
Tip: Brass rifle cartridges make good grips for hand-held dopping sticks.
JEWELRY MAKING, GEMS & MINERALS #582 May 1986 pg. 37
For the beginning faceter. Part 3. Dopping and transferring.
LAPIDARY JOURNAL Aug 1981 (v.35#5) pg. 1044
Tip: Use a non-heat (freezing) method for removing a finished stone from dop wax.
LAPIDARY JOURNAL Oct 1982 (v.36#7) pg. 1288
Tips on using and removing "Krazy Glue" on dop sticks.
LAPIDARY JOURNAL Dec 1985 (v.39#9) pg. 16
Tip on cold dopping of opal.
LAPIDARY JOURNAL Jan 1986 (v.39#10) pg. 70
Tip: Freeze dopped cabochons to remove stone.
LAPIDARY JOURNAL May 1986 (v.40#2) pg. 15
Tip on adhesive for cold dopping opal.
LAPIDARY JOURNAL Sep 1986 (v.40#6) pg. 56
Tip on restoring dopping wax to usable consistency.
LAPIDARY JOURNAL Sep 1986 (v.40#6) pg. 56
Tip on dopping opal.
LAPIDARY JOURNAL Oct 1986 (v.40#7) pg. 57
Tip: Use old automobile radio antenna tubing for dop sticks.
LAPIDARY JOURNAL Jan 1987 (v.40#10) pg. 70
Quick dopping technique.
LAPIDARY JOURNAL Feb 1988 (v.41#11) pg. 78
Simple dop stove made from sheet metal and a light bulb.
LAPIDARY JOURNAL Apr 1989 (v.43#1) pg. 183
Tip on using flat-head screws for dop sticks.
LAPIDARY JOURNAL Sep 1989 (v.43#6) pg. 86
Tip on reclaiming saw oil by filtering through brown paper bags.
LAPIDARY JOURNAL Dec 1989 (v.43#9) pg. 101
Tip on dopping a stone for faceting.
LAPIDARY JOURNAL Mar 1990 (v.43#12) pg. 78
Tip on using canned, compressed air to remove a finished cabochon from its dop stick.
LAPIDARY JOURNAL Sep 1990 (v.44#6) pg. 98
Two suggestions for cold dop adhesives.
LAPIDARY JOURNAL Aug 1994 (v.48#5) pg. 109
Cold dop technique uses cornstarch and Bond 527 cement.
LAPIDARY JOURNAL Mar 1995 (v.48#12) pg. 98