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If you are a cutter, show off your work, provide tips and tricks or ask for advice.

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Moissanite is so sparkly! (pxlmo.com)

submitted 7 months ago by [email protected] to c/faceting

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I just tried cutting moissanite for the first time and goodness gracious, it took forever at the prepolish and polish steps, I assume because of the mohs hardness. After spending ungodly hours on that polish I will never again complain about polishing quartz.

I know, I know - FAT GIRDLE. It doesn't look so comically big on the dop, I swear my camera adds 0.1 mm!

7.98 mm, 2.84 cts, design is Mind Games by Arya Akhavan

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[–] Dyntrall 3 points 7 months ago (6 children)

Amazing! I've got a moissanite I've been keeping for a special occasion- how do you find it vs something like sapphire?

[–] [email protected] 3 points 7 months ago (5 children)

I've been wanting moissanite rough for a bit, and there's a vendor who specializes in synthetic stuff who stocked this particular rough piece. I don't want to test the boundaries of this sub's rules but if you want to know the vendor's name you can DM me.

As much as I profess to hate faceting it, I am low-key wanting more rough so I can cut more sparkly things 😍 foul seductress, why must thy rough be so ridiculously expensive per gram!

[–] Dyntrall 2 points 7 months ago (2 children)

I have a bit that's been sitting in my box for a while that I don't have the guts to cut!

[–] [email protected] 2 points 7 months ago (1 children)

jjjjjooooiiiiinnnn uuuusssss (mmmmeeee) 🧟

[–] Dyntrall 2 points 7 months ago

It's on the dop now!

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