Scratches on Your Cabochon!!

Have you ever ended up with a cab that looks dull on top after finish polishing?
Watch this video to find out why and how you can eliminate this problem.

[@1827handmade]

This is such a brilliant video, you are a very good teacher, thank you very much.

[@EgJewels]

Thank you for watching!

[@malcolmbragg7225]

Like your videos I learned a lot doc.

[@ElieGhanimeEG]

Thanks Malcolm for watching. However, you need to subscribe to my new KZbin channel, I can’t upload anymore anymore videos on this channel. Here’s the new link. kzbin.info/door/3zSF2wGBv1pzuUYksU8d3w

[@DonnaArena]

I can't tell you how long I've had the very issue your talking about! It has been my most frustrating problem and ruined many a cab...thanks SOOOOO much for showing us this technique...your my ROC/< S+@r!!!!

[@EgJewels]

+Donna Arena Thank you for your kind comments, I'm glad that this video helped you out, please stay tuned for other tutorials coming up.

[@krystingrenon8599]

Your video cleared up some problems that I've been having with larger cabs. I especially like your flat lap in the bowl!

[@chaddaniels1550]

Thank you again EG Jewels a lesson learned is always a tool in the shop

[@jps99]

Thanks, I learned several new things. It looks like your equipment is home-made, nice job!

[@EgJewels]

I build most of my tools and desing and build new fixtures for problem solving like the girdle marker and other tools for faceting...it keep me busy.

[@gailgwood]

Thank you! I finally understand how to get rid of all of the scratches!

[@VivraPatriciaBeene]

Thank you. This is extremely helpful and I will be watching it frequently as I become more experienced with polishing cabochons. You explain things so clearly.

[@EgJewels]

+Vivra Patricia Beene Thank you Vivra for watching.

[@annh3599]

Thanks Elie! Beautiful Cab.

[@EgJewels]

You're welcome Nay.

[@seanbaker8231]

Great video!

[@druelens2660]

Thank you, Great information.

[@EgJewels]

+D Ruelens Thanks for watching.

[@roosevelt3311]

Very impressive and informative. I've learned quite a bit from watching your channel. Thank you for all your help.

[@ananakarau4562]

Thank you.:) Great video.

[@EgJewels]

+ananaka rau Thanks for watching.

[@peterturner892]

Thank you so much for this. I'm going to be trying the grid technique it today! I have also subscribed to your channel.

[@peterturner892]

Did several cabs this afternoon using the grid technique with excellent results. Thank you again.

[@EgJewels]

I'm glad to be of help Peter.

[@sharonsawickijewelry4981]

Thanks for sharing this information.

[@EgJewels]

+Sharon Sawicki Jewelry Thank you for watching.

[@1sharpcopy]

great info.....thanks

[@EgJewels]

If you are interested in the full version of the DVD "How to Cut a Cabochon" just send me a comment or email me [e-mail] and thank you for watching.

[@geoffgeoff143]

Not knocking it. A thousand ways to make a cab. I have trouble getting my head around the American style cabs. Very high girdles and low domes. Sure, it keeps the Karats but I think a full dome with a low girdle looks better. Just my opinion.

[@roosevelt3311]

I'd like the DVD. I've sent you an emal.

[@susanjones9133]

I've never cut a cabochon but would be interested in learning. I am an art jeweler.

[@tamaraanddomenicotiziano2567]

Thank you for this video. It is very good. What is the round flat polishing machine called? I need one!!

[@EgJewels]

+Tammy Tiziano, Thank you for watching...The polishing machine it's called a flat lap, they come in 6" and 8" diameter laps, the one I have it's 8" and I built it my self.

[@maxlauzon148]

Eg Jewels

[@EgJewels]

Yes Max Lauzon.

[@lesleyrahner2145]

I really like your apparatuses for the cerium oxide. Do you have a tutorial on making this?

[@patticampbellhardy4059]

I am wondering if you happen to make and sell your 8" Flat Lap polishing machine? I do hope so as I love it and would like to purchase one. If you do sell them what is the costs? Thanks for being such a precise instructor - it is easy to follow your directions.

[@EgJewels]

Hello Patti and thank you for the complement, the polishing machines I did build for myself and not to sell, but I've been asked before if I have made plans or drawings on how to build them and I didn't, as an engineer I just built them as I go, they're not difficult to build and I think I will add it to my KZbin list to show how to build one. Sorry about that but thanks for asking.

[@patticampbellhardy4059]

Thanks for replying. I am looking forward to seeing your instructions on how to build your polishing machine. I would certainly like to have one and possibly I can build myself one with your clear instructions....I will await your posted instructions.

[@MariaLanger]

Thanks for this video. I just got a CabKing 6 and have been experimenting. I'm finding tiny scratches on the surface. I wasn't sure what grit I needed to get rid of them, but after watching this, I think I need to go back to 280. (My options are 80, 220, 280, 600, 1200, 3000.) Not what I wanted to know, but I want to learn right. I'm a new subscriber. Keep the videos coming! And yes, I'd be interested in the DVD. Where can I find it?

[@EgJewels]

Hi Maria, I use this DVD to teach and it has been sold all over the world, you can email me your PayPal email and I will send you an invoice...Send the information using this email [e-mail] Thanks.

[@MariaLanger]

Eg Jewels how much?

[@EgJewels]

$25.00 plus $5.00 for shipping anywhere in the US.

[@water-sorb7899]

Hi again, I cabbed 3 cabs from the same slab, I think it is a moss agate. So, it is basically clear with the moss in it. When I did what I thought would be the final polish, there is what looks like a haze on them, but it follows the lines of the moss itself. There are no scratches visible and nothing can be felt. It is almost like a ghost on it...lol... for lack of a better description. I just purchased what I need to polish with 14000 diamond paste, do you think this will be effective or appropriate? Thanks so much for the help.

[@water-sorb7899]

Thank you very much!!! I'll give it a go!!

[@John-gx4ml]

Like you, I've been a lapidary for a long time and always looking to improve my technique and to help students. Just wondering at what speed are your wheels turning? They look a lot slower than mine. Mine spin at about 1725 RPM, the speed of the motor. I'd love to slow it down, especially for the polishing phase.

[@EgJewels]

+John Cleland Hi John, mine is the same speed as yours, the motor is 1725 RPM but since I built the machine myself, I have the pulley on the shaft with three settings and could be adjusted to change the speed. The grinding wheels are 8" diameters so the surface runs faster than the 6" wheels...I also don't use the side polishing pads, I feel more confortable using a flat lap.

[@John-gx4ml]

Thanks for the response. I use either, and have been thinking about making my own flat polishing lap. The one at my guild's studio uses a backing plate and velcro on various laps (because there are so many users and students). I'm been trying to come up with a redesign. I like your design; I'm just need to find a way to change laps. I like your work and that you share your expertise with the lapidary world. It's a hobby--and profession--that needs to attract more of the younger generations. Cheers. John.

[@EgJewels]

+John Cleland If you like my design you can go to the "Lapidary Swap Shop" group on FaceBook and in the File section you'll find my file with pictures and explainations of how to build one... At our club I teach cabbing and faceting and for the younger generation we go to schools and teach the kids about rocks and minerals we also support and donate to the Giology groups in two local universities.

[@geoffgeoff143]

unusual technique but if it works for you then all good. I could easily see the flat top from here.

[@EgJewels]

Flat top or dome, that depends on the thickness and size of cab. This technique is meant for beginners only, if you've been cutting for a while and you're not getting any scratches then you don't need to do it. I hope this will help clarify why I did the video!!

[@geoffgeoff143]

I have learnt some new techniques from you or given me thought to change my own. I don't consider a flat top stone a cabochon. To me it is a polished stone. A Cabochon must have a domed top to me.