Colored Stone September/October 2002 - Expanded Coverage on Cutting & Technology

September/October 2002

September/October 2002
• Vision Underground
• The Cutting Edge
• Dissecting the Atom
• Designs: Carpets of Sparkle

• News & Updates


	Expanded Coverage on The Cutting Edge: Gem Cutting & Technology By Cara Woudenberg · Online Editor

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Online Resources

Faceting Machinery

Jarvi Tool Company
• Manufactures a complete line of gemcutting equipment, including the Facetron

Fac-ette Manufacturing
• Features GemMaster II, a complete faceting machine that facets in millionths of an inch with high precision and accuracy

Robotic Technology

Gemonics
• Offers high-speed, high-precision Robot technology focusing on quality and volume in gem cutting

Sarin Technologies
• Features RoboGem, an automatic colored gemstone girdling system

Computer-Based Faceting

GemCad
• A computer-aided design program for PC compatibles
• Simulates a facet machine allowing you to cut and recut
• Also visit: GemCad info

Gemray
• A program used to analyze the cut you have designed in GemCad
• Creates a computer-generated image of a stone created with GemCad by tracing the path of light rays through the stone to the viewer's eye
• Also used in conjunction with Gemframe and Gemflick

Facet Shoppe
• Discusses computer-related faceting possibilities
• Offers links to software downloads

Other Faceting Resources

• Beginner's Guide to Faceting from the Facet Shoppe
• United States Faceters Guild
• Faceting Guilds, Clubs and Schools

Photographs

A recreation of the "Lancelot" cut by faceter Jerry L. Capps, who utilizes the GemCad software program.

The Facetron, a faceting machine from the Jarvi Tool Co.

The scmFacetron, a machine for cutting concave facets on gemstones from the Jarvi Tool Co.

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