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Can a diamond cut another diamond?
Yes, that is the diamond cutter's job.
Why does the cutter attempt to cut the diamond along the tetrahedral plane?
So the cutter can get the exact shape the cutter wants if the plane fits into the plan for the cut. The tetrahedral plane is the diamond's weakest plane.
Can a diamond blade on a rock cutter cut you?
You can assume that yes, a diamond blade running on a rock cutter will not only cut you, but may separate you from significant parts of your body.
How much should I pay to cut and polish a diamond?
Diamond cutters can help you evaluate the cost and benefit of cutting a polishing a diamond. If you take a raw stone to a diamond cutter, the cutter may collaborate with you as a business partner, to cut and polish the diamond based on the combination of the raw stone that you contribute and the skill the cutter contributes to the venture. Or simply charge you a fee. If you own a stone that you want to re-cut for some reason, you can ask a qualified diamond cutter whom you trust to give you an estimate of the fee and of the value of the resulting, re-cut diamond.
Can a laser cutter cut diamond?
Yes, a laser cutter can cut diamond because diamond is a carbon-based material, and carbon can be vaporized by a high-powered laser. However, the process can be challenging due to diamond's exceptional hardness, which can damage the laser cutter's lenses and mirrors. Specialized techniques and equipment are required for cutting diamonds with a laser cutter.
How are diamonds cut and what do they cut them with?
The cutter makes a paste out of crushed diamonds and puts it on the blade he/she is going to cut the diamond with. Since only diamond can cut diamond, this is a useful and clever trick.
Laser cutting achieving a good cut?
A 'good cut' is relative. Diamond cutters cut stones based on a plan for the stone. A diamond stone has individual colour and clarity properties that the diamond cutter wants to preserve. In so doing, the diamond cutter will plan a cut to maximize the carat weight of the stone. Whether the cut is achieved expertly using manual tools or a laser, may depend on the skill of the diamond cutter or the vagaries of the laser equipment. Either or both can produce a 'good cut'.
How much is a 11.19 crts diamond in the rough worth?
As a rough stone, there is no fixed price for a diamond, because its clarity, its colour, and its cut are not determined. Take your rough stone to a diamond cutter who can plan a cut for the stone. Once planned -- the cutter will plan a cut to highlight the rough stone's natural colour and clarity -- so that you can have your cut diamond valued. The diamond cutter may purchase the stone from you outright, or make an agreement with you to be paid from the sale of the finished stone.
How do use diamond cuts diamond in a sentence?
The diamond cutter taught the intern how a diamond cuts diamond as they cut and polished the raw stone.
What is a diamond facet?
A diamond facet is a surface on a diamond, generally cut by a diamond cutter. Facets are flat and their purpose is to reflect light.
How much does it cost to get a diamond cut?
There is no set price. You will probably strike a bargain with a diamond cutter, who will charge you to plan the cut. Execution of the cut may be priced separately, or not.
Where can you get diamond flakes?
You may be able to buy diamond chips or diamond dust -- which is sand-like -- from a diamond cutting operation. Diamond 'flakes' would be cut diamonds into a flake pattern, and you could commission such a cut from a diamond cutter.
