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- 1 1. Name four safety precautions to be taken when sawing rocks.
- 2 2. Name two types of diamond saw lubricating and cooling solutions and their purpose.
- 3 3. Explain how a diamond saw cuts rocks, how it gets dull, and how it can be sharpened.
- 4 4. Describe the five basic steps to follow in bringing a slab or a flat surface to a polish.
- 5 5. What important precaution should be taken between each stage of grinding and sanding?
- 6 6. What is a template, and how is it used?
- 7 7. What is a cabochon, and what is the usual thickness of the slab from which it is made?
- 8 8. How do you decide the best angle or position to slab a specimen?
- 9 9. Explain two methods of wet sanding while shaping and polishing the rock.
- 10 10. From what material are polishing compounds made? If a scratch appears while polishing, how is it removed?
- 11 11. Saw, trim, properly dop, and carry a cabochon through the necessary grinding, sanding, and polishing stages to a high gloss or glassy finish.
- 12 12. Mount the cabochon on some type of backing, such as a stick pin, sweater pin, key ring, etc., with cement.
- 13 References
1. Name four safety precautions to be taken when sawing rocks.
2. Name two types of diamond saw lubricating and cooling solutions and their purpose.
3. Explain how a diamond saw cuts rocks, how it gets dull, and how it can be sharpened.
4. Describe the five basic steps to follow in bringing a slab or a flat surface to a polish.
5. What important precaution should be taken between each stage of grinding and sanding?
6. What is a template, and how is it used?
7. What is a cabochon, and what is the usual thickness of the slab from which it is made?
8. How do you decide the best angle or position to slab a specimen?
9. Explain two methods of wet sanding while shaping and polishing the rock.
10. From what material are polishing compounds made? If a scratch appears while polishing, how is it removed?
11. Saw, trim, properly dop, and carry a cabochon through the necessary grinding, sanding, and polishing stages to a high gloss or glassy finish.
12. Mount the cabochon on some type of backing, such as a stick pin, sweater pin, key ring, etc., with cement.
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