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Cutting rubies, created vs natural.

Gems by mbk

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This video describes the steps in the cutting and polishing of a faceted gemstone. Im going to cut 2 stones this week , one is a natural ruby while the 2nd one is a lab created chatham flux grown crystal.
For more info on chatham created gems click this link;
https://www.chatham.com/pages/about-us

I use an ultra tec faceting machine w digital angle readout.
See them here: https://www.ultratec-facet.com/

I have an etsy.com store for selling my work.
https://www.etsy.com/shop/Gemsbymbk?r...

I have a pinterest board w lots of faceting designs.
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18 Comments

@Algoldprospecting 3 years ago

Nice ones 😊

@XxIzhtarxX 3 years ago

i guess it depends on the maker, i usually see ferrari´s red lab growns

@yankeetimeline 5 years ago

Beautiful done. Enjoyed the video

@Leddderz2TheEdditerz 5 years ago

I love it so much.

@japedrasbrilhantes5465 5 years ago

beautiful, it was wonderful

@coldshot5555 5 years ago

Surprising results!!!

@suhuyo8665 5 years ago

Indonesia hadir.. Like👍

@karinaind5182 5 years ago

amazing. nyimak selalu indonesia.

@UddhavRai-j1q 2 years ago

😅

@Indrid__Cold 3 years ago

Chatham uses the extremely sophisticated flux growth techniques for growing its gems. What makes Chatham created gems so vastly superior is that their method contains ZERO water. Instead, the constituents of a natural ruby are dissolved into a powerful corrosive molten mixture called a flux. The flux dissolves the constituents of a ruby rather like water dissolving salt into a liquid vs. Melting salt in an open flame which requires FAR MORE heat. The ruby constituent chemicals are dissolved into the flux and a point of supersaturation is reached. At this point, the mixture is very slowly cooled and the supersaturated chemicals combine and begin to form tiny high quality crystals. In fact, flux grown crystals produce the most natural looking gems in the world of synthetic crystals.

@newmasihigeetofficial2187 5 years ago

Hello sir ,

@scottpolo688 3 years ago

How do you align the pavilion and crown facets on a continuous girdle?

@guilhermeribeirojunior6592 5 years ago

Muito bom seu trabalho.

@roberttyrrell2250 5 years ago

So Glad you decided not to waste so much of Nat stone. 6:22 you were going to make both 6mm. Wait what? LOL. Good rough isn't cheap.
Good job.

@abwoturab29 5 years ago

Can this faceting machine faceting bimond just asking

@neelandrennie8791 3 years ago

Hi I'm wondering if you don't mind me asking, so I free dive in the sea for lost treasures and I've found a 4ct ruby ring which was made of rose gold. The ring itself was in bad condition from being in the sea for many years so I cut the ruby out of the ring. The ruby itself has no scratches and it glows really bright under longwave black light also I did the mirror scratch test and even used a magnifying glass to see if there's any red residue but there was no red steaks..
So is this a strong probability that my ruby is natural?