SomeTimes Lapidary Newsletter from ULTRA TEC -- April 2013 -- www.ultratec-facet.com

2) I purposely misaligned it when cutting the crown. As a result, each and every facet was a different index, angle and cheat. The V5 performed flawlessly, of course! "

Thanks for the info, Howard !! And what a strangely beautiful stone!

And now a very pretty one !

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Philip Osborn recently stopped by to have his machine upgraded and brought along a collection of his gems.

Philip says.... "The material is more golden than the picture shows and we mined it from the Pala Chief Mine in Pala, Ca.

It weighs 234 ct and is 45 mm, faceted in a Jeff Graham, signature #4 design"

Very nice Philip!

FFF6 - FRANKLIN FACETERS FROLIC (TENTATIVE) SCHEDULE ANNOUNCED...

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A few views from previous FFF's

Location: Franklin, North Carolina - July 26 - 27, 2013

It sounds like they are cooking up a wonderful event this year. Please do your best to support them.

Friday July 26, 2013

Morning and afternoon GemCad Classes - sign up details coming soon

Faceters' Meet and Greet - 6:00 to 8:00

The Pretty Stone Contest - Bring Stones to Meet and Greet

Saturday, July 27, 2013

Faceting Demonstrations - 10:00 to 5:00

Door Prizes throughout the day

Speakers:

Lisa Elser: Heat treatment of gems - time TBA.

"Heat treatment of gems dates back to ancient times, but many there is little practical information for faceters on the hows and whys.
This talk will look at the whys to give a high level technical understanding of heat treatment but also at techniques and processes for heating your own tourmaline, tanzanite, zircon and aquamarine.

Dr Howard Bromley: Cutting competition gemstones

- time TBA.

More info to come...

ADDITIONAL SPEAKERS TO BE ANNOUNCED

More details at http://franklinfacetersfrolic.com

Keynote Video --- A Guide to Preparing Metal Laps for Gem Cutting by Stephen Kotlowski

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Preparing Metal Laps for Gem Cutting

LEFT OR RIGHT -- Its Alright!

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As a matter of information -- Ultra Tec does supply machines with the Mast mounted on the left, as well as the right. There was a period of time (without looking it up, about 6 years) during which we supplied only right-side mounts (it was a matter of simplifying our inventory) - but then, about a year ago, "by popular demand" we reinstated a left-right option - a result of customer demand.

Its your choice!

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Reminder: A New Book by Glenn Klein

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Now available is Glenn Klein's great new book on the "Evolution of Faceting Machines".

The title is self-explanatory, and includes details of faceting equipment old and new, and documents the design decisions made that have improved both the art, and the craft of faceting over the years.