Tools We Use

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Gemax Gemological Kit Pro-1

All the basic gemological instruments in one travel case. Contains: Gem Refractometer, Folding Polariscope, Dichroscope, Spectroscope, S.G. Kit, Chelsea Filter, Digital Scale, LED Base Light, Penlight (Yellow), UV Key Ring Light, Tweezer (2 pcs.), Loupe 10X, Gripper/4 Prongs, Polishing Cloth.

I have the Gemax Refractometer and a few other products from Gemax and they are all good. This kit is a great way to get everything you need in one place.

Presidium Gem Computer Gauge

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An advanced intelligent digital gauge that measures gemstone dimensions up to 1/100mm and can estimate gemstone weight and identify for 9 different cuts.

I use for measuring finished stones only. I've found that using calipers while cutting can embed diamond and scratch finished gems.

Chelsea Filter

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A useful tool to help identify gems.

Gem Identification Made Easy (6th Edition)

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An excellent book to get you started in gem identification so you can be sure of what you're cutting, buying, and selling.

254nm Shortwave UV & 365-395nm Longwave UV LED Flashlight

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A Longwave and Shortwave UV flashlight. Very useful for gem identification.

Winix 5500-2 Air Purifier

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An air purifier we keep in the workshop to keep down any airborne dust from cutting and polishing gems and jewelry making.

Gemax Polariscope Dual Light

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Standard polariscope with build-in light and Conoscope.

Mitutoyo 6" Digital Caliper

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6"/150mm - 0.0005"/0.01mm Resolution -
When my dial caliper suffered a fall that it didn't recover from, I replaced it with this and couldn't be happier.

Donegan DA-5 OptiVisor

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2.5x Magnification, 8" Focal Length -
I use this when roughing in meet points while faceting.

GEMAX Pro 2 LED Gem 3000k & 6500k Daylight Lamp

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A desk lamp we use everyday. Has a range of light temperatures. Adjustable brightness.

USB UV Black Light Dual Head

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This is the UV lamp we use to cure the UV Resin during transfer. Note this is USB powered so you'll need a outlet adapter.

UV Flashlight

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UV Flashlight we use when building layers of UV Resin during transfer.

Donegan DA-10 OptiVisor

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3.5x Magnification, 4" Focal Length -
I use this when making jewelry, which is not very often.

Loctite 404

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This is the Loctite 404 we use to dop the rough. Nothing works better for flat to flat dopping when cutting the pavilion.

Streamlight 66603 MicroStream, Blue

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Flashlight we use when cutting and polishing to check meet points and look for scratches. We got the blue version because it turns on the lower power first while some of the others turn on the high power first.