I was think of buying a dremel tool with Diamond blades but was told that it would not cut the rough diamonds I have. What techniques are there
employed by chemists and gemologistsaga - 23-11-2017 at 12:25
Diamonds are generally cut with Diamonds.
Cleaving is a highly skilled art, where the cutter whacks one diamond against the other along a known cleave-line, where they know the diamond being
cut will probably split in this process.
Spinning the diamond against a fixed diamond can be used to shape them (both) into some round shape by abrasion.
Cleaving is a highly skilled art, where the cutter whacks one diamond against the other along a known cleave-line, where they know the diamond being
cut will probably split in this process.
Somewhat reminiscable of the flint processing our ancestors did, no?
I bet one of those H. habilis would be very experienced in seeing and using the cleave lines of a diamond too.macckone - 23-11-2017 at 16:03
cutting diamonds is done by cleavage with a hammer and specialized chiselphlogiston - 24-11-2017 at 03:17
Mercury can also be refined electrolytically.
Because it does not require heating it might perhaps be a less risky way of purifying Hg than distillation. It would involve soluble mercury salts,
however.zed - 25-11-2017 at 17:21
Diamonds may be cut or faceted by other diamonds, along certain planes.
Other materials are actually harder than diamonds (or so I have been told). And, could thus do the job. Maybe.
Boron Nitride? I'll check. I checked. Greater compressive strength.
