collapse

Author Topic: Does anyone have "Cleopatra's Eye" facet design?  (Read 14208 times)

cliffsearch

  • ALF'er Silver Member
  • *
  • Posts: 37
Does anyone have "Cleopatra's Eye" facet design?
« on: February 20, 2018, 02:56:26 PM »
Hi does anyone have the design for "CLEOPATRA'S EYE" I believe it's by Bob Keller. I should have downloaded the design from Bobsrockshop while the website was up. Now it's down again, there's no way of getting it. I did manage to try out the PHARAOH'S EYE though..... Thanks Cliff
« Last Edit: February 20, 2018, 02:58:05 PM by cliffsearch »

Rej

  • ALF'er Silver Member
  • *
  • Posts: 67
Re: Does anyone have "Cleopatra's Eye" facet design?
« Reply #1 on: February 21, 2018, 12:07:27 AM »
The internet archive's "wayback machine" doesn't have bandwidth issues.  ;D

https://web.archive.org/web/20170322063723/http://www.rockhounds.com/rockshop/gem_designs/design_index.shtml



Bucket

  • Global Moderator
  • ALF'er VIP
  • *****
  • Posts: 1116
Re: Does anyone have "Cleopatra's Eye" facet design?
« Reply #2 on: February 21, 2018, 11:34:49 AM »
Thanks for that Rej, it's a site I used regularly up until it disappeared. I'll save that link now.
Common sense isn't exactly common

cliffsearch

  • ALF'er Silver Member
  • *
  • Posts: 37
Re: Does anyone have "Cleopatra's Eye" facet design?
« Reply #3 on: February 21, 2018, 03:32:12 PM »
Thanks Rej....Your absolutely brilliant. Now I have a printout and also saved the link.

steveo

  • ALF'er VIP
  • *
  • Posts: 553
Re: Does anyone have "Cleopatra's Eye" facet design?
« Reply #4 on: March 27, 2020, 07:34:45 AM »
Just finished the pavilion but have heard C1 on crown may be off about 4 deg. Cliff did you get yours done? Crown is much harder I've heard. There's a video on gemology forum with an Aussie cutting it.
Steve

Dihusky

  • ALF'er Gold Member
  • *
  • Posts: 127
Re: Does anyone have "Cleopatra's Eye" facet design?
« Reply #5 on: March 28, 2020, 01:32:16 PM »
I have a copy of the design and have just cut it in Citrine, tricky, but came up well.

Watched the Vintagetimes video on Youtube, C1 ended up at the wrong meet point, should meet the second facet line in from the point. Barion 1 covers 2 x P1 facets, C1 has to do the same with the C6 series. At 53.95 degrees C1 works fine, the trick I found when cutting the crown is to cut C1 then cut the 24 x C6 facets before cutting in C2-C5, then everything should line up nicely. Anyway that's the way I did it.

Finished stone: https://www.prospectingaustralia.com.au/forum/viewtopic.php?pid=536367#p536367

RoughCreations

  • Administrator
  • ALF'er Platinum
  • *****
  • Posts: 307
    • Rough Creations homepage
Re: Does anyone have "Cleopatra's Eye" facet design?
« Reply #6 on: March 29, 2020, 01:48:35 PM »
Thanks for the tips on cutting the Cleopatra's Eye, might have another go in the next few months. I tried once a while back, the pavilion went in just fine, but I chickened out on the crown, and ended up doing a 'custom' crown.
On a related topic, has anyone got an open-source faceting design they're willing to share for an updated Pharaoh's Eye type of design (for 96 Index) and even better would work for RI = 1.54?
Thanks,
RC
Rough Creations - Beauty from rough beginnings

Dihusky

  • ALF'er Gold Member
  • *
  • Posts: 127
Re: Does anyone have "Cleopatra's Eye" facet design?
« Reply #7 on: March 29, 2020, 04:57:13 PM »
Yes, the design I cut is 1.54 and 96 index.

No idea how I add a PDF to this forum, so if someone can provide the 'how to' I'll supply the diagrams.

The cut has been used for a competition some years ago, so should be ok to share.

steveo

  • ALF'er VIP
  • *
  • Posts: 553
Re: Does anyone have "Cleopatra's Eye" facet design?
« Reply #8 on: March 30, 2020, 07:09:53 AM »
With the crown being harder to cut maybe it should be cut first. Machine aliment and transfer makes the crown a bitch. I'm trying to cut C6 and it is. lol
Steve

RoughCreations

  • Administrator
  • ALF'er Platinum
  • *****
  • Posts: 307
    • Rough Creations homepage
Re: Does anyone have "Cleopatra's Eye" facet design?
« Reply #9 on: March 30, 2020, 09:51:53 AM »
Yes, the design I cut is 1.54 and 96 index.

No idea how I add a PDF to this forum, so if someone can provide the 'how to' I'll supply the diagrams.

The cut has been used for a competition some years ago, so should be ok to share.
That sounds great. There is a Downloads section on the Forum, but it looks to be for more formal stuff. If you can convert the pdf to an image file, then it could be placed in the Gallery?
If you are not sure how to convert the diagram PM me and I can do it,
thanks,
RC.
Rough Creations - Beauty from rough beginnings

Ghost

  • Global Moderator
  • ALF'er VIP
  • *****
  • Posts: 519
Re: Does anyone have "Cleopatra's Eye" facet design?
« Reply #10 on: March 30, 2020, 10:07:52 AM »
Print it.
Scan it.
Post it as an image.

RoughCreations

  • Administrator
  • ALF'er Platinum
  • *****
  • Posts: 307
    • Rough Creations homepage
Re: Does anyone have "Cleopatra's Eye" facet design?
« Reply #11 on: March 30, 2020, 11:39:45 AM »
With the crown being harder to cut maybe it should be cut first. Machine aliment and transfer makes the crown a bitch. I'm trying to cut C6 and it is. lol
If you get through C6 unscathed, looks like C7 could end it all.
Rough Creations - Beauty from rough beginnings

RoughCreations

  • Administrator
  • ALF'er Platinum
  • *****
  • Posts: 307
    • Rough Creations homepage
Re: Does anyone have "Cleopatra's Eye" facet design?
« Reply #12 on: March 30, 2020, 11:46:00 AM »
Yes, the design I cut is 1.54 and 96 index.

No idea how I add a PDF to this forum, so if someone can provide the 'how to' I'll supply the diagrams.

The cut has been used for a competition some years ago, so should be ok to share.
I Just realised the obvious, there is an Attachment and other options section at the bottom of the Post Reply dialog where it is a piece of cake to add pdf attachments to any post.
RC
Rough Creations - Beauty from rough beginnings

MakkyBrown

  • Administrator
  • ALF'er VIP
  • *****
  • Posts: 1739
    • Andrew Brown Faceting Designs
Re: Does anyone have "Cleopatra's Eye" facet design?
« Reply #13 on: March 30, 2020, 03:03:58 PM »
I have a copy of the design and have just cut it in Citrine, tricky, but came up well.

Watched the Vintagetimes video on Youtube, C1 ended up at the wrong meet point, should meet the second facet line in from the point. Barion 1 covers 2 x P1 facets, C1 has to do the same with the C6 series. At 53.95 degrees C1 works fine, the trick I found when cutting the crown is to cut C1 then cut the 24 x C6 facets before cutting in C2-C5, then everything should line up nicely. Anyway that's the way I did it.

Finished stone: https://www.prospectingaustralia.com.au/forum/viewtopic.php?pid=536367#p536367
I agree on cutting the C6 facets after C1. Set the depth on indexes 22, 26, 70, 74 then cut the remain facets to same depth. It is important to have the angles the same on these facets to make tiers C7 & C8 easy to cut.  Can adjust C2, C3, C4 & C5 if needed.I think you cut it the right way. :)

MakkyBrown

  • Administrator
  • ALF'er VIP
  • *****
  • Posts: 1739
    • Andrew Brown Faceting Designs
Re: Does anyone have "Cleopatra's Eye" facet design?
« Reply #14 on: March 30, 2020, 03:11:34 PM »
Yes, the design I cut is 1.54 and 96 index.

No idea how I add a PDF to this forum, so if someone can provide the 'how to' I'll supply the diagrams.

The cut has been used for a competition some years ago, so should be ok to share.
I Just realised the obvious, there is an Attachment and other options section at the bottom of the Post Reply dialog where it is a piece of cake to add pdf attachments to any post.
RC
I think the attachments folder is not very large so gets filled up and items deleted. I'm not sure if you can upload pdf's into the gallery(worth a try). You could convert the pdf into a jpeg.

 

Recent Activities

Nundle - Fossicking Access to the Peel River by opal light
[Today at 10:07:16 AM]


Blue Hills quarry and Sapphire bend access at Oberon by opal light
[Today at 09:46:26 AM]


Armidale to Tenterfield by Bucket
[March 28, 2024, 02:40:56 PM]


Recently cut gems (AB Facet Designs) by mehoose
[March 28, 2024, 01:41:37 AM]


New mast and quill assembly by RoughCreations
[March 27, 2024, 08:46:05 AM]


Lapidary Industry Turmoil in the USA by tinker
[March 26, 2024, 02:48:04 PM]


Garnet by RoughCreations
[March 26, 2024, 11:13:38 AM]


Faceting machine head assembly. by Faceting Frank
[March 21, 2024, 09:56:28 AM]


Apex Indexer by RoughCreations
[March 20, 2024, 11:53:34 AM]


Club Badges or Pins by Suparoo
[March 16, 2024, 07:39:39 AM]


vib flat lap restoration by lewy
[March 10, 2024, 09:35:09 PM]


Save the Gemfields. by pc bowe
[March 09, 2024, 05:34:58 PM]


Novice in need of advice on Opal by Bucket
[March 09, 2024, 03:28:07 PM]


Glen Innes, Mud maps and private property by MrSydney
[March 08, 2024, 02:38:53 PM]


18ct Wedding Ring by Rusted
[March 08, 2024, 10:22:07 AM]

SimplePortal 2.3.7 © 2008-2024, SimplePortal