Drilling Gemstones Making a Hole In a Faceted Chrysoprase. Pro Tips On How To Drill Gems
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 6 ก.ย. 2024
- Drilling Gemstones is easy once practice. I've drilled thousands of gemstones and want to teach you how to do it. If you want to learn how to driil a gemstone or put a hole in a gemstone then in this video we will be showing you how to drill a faceted chrysoprase with techniques that any jeweler, wire wrapper, electroformer, maker or hobbyist can master at their workbench using only a flex shaft or Dremel, diamond bit and water. Please check out our other videos on drilling crystals, drilling cabochons, drilling pearls, making bead holes larger , gem drilling and GEM CLIPPING.
Drill a hole in a faceted gemstone or drill a hole in a cabochon to make a bead.
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I hold the piece being drilled in the water while drilling. Sure fire way to keep both the stone and the drill bit cool while working. Overheating can cause both the stone and the drill bit to break, and doing it in water helps the diamond bit last longer. I really like how you started the hole with that tiny round bit.
I'm going to be drilling mostly 6 - 7 hardness gems, so this gives me a decent idea
Where you able to drill your stones?
look into drip irrigation fittings you can build an entire manifold with nothing more than a few packs of fittings and a chunk of half inch mainline tubing. each line can have a valve so in your case u can just have it drip very lightly
Thanks for your video! Very useful 👌🏼
Thank you so much!
Cool video my friend :) I enjoy watching folks who use different techniques then mine
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Thank you Lapidary Dave! I'm going to check out your vids. I used to be a vendor at one of the Tucson shows many years ago, wow, those were amazing experiences.
A lot of people have asked me about choosing a drill, I put together a drill buying guide. Email me and I'll send it to you. electrojjfreebies@gmail.com This is the link to the drill bits on my website electrojewelerjordan.com/shop/tools/flex-shaft-tools/gem-drilling-set-diamond-point-as-seen-in-youtube-30-pcs-assorted-2-3mm-3-32-shaft/and this one is from my etsy shop www.etsy.com/listing/1164491370/stone-drilling-delux-set-28-pcs-see-my?click_key=c3ca196dadd5d69c787c4a79241499b0040abd0c%3A1164491370&click_sum=dc2a747d&ga_search_query=diamond&ref=shop_items_search_6&sts=1
if you order from my website and mention this video I will add either an extra 3mm diamond bit or 1.1mm pearl drill.
Hi! What is your email? I’d interested in the drill buying guide:)
@@seaberry_23 thank you for watching! electrojjfreebies@gmail.com
Thank you for the demonstration. 👍
Do you have a favorite
company you buy your
drill bits from?
Hi , I sell them in my Etsy shop. Thanks for watching 😁
Hello
I am making beaded bracelets and sometimes the holes on 10mm or 8mm beads are too tight to string them with 1mm stretch magic cord. What drill and bit should i buy on your site. Thanks
Hi, Felicia! I would recommend this 1mm long bit, and I'll add a couple of 1.5mm also. If you want to pass 2 pieces of cord through I also have 2mm , this makes it easier to hide the knot. thanks!
electrojewelerjordan.com/shop/tools/flex-shaft-tools/gem-drilling-1-mm-long-diamond-point-free-shipping-as-seen-in-youtube-20-pcs-2-3mm-3-32-shaft/
What’s the brand of the drill your using. I’m definitely going to be purchasing the Diamond bits from your website they look like good quality:)
Thank you! I use 2 different drills. The one in this video is a micromotor Brand: Strong model #204 so Strong 204 and is about $100 USD, The other one is a Foredom Flexshaft CC series.
@@electrojewelerjordan490 thank you!
Jordan, is it feasible to clamp the stones in a small vice and drip water onto them ?
Yes, if it's an iron vise make sure to oil it and clean out the stone dust. Another way either with or without a vise is to use hot glue like in my pearl carving video. Enjoy 😊
How about drill speed? Any advice on that or is it hit or miss?
where did you find such uneven faceted chrysoprase? i love but i can only find evenly faceted gems
Thanks for watching. I used to partner with a faceter, I would give him a preform and he would polish the facets. Faceting machines are designed for symmetry so it's hard to get a cutter to do these cuts.
The peice he's using is is just a roughly faceted stone, these types of facets can very easily be done on a cabbing wheel or a flat lap it doesn't take any real skill.
I make paracord bracelets (using micro paracord 1.18mm) and I purchased some gemstone beads to use (white howlite, onyx, tigereye, and lapis) and found the holes were too small for use with the paracord. Any suggestions on how to enlarge the holes? I do have a decent set of Dremel bits. BTW, the stones are 4-6mm in diameter. Thanks
CW, thanks for watching! The small size will make it tough to hold but it can be done. The onyx and Tiger eye will be less likely to break so try those first. Place in water to fill hole. Use a straight bit, tapered bits will get stuck easily. Drill from both sides. Keep wet. The howlite and lapis are soft and will be a bit difficult to drill, but can also be done with practice. If you have issues you can email me at my ETSY shop with a pic of the bead, the cord and the bit that you are using. I can probably help you trouble shoot. Happy drilling!
@@electrojewelerjordan490 Thank you very much. I've gotten pretty good at making paracord bracelets and wanted o expand from using plastic beads to actual gemstones, but didn't take into account the size difference for the holes (my bad!). The stones I get come on a piece of fishing line that measures 0.35mm. I made a bead holder from a clothes pin ( I know how hot the beads will get!) to make it easier to hold the beads while I drill them (it works pretty well as long as they don't spin).
You can drill under water, and the clothes pin is a good idea! A ball bur may be easier to use on the soft stones.
4mm might be alittle small for 1.1 i came to the same dilemma when i was in the beginning of making jewlery (wanting to use a large cord for small beads) imo you just hacve to get large beads and make theholes bigger as well as look for beads wlarger holes and when youre finding beads type in "large hole beads" if you dont want to drill every bead you get and continue using the micro paracord
What drill starter kit would you recommend? From amazon or homedepot? :) I really appreciate your help
d d Thank you for your support! In general the ones from those places are not all that good at drilling as the shape is wrong and the layer of diamond is really thin so they burn out quickly. I will do a video on that. I do sell these on my website www.electrojewelerjordan.com. If you don't want to order these but have a set in mind feel free to send me a link and I can advise you on the set. electrojewelerjordan@gmail.com
Hi Jordan, I was looking at your website to purchase the drill. I don’t see it unfortunately. Do you still sell them? I looked in the tools section. I’m wanting to make my nieces and my sisters some crystal jewelry or bracelets. Have no clue what I’m doing but thought it would be a new fun creative outlet. Do you have any how to start and what you would need videos. I just came across your videos and love them. Thank you for your time.
Can you please help me, I want to get a drill press & drill obviously to drill crystals & can find no info, can you help??
Email me I'll send you a sheet on selecting a drill. If you tell me your budget , what you want to drill and if you are in US /Canada or not that will help with recommendations also.
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Would this work with moldivite
Definately, Moldavite is fairly easy to drill. If it's a really nice piece practice on glass first.
Curious why you didn’t need water? Everyone else told me to use water
Hi, I definitely used water throughout the video and said to keep it cool with water. I highlight the cooling with water more in my other drilling videos.
@@electrojewelerjordan490 must’ve missed it, thanks for clarifying!
@@LindsayLu79 I watched the video again and I can see that it was easy to miss the water part, so thank you for bringing this to my attention.
what drill do you use tho ??
HI, thanks for watching, the drill is a Strong 204 and I'm using my diamond bit set electrojewelerjordan.com/shop/tools/flex-shaft-tools/gem-drilling-set-diamond-point-as-seen-in-youtube-30-pcs-assorted-2-3mm-3-32-shaft/
How 'bout drilling it longways?
Should that be the next drilling video? How long of a hole?
Absolutely make a video on stones drilled longways!, a peice of 25 mm preform rough using a a drill press would be great to see.@@electrojewelerjordan490