The important thing to remember when gathering evidence is that the more evidence the better - that is, the more evidence you gather to demonstrate your skills, the more confident an assessor can be that you have learned the skills not just at one point in time, but are continuing to apply and develop those skills (as opposed to just learning for the test!). Furthermore, one piece of evidence that you collect will not usualy demonstrate all the required criteria for a unit of competency, whereas multiple overlapping pieces of evidence will usually do the trick!
From the Wiki University
What evidence can you provide to prove your understanding of each of the following citeria?
Prepare to cut an opal doublet.
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Identify and obtain consumables required for cutting and polishing an opal doublet or triplet. Completed |
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Identify equipment to be used. Completed |
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Determine jewellers' cutting angle requirements. Completed |
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Dop preform on appropriate dop stick using waxor adhesive. Completed |
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Cut and polish an opal doublet.
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Grind to relevant shape using colour pattern and play as a guide. Completed |
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Grind to shape incorporating jewellers side angles, including backing into shape. Completed |
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Dome the top of doublet, leaving a minimum of 1mm above join at side angle. Completed |
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Sand and polish top and sides of opal doublet. Completed |
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Turn stone over and re-dop. Completed |
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Grind, sand and polish backing at jewellers angles. Completed |
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Remove stone from dop and clean. Completed |
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Cut and polish an opal triplet (commercial top).
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Dop stone on top of triplet top. Completed |
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Grind backing thickness down to approximately 1mm. Completed |
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Grind edge of backing at approx. 30º until the edge of the triplet top is met. Completed |
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Sand and polish backing. Completed |
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Remove stone from dop and clean. Completed |
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Cut and polish an opal triplet (non commercial top).
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Dop pre-form with glass/quartz on top. Completed |
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Shape stone like high domed doublet on grinder. Completed |
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Transform opal colour optically into whole of dome. Completed |
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Sand and polish top and sides of stone. Completed |
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Turn stone over and re-dop on top surface. Completed |
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Grind backing thickness to 1mm. Completed |
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Grind setting edge angle at 30º, until 1mm into top, under- cutting backing. Completed |
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Sand and polish bottom and setting edge and remove any chipping that may occur around edge of top. Completed |
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Remove stone from dop and clean. Completed |
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Follow OHS principles when operating opal cutting and polishing equipment.
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Follow general principles of OHS for working in an opal cutting workshop. Completed |
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