Use a faceting machine

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Self Assessment Survey
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Registered Training Organisations
Trying to find someone to train or assess you? This link lists all the RTOs that are currently registered to deliver CUVOPA09B, 'Use a faceting machine'.
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Elements and Performance Criteria

ELEMENT

PERFORMANCE CRITERIA

1 Set up faceting equipment.

1.1 Set up faceting machines to manufacturers' specifications identifying machine components and laps.

1.2 Complete manufacturers' maintenance checklist.

1.3 Investigate index wheels for quill and identify main and critical angles for opal.

2 elect, pre-shape and dop selected opal piece.

2.1 Select piece of opal suitable for faceting.

2.2 Pre-shape using faceting machine or bench grinder to establish crown and pavilion.

2.3 Dop stone, pavilion to be worked first (dop on crown).

3 Grind, sand and polish pavilion.

3.1 Place dopped stone in quill and aligned to create girdle.

3.2 Grind girdle to desired shape on medium to fine lap.

3.3 Grind main facets at main angle on medium to fine lap.

3.4 Grind girdle break facets at girdle break angle on fine lap.

3.5 Grind culet facets at culet angle on fine or pre-polish lap.

3.6 Fine lap, pre-polish and polish all pavilion facets including girdle.

4 Transfer stone.

4.1 Transfer stone to suitable dop.

4.2 Remove crown dop and place new dop and stone in faceting quill.

5 Grind, pre-polish and polish crown.

5.1 Place girdle facet on lap at 90º, index setting 64 or 96 and lock quill.

5.2 Grind girdle break facets at break angle establishing girdle thickness, on a medium to fine lap.

5.3 Grind main facets at main angle on fine lap.

5.4 Cut table facet on fine lap, to 40% of total width of stone.

5.5 Pre-polish all crown facets.

5.6 Grind star facets using pre-polish lap.

5.7 Polish all facets.

5.8 Remove stone from dop and clean.


Qualifications and Skillsets

CUVOPA09B appears in the following qualifications:

  • CUV40603 - Certificate IV in Opal Cutting and Polishing