Colleges and Universities Offering Rough Diamond Polishing and Cutting Course in South Africa

Institutions Offering Rough Diamond Polishing and Cutting Course

•  Diamond Education College, Boulevard  
  Duration: 6 months
  
  Tuition fees: R 42,000
  
  Course Outline:
  -The correct use of tools and equipment used for processing diamonds;
  -The setting up a bench and level a scaiffe for polishing diamonds;
  -Techniques on maintenance and balancing of all cutting equipment to ensure top performance for a high standard of work;
  -How to look and identify the grain on different crystal shapes;
  -How to look and identify the crystal symmetry, axis, plane, form and habit of diamond crystals;
  -How to judge and what to look in determining a fine made round brilliant diamond;
  -How to use the 10X cutters loupe, crown and pavilion gauges, girdle marker, mounting and setting of diamonds in various pots;
  -How to use both mechanical and semi-automatic tangs and dops;
  -The correct use of the loupe to identify imperfections and determine the practibility of their removal in elementary procedures;
  -Learning the difference in brilliance as a result of proportions and the qualities required for a well cut diamond;
  -The blocking a diamond, both crown and pavilion;
  -Cutting crown facets on angle and equidistant from table to girdle, how to measure a table for percentage size;
  -Making all mains on crown into a perfect square of 90 degrees and making the in-between facets (bezels);
  -Cutting the pavilion mains and in-between facets on angle and matching them to the top mains by following the plumb line;
  -Knowledge of the critical angle for both crown and pavilion and variation of table size for maximum brilliance;
  -Brillianteering a diamond, putting the remaining facets on both crown and pavilion;
  

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