Rozaŭtuno to Curated Tumblr@sh.itjust.worksEnglish • 10 months agosynthetic gemsimagemessage-square65arrow-up1779
arrow-up1779imagesynthetic gemsRozaŭtuno to Curated Tumblr@sh.itjust.worksEnglish • 10 months agomessage-square65
minus-square@gravitas_deficiency@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglish33•10 months agoRight? A dime is a touch over 18mm, and prices I’ve been able to nail down on a couple sites for artificial rubies of that size, while way less than terrestrial rubies, cannot be considered ”cheap” - we’re still talking thousands of dollars.
minus-square@JohnDClay@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglish23•10 months agoMaybe they mean ruby infused grinding wheels? https://www.travers.com/product/radiac-ruby-surface-grinding-wheels-71150 Or maybe they were exaggerating a little bit and thinking about ruby bearings. https://www.renishaw.com/shop/Product.aspx?Product=A-5000-3611
Right? A dime is a touch over 18mm, and prices I’ve been able to nail down on a couple sites for artificial rubies of that size, while way less than terrestrial rubies, cannot be considered ”cheap” - we’re still talking thousands of dollars.
Maybe they mean ruby infused grinding wheels?
https://www.travers.com/product/radiac-ruby-surface-grinding-wheels-71150
Or maybe they were exaggerating a little bit and thinking about ruby bearings.
https://www.renishaw.com/shop/Product.aspx?Product=A-5000-3611
A million f[beep]ing diamonds!