Microscope and Light Leakage Detection

[Carmel]

Have any of you heard this rationale from a B&M store (note, I have):

“You don’t need a fancy “IdealScope” (with an “air quotes” hand gesture acted out by the sales person) to see light leakage.” Then I was told that you could see light leakage by using the high-powered microscope. I asked to be shown the applied technique and was told that they didn''t have a stone to show me right then.

Huh. Odd, I thought. Guess I better study some more.

Which one of us was ill-informed?

 

[Garry H (Cut Nut)]

This is a microscope photo of a stone from a website begining with G

With a bit of adobe photo shopping

 

[Garry H (Cut Nut)]

And the great thing about the microscope is it costs heaps, but saves $25, and takes 10 times longer to set up

 

[WinkHPD]

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On 8/19/2004 7:03:44 AM Garry H (Cut Nut) wrote:

And the great thing about the microscope is it costs heaps, but saves $25, and takes 10 times longer to set up

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LOL!

 

[wonka27]

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On 8/19/2004 7:03:44 AM Garry H (Cut Nut) wrote:

And the great thing about the microscope is it costs heaps, but saves $25, and takes 10 times longer to set up

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It is early today, but this will be the frontrunner for the funniest thing said today! That was absolutely classic! I love it

 

[Carmel]

Well, Cut Nut, that is some fierce competition. Why the hey didn’t you think of that before you spent your money on research/patents/trademarks, etc? You call yourself an entrepreneur?

Maybe I can become an IdealScope distributor/rep. Who do I talk to? And if I do, it would be appropriate to be supplied with a couple of rather large diamonds because jewelers often don’t have a stone of their own to look at.