How do they match: Gem and Diamond Workers

  • Oliving Machine Operator

  • Fabricate, finish, or evaluate the quality of gems and diamonds used in jewelry or industrial tools.

  • Dismantle lapping, boring, cutting, polishing, and shaping equipment and machinery to clean and lubricate it.
  • Locate and mark drilling or cutting positions on stones or dies, using diamond chips and power hand tools.
  • Place stones in clamps on polishing machines and polish facets of stones, using felt-covered or canvas-covered polishing wheels and polishing compounds such as tripoli and rouge.

  • Sharpen cutting or grinding tools.