THE BATTSTIK™ Oxide Polish Charging Stick.

The BATTSTIK™ was developed to reduce the mess and waste we all experienced with oxide slurries.

This became even more important when the Darkside™ laps came into common acceptance, because everyone learned they require VERY LITTLE oxide polish! If too much oxide polish is used, it can pile up and cause scratching. One benefit of the BATTSTIKs is they train people not to use too much oxides. Some forum writers are joking about leaving the leftover from their pound of cerium oxide to local faceting guilds in their wills.

The BATTSTIK™ resembles a crayon, except it is water soluble. They should be stored in cool, dry places. A car trunk in Summer is not a good idea, as with any other "crayon".

USE:

Touch the BATTSTIK™ to the lap, move outward to flowmelt the water soluble base, forming a thin uniform film on the lap. Turn on a SLOW water drip or light mist, creating a slurry film right on the lap. Reduces waste and mess! Offered in Alumina A and Cerium Oxide.

NOW IN CHROME OXIDE!

Travellers to Brazil have told me how popular Chromium Oxide is there. They cut a LOT of stones, so know what they are doing. But this is always accompanied by a comment.."..If you like a green shop, of course".

Chrome oxide even polishes the quartzes well, a little more aggressive than Cerium Oxide.

Now we have a way of addressing the worst of the messiness of chrome oxide, and samples sent out to cutters have resulted in good comments for quartzes, garnets and tourmalines. Of course, the Cab and Jade cutters already know about this polish. The only negative report I had is that it seems to be slow on Spinel.

SAFETY: The nontoxic BATTSTIK™ base is used in skin-contact formulations such as body paints, as well as shampoos.

Some of its components are chemically related to a common Colonoscopy Prep, so if some is eaten, one should cancel social engagements for that day-You will probably be busy. Chromium Oxide is reported to be an eye irritant. I have not noticed, myself, but I wear glasses when I cut.

NOW IN DIAMOND!

The "DIASTIK™"



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