by Jeff Ford The following article describes a hybrid method of dopping with a combination of wax and Cyanoacrylate Adhesives, aka “Super Glue. Note the acronym “CA”, will be used throughout this text to describe Cyanoacrylate products, adhesives, and …

by Rob Meredith Here’s how I do it. When I glue the first dop on I put a piece of tissue (facial tissue, bathroom tissue, whatever) between the dop and the stone. This aids (or so I believe) transpirational pull when it comes time to remove the dop. Af …

by Bob Keller, Old Pueblo Lapidary Club When I began faceting I was taught to dop using wax, and I still use it. Wax is fast, cheap, it works, and it is not difficult to use, although I might be of a different opinion had I not been introduced through …

by Charles W. Covill Doping stones for faceting, is like all other aspects of faceting, a personal thing, for some people it comes naturally for others it takes time to learn, then there are the few who never master that part of the hobby. I have set d …

by Jonathan L. Rolfe I converted from waxes to five-minute epoxy for dopping a few years ago. The reasons I did were: I have wide temperature variations in my shop at times…(New England). Shellac-based “waxes” become extremely brittle at low temperat …

by Glenn Klein 1. Drill a one-quarter inch hole in the jaws of a wood clothespin. The clothespin will hold the hot metal dop. 2. Dip the metal dop into a small jar of clean alcohol, and wipe the dop with a clean tissue (I use Kimwipes which have less l …