Advice on Meetpoint Drift When Transferring to Pavilion – What Am I Missing?

Hi everyone,

I’m hoping someone here can help me troubleshoot a recurring issue I’m having when cutting precision designs.

I’m working on a round brilliant in quartz, and everything lines up perfectly on the crown. But once I transfer to the pavilion and start cutting the mains, I consistently notice the meetpoints are drifting slightly—sometimes just enough to throw off the symmetry at the culet. I’m using a Graves Mark 5XL with an Ultra-Tec transfer jig, and I’m being as careful as possible during the dop transfer (checking alignment under a loupe, etc.).

Here are a few specifics:

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