How are diamonds shaped and what happens to the bits of diamond that are cut off to shape them?
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It’s called cutting. It’s more like grinding or sanding though. They use a wheel with tiny diamonds on it. As to what happens to the bits that are cut off, they’re used for industrial purposes. like diamond cutting devices. They’re used for cutting or polishing anything very hard.
Diamonds are shaped by laser cutting and grinding. Broad strokes are done by lasers, and then grinding wheels are used to finish the diamonds. Removed material in the grinding process becomes diamond dust and is useful as an abrasive.
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