Fig 58GemforgeType an idea · press refineready · feed it an idea
◆ Cut gem
The gem and the press rod: what the machine makesHopper, conveyor, press chamber, chute and pedestalControl cable from the console to the chamberA made-up refinery. Your raw idea drops from the hopper as a dull rock, rides the belt into the press, and is cut under 58 facets, the count of a real round brilliant. The gem leaves by the side door and spins on the pedestal. The same idea always cuts the same gem.