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links: [[Gemstone Faceting]]
created: 2023-12-03 Sun
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# Subsurface damage depth for each grit size
Subsurface damage thickness estimated for each grit size (from [this AttawayGems article](https://www.attawaygems.com/NMFG/cabinet_makers_and_chain_saws.html?fbclid=IwAR2xFOfMZSX7ZUTSe-jtDcPEoxrRc5DocbxXIV3IY2FeoSf1DXrzHJp3tI0)):
| Grit size | min thickness, 4x particle size (mm) | max thickness (mm), 10x particle size |
80 1.04 2.6
180 0.34 0.86
220 0.24 0.60
325 0.12 0.30
600 0.06 0.16
1200 0.03 0.07
3000 0.01 0.03