It is a testament to your dedication that people entrust you with possibly the most important finds of their life. Black opals of such a size a rarity :)
That was absolutely amazing. First I've seen anything like it. I'm new and have always been told not to work an opal dry.. seeing you use vaseline was shocking, until I saw the results. Unbelievable how beautiful it turned out. Truly learned something new this morning. Thank you for sharing your knowledge with us... Great video
working them dry just means you have to pay closer attention to heating the opal up, as well as the dust. But some cutters ONLY polish dry, you don't have to wait a whole year to put your opal up for sale. Ethiopian opal (and some mexican, and others) absorb water RAPIDLY and take many months to fully dry out. Mine took 10 months to fully return to their color play and body color.
@@mm6705 that's confusing...how could you make jewelry or anything that loses its color and even cracks when drying?... I've got some beautiful stuff, but it gets crystal clear and takes weeks to be beautiful again... I'm wondering if they would absorb lubricants in the diamond polish I've just received? I've also thought of putting a clear coat of the gel that hardens under UV... I'm too nervous to try anything right now.
Thank you for watching and your feedback. We only work with Australian opal and don't have any problem working dry. Common sense needs to prevail though. By example don't hold the rotating diamond bur in the same position for long. The same should apply when sanding and polishing.
@@diverseopalproducts thank you for the information, I really mean it. I want those results... That silky sheen is unbelievable and watery... I love the freeform of it all... I thought about it last night in bed😂... How I would have my dremel. Can't tell me we don't dream in color...
Great video! Those Euro grade sintered diamond bits are really good. I purchased a 600grit from Diverse Opals a while back and the quality is outstanding. Highly reccomended 👍
Once again ..Another masterpiece by Robert🙌🏼 Educational inspirational and entertaining. Thank you My Good Sir for sharing everything #DiverseOpals Would you ever do a video on none Aussie Opal in the future
Thanks for your kind feedback. We only work with Australia opal and have developed techniques for this process, which we are happy to share. We are busy with cutting our own opal. If we are not so busy in the future, I may consider it. 🙂
@@diverseopalproducts Absolutely understandable..only reason why I asked was solely for educational and new methods for opal carving..the massive Diversity of opal all over the world is growing..but still always a massive treat whenever you share your amazing videos with the opal World
3:35 about-time I see someone not wasting rare Aussie opal by using a simple no effort dremel, unlike others on youtube who waste $1000s on mindless grinding with a huge diamond-wheel that hypnotises the users...lol...any-way well done! Jewellery grade opal does not have to be the size of our 50 cent piece!
Thank you for your feedback. When you are cutting something special for a friend you need to try for the best result and often there are no second chances.
