Yeah not too much hard work on this one. Just surprised how deep the sand went in on the edge. Guess I misjudged the shadow with the light behind it. Could have cut it from the beginning if I knew but oh well. Onwards and upwards.
Hey roy, Nice piece. A small tip i Saw in a video from pulitzeropal. Hé said het youreself a small round saw n when you want to take away a bit dont grind it of to it shape. Better to cut it off with a saw so when you a Nice amount off opal you will have some chips left for inlay. Im practicing cutting with blade now using my Dremel tool in small minerals so i dont destroy my opal.
Yeah a trim saw is ideal but the dremel blades are not too bad and cost much less for those on a budget or space restriction. I know I cant really have a saw set up currently without moving a lot of stuff around so the dremel is the only option. I do always like to trim a bit off if possible rather than grinding which is why I went for it on this one.
Hello we are trying some opal with dremel can I ask where you got that nice barrel diamond burr from please. As I've been hunting for similiar thing cheers
When I slice with a diamond blade on Dremel I hold the piece in pliers with a rag in the jaws. They're pretty nasty if you were to slip, it'll cut straight to bone. I believe you can also get stone holders from eBay quite cheap also.
Well good to know someone has tested the nastiness of those bits. I reckon a pair of rubber/pliers coated pliers would be another option. I couldn't imagine my blade even breaking skin maybe ours are different? I'll test it with a hotdog sometime soon.
Those tiny diamond saws for your Dremel, are relatively cheap. Get them at a lapidary store, or they can be found at tool stores, sometimes even cheaper by the dozen. The bits are pretty safe to work with, but if you get a Jagger it can definitely cut you instantly. Nasty like a paper cut!
Hi Roy sorry to be a pest I went on Gem cuts from your advise found the nova tips which are £40 English money which I don't think is too bad if they last what would you rate them? ty That's a very pretty stone.
Not a part at all. I could not really do what I do without them. I've been struggling to find an alternative for over a year and nothing apart from homemade sandpaper discs comes close. Roys rating... Has to be a 9/10. Only losing one point due to cost. Cheaper in the USA.
It's a good idea. Unfortunately I haven't kept my best piece and cut it before I started the channel but I'll make sure to capture my next higher quality piece.
Yeah true. I do need a stone to practice wire wrapped rings but this one is a little too good to risk getting scuffed... I might try to pair it and go for cufflinks! I am already putting aside a few pieces for giveaways into the future =)
Hi Roy, you can use a bench vice to hold the handpiece, that will enable you to use both hands to hold the stone. A jewellers saw can be helpful when cutting the last bit. I would like to invite you to join the young jewellers group on Facebook where you can learn so much from other expert jewellers and you can see one of my works , Antoine Ajamian
Hi Antoine, you can add me on facebook to whatever group you want. I frequent many but can always add more. I have used a vice in the past but it is not for me, far to rigid for my liking. The dexterity of the flex shaft is completely lost using a clamp and I dont work stones so large that I need 2 hands to hold them. A trim saw would be nice but the whole point is to show what can be done with minimal equipment ,in this case, just a dremel.
It is fun stuff and I've gotten value out of all the ones I have snagged at auction. In fact normally just one stone that works out can recover the cost.
@@RoysRocks i have been accumilating quite a bit of opal and researching cabbing machines i would be happy to share the little knowledge i have with you, mind if i drop you an email about it ? i am in melbourne so i cant do anything at the moment and my living space is a limiting factor as well
@@flodareltih9407 Yeah I'm always welcoming of any emails "roys.rocks@yahoo.com". Ah tough to be in Melb atm but hopefully you get some freedom back in the next month or so. Adelaide we have max movement still... for the moment.
REALLY?! All my USA viewers and you are the first to tell me this! 😮 That is incredibly good to know! 👍👍 Now I can just stick to mm instead of using an online calculator to convert it all the time.
@@RoysRocks Oh you poor thing. To be honest though, if I wasn't someone who makes jewelry (all the stone and prefab settings are listed in mm) or if I wasn't in biology, I probably wouldn't have said anything, but I am always complaining about our system. Metric is so much more elegant. I just can't imagine trying to covert something like 0.1 mm to inches when I needed the right size setting bur or something. Luckily some of those things are not made in the USA.
@@andreameigs1261 It is quite wild how the USA has managed to stick to inches all this time. I actually have to applaud it instead of changing. Its real commitment!
That's a nice little stone. Going to come up a treat, I think. A nice reward for the hard work. 👍👏👏
Yeah not too much hard work on this one. Just surprised how deep the sand went in on the edge. Guess I misjudged the shadow with the light behind it. Could have cut it from the beginning if I knew but oh well. Onwards and upwards.
Hey roy,
Nice piece.
A small tip i Saw in a video from pulitzeropal.
Hé said het youreself a small round saw n when you want to take away a bit dont grind it of to it shape.
Better to cut it off with a saw so when you a Nice amount off opal you will have some chips left for inlay.
Im practicing cutting with blade now using my Dremel tool in small minerals so i dont destroy my opal.
Yeah a trim saw is ideal but the dremel blades are not too bad and cost much less for those on a budget or space restriction. I know I cant really have a saw set up currently without moving a lot of stuff around so the dremel is the only option.
I do always like to trim a bit off if possible rather than grinding which is why I went for it on this one.
Very nice !
Thanks Carol. If you think it looks nice on video imagine what it is like in person!
Hello we are trying some opal with dremel can I ask where you got that nice barrel diamond burr from please. As I've been hunting for similiar thing cheers
Just double checked the video and WOW that is an old one. Back then I used simple electroplated burrs like this: amzn.to/3sz48Zh
When I slice with a diamond blade on Dremel I hold the piece in pliers with a rag in the jaws. They're pretty nasty if you were to slip, it'll cut straight to bone. I believe you can also get stone holders from eBay quite cheap also.
www.ebay.com.au/itm/353124466513
Well good to know someone has tested the nastiness of those bits. I reckon a pair of rubber/pliers coated pliers would be another option. I couldn't imagine my blade even breaking skin maybe ours are different? I'll test it with a hotdog sometime soon.
Those tiny diamond saws for your Dremel, are relatively cheap. Get them at a lapidary store, or they can be found at tool stores, sometimes even cheaper by the dozen. The bits are pretty safe to work with, but if you get a Jagger it can definitely cut you instantly. Nasty like a paper cut!
I think i but then in packs of 12 and they are pretty cheap. I'd like a sintered version.
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Yeah would look even better with a proper camera. Next thing on the list to upgrade for sure!
Hi Roy sorry to be a pest I went on Gem cuts from your advise found the nova tips which are £40 English money which I don't think is too bad if they last what would you rate them? ty That's a very pretty stone.
Not a part at all.
I could not really do what I do without them. I've been struggling to find an alternative for over a year and nothing apart from homemade sandpaper discs comes close.
Roys rating... Has to be a 9/10. Only losing one point due to cost. Cheaper in the USA.
I’m seeing an amazing oval ring stone!
Yeah I am torn on the shape... oval or pear. I'll work the edge and see what the opal has to say about it.
Looking forward to the next installment!
Coming right up...
Ya, the diamond cutting blade won't cut you. I used one to cut a cast off my arm once. Didn't cut me at all when it rubbed on my skin
Cuts through the opal well though which is good 😄👍
Can you discuss your best most valuable cut ever ?
It's a good idea. Unfortunately I haven't kept my best piece and cut it before I started the channel but I'll make sure to capture my next higher quality piece.
Make a beautiful ring stone, the small bit would make a great giveaway 😀
Yeah true. I do need a stone to practice wire wrapped rings but this one is a little too good to risk getting scuffed... I might try to pair it and go for cufflinks!
I am already putting aside a few pieces for giveaways into the future =)
I think you mistook Justin for Pulitzer opal. Justin tends to be the best at cutting for carats.
Nah its something that Justin mentions all the time. People always having a crack at him for losing half the opal LOL. He has embraced it well.
Hi Roy, you can use a bench vice to hold the handpiece, that will enable you to use both hands to hold the stone. A jewellers saw can be helpful when cutting the last bit. I would like to invite you to join the young jewellers group on Facebook where you can learn so much from other expert jewellers and you can see one of my works , Antoine Ajamian
Hi Antoine, you can add me on facebook to whatever group you want. I frequent many but can always add more.
I have used a vice in the past but it is not for me, far to rigid for my liking. The dexterity of the flex shaft is completely lost using a clamp and I dont work stones so large that I need 2 hands to hold them.
A trim saw would be nice but the whole point is to show what can be done with minimal equipment ,in this case, just a dremel.
i got 49ct of stuff like that for 22 from the auction be here feb 11
It is fun stuff and I've gotten value out of all the ones I have snagged at auction. In fact normally just one stone that works out can recover the cost.
1/4 of a freedom unit
Man that old camera (and me) really struggled... I should really delist these old videos.
Hey roy, when are you going to make your own home made cabbing machine? wink wink :)
Yeah very soon it seems. Been in talks with many people about it and the secondhand market is non-existent at the moment.
@@RoysRocks i have been accumilating quite a bit of opal and researching cabbing machines i would be happy to share the little knowledge i have with you, mind if i drop you an email about it ? i am in melbourne so i cant do anything at the moment and my living space is a limiting factor as well
@@flodareltih9407 Yeah I'm always welcoming of any emails "roys.rocks@yahoo.com".
Ah tough to be in Melb atm but hopefully you get some freedom back in the next month or so. Adelaide we have max movement still... for the moment.
That's an amazing stone. I've wondered how opal can be sliced with a dremel I now have the answer. Thanks.
It is a pretty nice one.
Not the easiest way to slice a rock but does work once you practise it a bit. First few cuts are ultra slow and a bit rough.
Gems are measured in mm in the USA, so you should be fine with mm for most of your viewers.
REALLY?! All my USA viewers and you are the first to tell me this! 😮
That is incredibly good to know! 👍👍
Now I can just stick to mm instead of using an online calculator to convert it all the time.
@@RoysRocks Oh you poor thing. To be honest though, if I wasn't someone who makes jewelry (all the stone and prefab settings are listed in mm) or if I wasn't in biology, I probably wouldn't have said anything, but I am always complaining about our system. Metric is so much more elegant. I just can't imagine trying to covert something like 0.1 mm to inches when I needed the right size setting bur or something. Luckily some of those things are not made in the USA.
@@andreameigs1261 It is quite wild how the USA has managed to stick to inches all this time. I actually have to applaud it instead of changing. Its real commitment!
@@RoysRocks You're sweet. Actually it's just lazy and stubborn.