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by Pulitzeropal
Tue Jan 11, 2022 1:13 am
Forum: General Chat
Topic: Sintered Wheels
Replies: 10
Views: 1044

Re: Sintered Wheels

Only experience I have close is rusted and seized bolts on my farm/farm equipment. I've had success using two doses of penetrating oil, and a rubber hammer to get it started. I'm talking fractions of a mm movement. Then more pressure. The rubber hammer to get just a slight shock movement is only if...
by Pulitzeropal
Tue Jan 11, 2022 1:08 am
Forum: General Chat
Topic: Sintered Wheels
Replies: 10
Views: 1044

Re: Sintered Wheels

Howdy Don. Well, when I bought this last used Diamond Pacific Genie from the community college the wheels had cracks & were contaminated by it. I had heard good things about Johnson Brothers supply company & saw their prices at out show, so I mailed them off & had them refinished. They ...
by Pulitzeropal
Tue Jan 11, 2022 1:01 am
Forum: General Chat
Topic: Sintered Wheels
Replies: 10
Views: 1044

Re: Sintered Wheels

I can't offer any advice since I have a flat lap, but it's good to see you pop in and to know you're alright, Don. Hopefully someone whose lap has wheels will have a solution for you because that sounds like an awful lot of work and a big waste of time, so surely there must be some trick to it. Hop...
by Pulitzeropal
Sat Sep 11, 2021 12:18 am
Forum: General Chat
Topic: Sintered Wheels
Replies: 10
Views: 1044

Sintered Wheels

My 600 (8") wheel has a defect and I need to replace it. I figured that I would just get a new set, for consistency. The brand is Inland Lapidary and when I bought them, they were about $800 each. Prices have come down considerably. (China has probably entered the market?) Does anybody have any...
by Pulitzeropal
Fri Jan 10, 2020 7:57 am
Forum: Cutting Opal
Topic: Working on Black Ethiopian opal
Replies: 12
Views: 2308

Re: Working on Black Ethiopian opal

I bought about an ounce of Stayish in Tucson in 2016. I probably need a better sample to give a proper analysis. Maybe I’ll buy a fair amount this year (if I can find it). It probably deserves a fair YouTube video. My sample had too much very black potch mixed in randomly, and everything seemed to c...
by Pulitzeropal
Fri Jan 10, 2020 7:45 am
Forum: Opal Stories, Myths, & Poetry
Topic: Shell Patch may be producing Opals
Replies: 19
Views: 3989

Re: Shell Patch may be producing Opals

I just found out about this a few days ago on “Outback Opal Miners,” which apparently was only released in the US fairly recently. (I think) — dp
by Pulitzeropal
Mon Dec 09, 2019 6:42 pm
Forum: Expert Q&A
Topic: Australian vs Ethiopian Opal by PulitzerOpal
Replies: 14
Views: 5580

Re: Australian vs Ethiopian Opal by PulitzerOpal

Using DP for you is great since we only do it so we don't have to type full names here, so don't go changing anything on YT or anywhere; it's just what we will refer to you as here, like Opal Spectrum is OS. We're also delighted that you joined this merry little band of opalholics, and I hope you'l...
by Pulitzeropal
Sun Dec 08, 2019 8:05 pm
Forum: Expert Q&A
Topic: Australian vs Ethiopian Opal by PulitzerOpal
Replies: 14
Views: 5580

Re: Australian vs Ethiopian Opal by PulitzerOpal

Yes, you have found a home among kindred spirits, so welcome to the club. You've come to the right place for information on all sorts of opal from anywhere it's found, and we look forward to you adding your input. We shorten names around here, so I'll ask if you'd prefer to be called PO, or Puli? I...
by Pulitzeropal
Fri Dec 06, 2019 1:06 am
Forum: Expert Q&A
Topic: Australian vs Ethiopian Opal by PulitzerOpal
Replies: 14
Views: 5580

Re: Australian vs Ethiopian Opal by PulitzerOpal

Somebody who watched this video was kind enough to give me the link to this forum and ... Well, I am an opalholic, so I figured that I must belong here. The posts about the video are flattering. Thank you! I admit that I know next to nothing about US opal. I have been buying specimens on eBay in ant...