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- Wed Apr 26, 2017 10:11 am
- Forum: Cutting Opal
- Topic: Freeform? Cab? (or Facet, but I cant do that)
- Replies: 12
- Views: 2004
Re: Freeform? Cab? (or Facet, but I cant do that)
Just don't get a diamond cutter to facet your opal. The machines are very different and it will shred it. But they would tell you that. If I faceted that, I could probably get a 5 mm stone out of the large end. Forget RI. You do not want reflection of light in an opal. The opal does that work alread...
- Thu Mar 30, 2017 1:08 am
- Forum: Cutting Opal
- Topic: Freeform? Cab? (or Facet, but I cant do that)
- Replies: 12
- Views: 2004
Re: Freeform? Cab? (or Facet, but I cant do that)
Too much loss on faceting. I would freeform cab them myself.
- Fri Jun 17, 2016 1:19 am
- Forum: Cutting Opal
- Topic: Fail :(
- Replies: 9
- Views: 1580
Re: Fail :(
May I make a suggestion? Get some thing glass and practice the stroke method to turn the flat glass into a shallow dome. This skill works great with triplets and would work well with you are doing. Going to see if I can find a video reference. I learned it from Sarah Lee Boyce at William Holland Sch...
- Mon Jun 06, 2016 11:04 pm
- Forum: Health tips and tricks
- Topic: Make Mosquito Bites Stop Itching With These 15 Weird Tricks
- Replies: 3
- Views: 1222
Re: Make Mosquito Bites Stop Itching With These 15 Weird Tricks
Baking Soda is a winner all-round. It changes the pH and disturbs the reaction. I quit carrying Adolph's Meat Tenderizer and used baking soda instead for jellyfish and Man-O-War stings. Used to carry it in a beach container in my car. Had a parking attendant at an airport lot steal half of it once.
- Mon Jun 06, 2016 11:00 pm
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: Still around
- Replies: 6
- Views: 470
Re: Still around
Yes. Work mostly. I might actually get in the basement to work on a faceting job tonight. Jackson Crossroads Amethyst.
- Tue May 24, 2016 10:30 pm
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: Still around
- Replies: 6
- Views: 470
Re: Still around
OK. A little slow, but here I am. Had to figure where I put the link.
- Wed Jan 20, 2016 7:44 am
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: Still around
- Replies: 6
- Views: 470
Re: Still around
Me too. Just seriously busy. The small amount of free time is faceting for a bench jeweler project and a mine owner prepping for Tucson.