Cutting Opal Gems

[OpalSpectrum]

thanks Pink actually the rough was more promising and I was hoping for a bit better stone -- there was a lot of sand inside the rough and had to waste some color plus the fire layer wasn't straight still quite nice stone and I should make some profit so it's OK
btw. which post was delated ?

[PinkDiamond]

It was on June 10th, and when I displayed it I got this link. Hope it works for you. viewtopic.php?f=15&t=8690

[OpalSpectrum]

I didn't delate anything and I can see all my videos and they are working just fine

[OpalSpectrum]

I had some time off from jewelry making but I have couple projects for which I need very small opals so decided to cut a bunch of mini gems
it was fun and a bit challenging > I cut some very tiny stones but didnt show all of them on the photo/video

[PinkDiamond]

Whoa, they're fabulous, OS!! If what I was told is true, then the one in the first video, which I noticed in the first pic with all the red is likely worth the most, and the one in the second video is a real stunner, but they all look great and I'm delighted you shared them with us. Nice work!

[OpalSpectrum]

yeah but they are all small - the semi-round from the last video is the biggest at approx 0.73ct - nice ringstone
some still good as small ringstones but most are just accent stones which I need for myself - although don't plan to use them all so might sell couple

here is 1 more which was a bit gamble so I made the video of the cutting process
it turned out quite nice

[PinkDiamond]

Very nice OS, that came out great even though the rough didn't look that promising at first in the video. Good thing you could see its potential in hand. You coaxed some great color out of it.

[SwordfishMining]

Nice ones. I went over to Youtube to like the videos!

[OpalSpectrum]

thanks guys
will post some more good stuff soon

[OpalSpectrum]

I think Justin was jealous of my last video and he made this