Please don't spray it with acrylic. I'm off to bed but I'll write back and offer some advice. As I too use a dremel. And have cut this type of opal with great...
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DANL. P GRIFFITH
photocactusdan
Mar 9, 2012 8:07 am
Hello all, This is Photocactusdan don't for get to file your claim with the County also. Thinking of you all, ... From:...
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Cori Rocks
stonecutter24
Mar 9, 2012 8:07 am
I polish my opal by hand sometimes. I use 220, 600 and maybe 1500 grits of silicon carbide wet/dry sandpaper. Once I have worked the opal on the 1500 I put a...
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american_opal_society...
american_opa...
Mar 9, 2012 3:46 pm
David, Simichrome is for metals, not gems. Cerium oxide is good, but only for the very last final polish stage; it does not have any cutting power to get...
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Owen Brand
owen.brand...
Mar 10, 2012 2:09 am
Since all you have is a dremel, you have a few options to make use of it: a) Buy "Nova Points" - these are diamond impregnated burrs that come in different...
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mbuljen
Mar 10, 2012 2:10 am
I'm from the San Francisco Bay Area and wish to sell my opal collection. I've got pictures ready in my email box. The opals are from Australia. The collection...
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lindonbourassa
Mar 10, 2012 2:10 am
After spending two weeks in Tucson this February I am more confused than ever on how to place a value on Ethiopian Opal. I priced strands of nice quality opal...
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michael lauts
opal_rapture
Mar 10, 2012 3:29 am
In all reality the Ethiopians are valued basically like any other opal... By brightness and pattern, only instead of darkness like the black opal it is by the...
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american_opal_society...
american_opa...
Mar 10, 2012 3:49 am
Hi Linda, I basically agree with Micheal's post; that Ethiopian opal is priced like all other opal. The problem with Ethiopian Opals, specifically Welo, is...
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David
dcancilier...
Mar 10, 2012 2:31 pm
I have already tried that with the felt wheels and diamond compound. All I get with that is the before mentioned smooth but matte finish. I am not sure about...
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mojavejunkie@...
mojavejunkie...
Mar 21, 2012 3:51 am
im not sure if you know this ,but if you go to harbor freight tool supply,they are in almost every city,you can buy a small drill press for $80,flip it...
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mojavejunkie@...
mojavejunkie...
Apr 3, 2012 1:22 am
shape first, then 400 to 600 grit, lots of grit and firm pressure and water to keep it cool.most opal will actually polish out better with grit alone i...
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ThomasW
whitlatcht
Apr 3, 2012 1:22 am
David, Sounds like the problem is the Dremel. IE: it runs to fast and builds heat "fast" unless you are using water to cool things you will get a fine surface...
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opal2u
Apr 3, 2012 1:22 am
If anyone is interested in buying bulk amounts of medium grade cut and polished fairy opal please contact me. The body of the opal is sandstone from the...
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John
swordfishmin...
Apr 22, 2012 11:46 pm
This was discovered and published in 2009, The Australian Gemmologist. Is there any way to tell the treated Ethiopian opals from natural un cooked stones at...
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opal2u
Apr 22, 2012 11:46 pm
... Weight: 13.54cts Size: 26.4mm x 26.4mm x 2.2mm thick http://www.aussie-opals.com/cfo/c-1.html Weight: 23.97cts Size: 30.4mm diameter x 3.4mm thick ...
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opal2u
Apr 22, 2012 11:46 pm
The following video clips are about the fairy opals we described in my last post. Weight: 13.54cts Size: 26.4mm x 26.4mm x 2.2mm thick ...
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sherri.dougan
Apr 22, 2012 11:46 pm
I might be interested but I would need to see pictures. Do you have a website?...
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shelly5883
Apr 22, 2012 11:46 pm
Hi, I invite you to join http://www.coollectors.com, the World's Free Marketplace & Community for Collectors. Coollectors allows Collectors to Buy, Sell,...
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sherri.dougan
Apr 22, 2012 11:46 pm
sure go to photos and click on the add photo tab OR make a whole album and show us what you have! we ALL like looking at opal pictures!...
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Cori
stonecutter24
May 9, 2012 2:36 am
Anyone work with boulder opal? I have been seeing high end finished pieces that are worked without smoothing out the surface. They are calling it a rubbed...
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american_opal_society...
american_opa...
May 9, 2012 2:47 am
Hi Cori, I agree with your instincts; a boulder opal, these days, does not have to have a smooth surface; you can really get more out of a stone if you contour...
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Ace
attlun
Jun 26, 2012 6:46 pm
Greetings from Tony Lawayne Lunnie I am a new member of the Amercian Opal Society and i have signed up on your website and hopefully i plan to be a dealer as...
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Ace
attlun
Jun 26, 2012 7:15 pm
My name is Tony Lawayne Lunnie and i am getting into precious metals and gemstone and watch making and i like to know can u cut 4 me. I hope to here from you...
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michael lauts
opal_rapture
Jun 27, 2012 4:59 am
 I have been cutting Wello's for no less that 2 years myself and I cut them semi-dry... My experience is they are very stable over all but like any opal some...
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Savla Enterprise
savla9
Jul 5, 2012 1:52 pm
Hello People, Well i have newly subscribed to the paid membership of the Opal society. Just for a introduction, i am from India and i am a mnaufaturer of ...
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Ace
attlun
Jul 5, 2012 1:52 pm
My nam is Tony Lawayne Lunnie and i am newely signed up for the Amercian opal society and now i am trying to figure out the next step. I hope that someone an...
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Ace
attlun
Jul 5, 2012 1:52 pm
I have not heard from anyone yet....
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Ace
attlun
Jul 5, 2012 1:52 pm
What is the most valuable opal i can buy and is their any opal cutters out here i can talk to. Please get back with me ASAP we need to talk. I am getting some...
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Ace
attlun
Jul 5, 2012 1:53 pm
i need a opal cutter and a good price,can someone hel me on this. Thanks Tony...
