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Hi all!
This is my first post and have just joined so here goes!
My name is Lockie and I have been cutting opal for many years, but not boulder
I have the 6 wheels nova machine and dremels with the small pink, grey, orange etc small wheels and many extra bits
I also have boulder syringes with demand compounds ass colours I have never used and are about 15 years old
My question is about cutting boulder opal, how to tell the difference of matrix on the surface of colour or if its coming up through the stone.
I am having trouble with this stone and now am stuck!
In the photo you can see the patches of colour with matrix on top, well i think it on top and cut it and I loose colour so i stop.
This is a very expensive way to go as every time I get it wrong it destroys the stone.
I also would like to ask about getting a hi lustre polish a surface when there is undulations stoping me from using the nova wheels, I have tried using the small pink silicon wheels that go with the dermel tool but can not get a hi end finish.
Thanks for reading and would love some help cutting this type of stone I will now try and load a photo.
I have cut all types of opal ( just not boulder ) and have good experience cabbing if I can help with any question other members have.
Thanks again Lockie
This is my first post and have just joined so here goes!
My name is Lockie and I have been cutting opal for many years, but not boulder
I have the 6 wheels nova machine and dremels with the small pink, grey, orange etc small wheels and many extra bits
I also have boulder syringes with demand compounds ass colours I have never used and are about 15 years old
My question is about cutting boulder opal, how to tell the difference of matrix on the surface of colour or if its coming up through the stone.
I am having trouble with this stone and now am stuck!
In the photo you can see the patches of colour with matrix on top, well i think it on top and cut it and I loose colour so i stop.
This is a very expensive way to go as every time I get it wrong it destroys the stone.
I also would like to ask about getting a hi lustre polish a surface when there is undulations stoping me from using the nova wheels, I have tried using the small pink silicon wheels that go with the dermel tool but can not get a hi end finish.
Thanks for reading and would love some help cutting this type of stone I will now try and load a photo.
I have cut all types of opal ( just not boulder ) and have good experience cabbing if I can help with any question other members have.
Thanks again Lockie