Good to see when things dont go right with a stone 🤔🤔🤔 Thanks for sharing 🙏🙏🙏
@RoysRocks
23 күн бұрын
I kept this one because it was the rare quadruple fail.
@AlabamaUSA1234
24 күн бұрын
No matter what, that's a beautiful opal..
@RoysRocks
23 күн бұрын
This one almost went straight in the bin. I've been spoilt by good stones lately.
@ccccarriemchardy9216
24 күн бұрын
Ah, the curse of opal!.
@RoysRocks
23 күн бұрын
Quad curse this one. Hopefully that means the next stones are good...
@Scarlet_Soul
24 күн бұрын
Always stay away from crack
@RoysRocks
23 күн бұрын
Wise words to live by.
@dcallan812
23 күн бұрын
🤣
@Kerrsartisticgifts
24 күн бұрын
Man, that stone looked so nice to begin with. I would be crying like a baby if I got a nice-looking beginner stone and it got worse when I tried to cut it
@RoysRocks
23 күн бұрын
It happens and I dont tend to cry about it much anymore but still sad every time. I might slice it edge up and use as inlay material. Good salvage operation and give me a chance to show the ultra thin dremel blade.
@jay8353
23 күн бұрын
@RoysRocks wow I always wondered if there was an ultra thin dremel blade. I've just bought the sapphire trim saw you reviewed. It's arrived but I haven't had a chance to try it yet. I'm also waiting on 2 parcels of lightening ridge rough,1 is a really dark blue on black,and the other is what I think is pinfire but looks like a galaxy in a stone and I have my fingers x that it's not got the issues you had.
@123bbbooobbb
24 күн бұрын
very deceiving stone. looks great from the side . would not expect it turn out like that. thx roy
@RoysRocks
23 күн бұрын
Yeah it got me hook line and sinker. I had soo many to choose from as well but bet on this one working... how wrong I was.
@FreeYourMindArt
24 күн бұрын
Thanks for the tips Roy, it all helps us noobies. That is still a beautiful opal.
@RoysRocks
23 күн бұрын
I can't see the beauty in this stone yet. I'll have to give it some time 😂
@LifeIsWhatYouMakit
24 күн бұрын
All of your stones are simply mesmerizing, you will end up in the Opal hall of fame my friend
@RoysRocks
23 күн бұрын
Not with an entry like this. My best fossils might get close to up there but probably still fall short. There are $100,000+ stones out there. I probably have a couple $10,000 stones but that is it.
@debadams5676
24 күн бұрын
Thanks for sharing the ones that don't work out, not just the perfect cuts, I feel better knowing it's not only because I'm a noobie that I have fails, it's sometimes just the opal. I'd love to see how it turns out as a doublet.
@RoysRocks
23 күн бұрын
You might get your wish. I resisted the urge to throw it in the bin and I'll salvage it somehow.
@nicolemurray-jeffery7433
24 күн бұрын
I’ve had a few of these type of stones, they give you a false hope lol. It’s a gamble sometimes, but a learning opportunity. Thanks for sharing Roy 😊
@RoysRocks
23 күн бұрын
Could be worse. I could have spent hours on it only to find it was cracked at the end... that has happened a few times as well.
@jay8353
23 күн бұрын
@@RoysRocksI just had that happen. I've hear that if you rub it and leave it for a couple of days before you polish it,and check it for cracks before polishing it. Apparently it helps to see if it's going to be stable. Have you heard of this? I heard Julian say something about it and week or so ago
@nancycurtis7315
24 күн бұрын
Thanks Roy, it is a great video. It's a perfect example of how opal can be. A trickster. 😢 Hi to all. Greetings from the Little Desert area of Victoria, Australia.
@RoysRocks
23 күн бұрын
Trickster demon! I need an exorcist to reset the workshop and cleanse it.
@nancycurtis7315
23 күн бұрын
@@RoysRocks 🤔🤣
@chadatchison145
24 күн бұрын
Thanks for the video Roy.
@RoysRocks
23 күн бұрын
No worries Chad. A sad one this time.
@PulitzerOpal
19 күн бұрын
I never fail like this ... SHAME! When things don't go well, I just delete the video files and throw the opal away, so there is no trace of failure! (I enjoyed the video and I actually thought that you were going to pull it out! You can now slice it into tiny pieces ..... oh -- I guess that was what you did in the other video! duh...
@RoysRocks
19 күн бұрын
Haha There are plenty that do hit the cutting room floor (both opal and videos) but every now and then I like to show misbehaving material especially when it is a lightning ridge with a mintabie attitude.
@bbisyy4u
24 күн бұрын
Pretty color. It’s a shame you couldn’t get that color in the face. 😢. Hopefully it won’t be too hard to come across another piece.
@RoysRocks
23 күн бұрын
I'll get what I am looking for at some point. I'll go back to some Boulder opal this week and try the runner up stone I set aside.
@Marb-pd9jz
23 күн бұрын
That's a beautiful colour regardless of its imperfections.
@RoysRocks
23 күн бұрын
Only really from the side shot the face really isn't much in person. Looks slightly better on camera than it is in real life (blue often does that).
@Marb-pd9jz
23 күн бұрын
@@RoysRocksYes the side shots did look really good. Can't say l have any rough bits of opal in that colour..its probably because l have mainly boulder 😊
@jeffholmes1362
23 күн бұрын
Man the side colour and pattern was stunning, sad when they don’t face right or that potchy cloud doesn’t go away..
@RoysRocks
22 күн бұрын
I have a backup plan... might be dumb but might be the next video. We will see...
@jeffholmes1362
22 күн бұрын
@@RoysRocks please, please, please. Let’s see your evil plan
@charleslatre1436
23 күн бұрын
Thank you for sharing
@RoysRocks
22 күн бұрын
No worries. A failed attempt every now and then resets expectations. 😂
@Udgaard01
24 күн бұрын
Slightly dark pictures, but otherwise interesting 😊👍👍
@RoysRocks
23 күн бұрын
Its dark like my mood on a failing stone.
@franktheussen
24 күн бұрын
Zo herkenbaar 😂
@elishadoyle8191
21 күн бұрын
It definitely looked nice to start with 😢
@RoysRocks
20 күн бұрын
Haha dont they all? 😂
@dcallan812
23 күн бұрын
🤦♂ such a shame, it looked great from the edges but the faults were a killer. 2x👍
@RoysRocks
22 күн бұрын
I have a plan B to harness the good angle... coming soon. unless it fails 😂
@simondennis3450
19 күн бұрын
Always a shame when it goes that way.
@RoysRocks
18 күн бұрын
True but happens and we have to roll with them punches from the opal gods.
@eirintowne
24 күн бұрын
With stones like that, why not face them from the side? The gems will be narrow, sure, but the colour will pop!
@RoysRocks
23 күн бұрын
To narrow to be kept as a solid this is all filmed with a macro camera the bar is only a few mm thick. I think I will slice it for inlay though just for an interesting desperation salvage video example.
@janellehoney-badger6525
23 күн бұрын
I bought one of those Opal vials from a company here, in Australia, & I was lucky enough to find a few nice cut off sections of a similar size to this one, however I’m a total amateur so I’m practicing on the worst bits, using cheap equipment but I’ve got a feel for it due to my lab skills although my hands get tired now. What type of drill bit was the 120 you mentioned? Was that a diamond bit?
@RoysRocks
22 күн бұрын
That was a sintered diamond bur like this: www.roysrocks.com/product-page/sintered-diamond-burr-10-piece-kit The jar ones are typically less rough so starting out with a 600 grit is probably better.
@brentmathie3271
21 күн бұрын
The potch looks grey
@RoysRocks
20 күн бұрын
Most potch from lightning ridge is grey.
@EpicsodeOne
24 күн бұрын
THE NAME OF THE VIDEO! 😄👌
@RoysRocks
23 күн бұрын
Haha I was pretty gloomy on this one as I was editing.
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