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How to cut TINY Opals... Smallest One On The Channel To Date! (Coober Pedy Opal Rough to Polished)

Roys Rocks

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Today we cut and polish a tiny Coober Pedy rough opal using the Dremel/rotary tool and flex shaft. It can be quite fiddly but due to its small size once it is dopped the process is actually pretty fast. The dopping was done with a cut down chopstick and 5 minute epoxy for the optimum hold on such a small piece of rough.

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Timestamps
00:00 Rough Opal
02:07 First Rub
03:53 Crack of Doom
05:46 Cut and Polish
12:21 Macro Finish

20 Comments

@ieatcaribou7852 5 years ago

I really appreciate this. Many of us (especially beginners) can't afford very large rough to start with. I have dozens of these chips, mostly shell fragments and have really been enjoying your videos.

@petersolstad673 5 years ago

It's here finally!!! I've been waiting for this !

@V27RV 5 years ago

Awesome work man🙌🏼
Like always

@HoneyBeads1 5 years ago

Thank you for this video! It was just what I needed 😁👍🏻

@opaldigger7304 5 years ago

Good work Roy, pretty ring stone

@EJz77007 2 years ago

Wow it really is small 😮. Great job by the way 👍🏿

@mackie_p 5 years ago

That's awesome! lovely little gem! I have a bunch of small ones I'm "saving" hahaha

@lenkiely56 5 years ago

Nice challenge, I loved it

@arturolimon3229 5 years ago

I was JUST about to ask a question on the facebook page about small stones too, before i saw this video lol.

@jeffholmes1362 5 years ago

Beautiful job Roy, a group of those would make nice flower petals. I have lots of small intense colour stones, not sure my eyes will let me do that though. 😁

@BenzGems 5 years ago

Nice Tiny king stone 👍🏼👍🏼

@melodyfaith7712 4 weeks ago

Gorgeous! I want to noodle.

@M44411 5 years ago

cool man 👍🇬🇧🎩

@OzoneFineArtVentures 5 years ago

Turned out lovely, what a challenge! It would make a great accent stone. I just cut a wee piece of boulder for an inlay, that was nerve racking. Kudos to you.

@nancycurtis3230 5 years ago

I can feel the arthritis in my fingers already. Lol. Nice little opal, though.

@puliendopiedrasdecostarica 5 years ago

Small but beautiful

@theresabetaway7775 5 years ago

Wow cool and many can be set amongst others in pattern I suppose great small craftsmanship and no waste good fun too thanks Roy .

@opalrocksart3371 5 years ago (edited)

Really well done Roy great to watch ,the little stones are worth while doing ,its not all about big expensive pieces ,I have lots of little chips under half ct ,they all add up in the end .regards Brian🌍

@jencapaldi420 3 years ago

As a beginner, this was great! I have hope for some of these absolutely gorgeous bitties that I have that I thought would just have to be specimen collection pieces. Thanks!

@LXRPostalProspecting 5 years ago

I don't envy you, but nice job. I want to try out cutting stones, but I'll start with local garnets. Thanks for the epoxy tip, I didn't think of using that.