I like how you handled the progression of the cutting, well done. I was a bit worried for a little while, did the stone have it in it, but it turned out great. Tks! Looking forward to your next video!
The color is there, it’s just a little deeper. You made your own cab machine ? I want one so bad, I want to do this and learn how to make gems ! Do you have a set of plans to make a machine with ?
Hey Michael, thanks for the comment. I got the opal bug but found the machines were so expensive. I don’t have plans for this machine unfortunately, I just started off with the 1” shaft and bought bearings and other bits online from there. I had some of the sheet steel fabricated locally. It actually worked out probably just as expensive as buying one new by the time I added everything to it. I plan to do a more detailed video when I strip the machine down and put it back together
Wow those opals turned out great!
Great video! I really enjoyed watching you cut these guys
Thank you
I like how you handled the progression of the cutting, well done. I was a bit worried for a little while, did the stone have it in it, but it turned out great. Tks!
Looking forward to your next video!
Thank you :) I’m hoping to get some more expensive opal to cut soon 🤞
The color is there, it’s just a little deeper.
You made your own cab machine ?
I want one so bad, I want to do this and learn how to make gems !
Do you have a set of plans to make a machine with ?
Hey Michael, thanks for the comment.
I got the opal bug but found the machines were so expensive. I don’t have plans for this machine unfortunately, I just started off with the 1” shaft and bought bearings and other bits online from there. I had some of the sheet steel fabricated locally. It actually worked out probably just as expensive as buying one new by the time I added everything to it. I plan to do a more detailed video when I strip the machine down and put it back together
Nice work! Where you from? Thurso boy here originally
Thanks Steve, I’m originally from Oban. 15 years now near Sydney, Australia
the second stone u mightve had to take the top off deeper to expose that brighter color