2 stones after slicing and separating that crack? Ty as always for the video and the FB community Roy.

@RoysRocks

3 жыл бұрын

Yeah maybe even 3 stones depending on how things hold up. Only one way to find out...

Nice one Roy like always Dope musiq starting at 8:00

@RoysRocks

3 жыл бұрын

Haha. I try to mix up the backing tracks each video. There are a few good copyright free music sites out there.

That is really pretty. Love the lilac colour in it.

@RoysRocks

3 жыл бұрын

I honestly didn't notice the lilac until after the 3000 grit. That prepolish really brought it out of nowhere.

It's so satisfying watching that mud come off! Turned out really nice for only going up to 3000!

@RoysRocks

3 жыл бұрын

Cutting boulder makes me think I might like pottery making. Removing the mud is very therapeutic.

That's some stunning color, it compels you to keep looking at it cos you get subtle variations of color when you view it from different angles, like that purple that showed up at the end, mesmerizing.

@RoysRocks

3 жыл бұрын

You've summed up the joy and wonder of opal perfectly there.

nice colour, the bolder looks nice to cut & work with. good stuff m8👍🎩🇬🇧

@RoysRocks

3 жыл бұрын

The ironstone is really nice to work with. Comes away like butter but can make a muddy mess which is half the fun.

Beautiful!

@RoysRocks

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks Evelyn.

FINALLY!!!!!!!! HELL YES!!!!

@RoysRocks

3 жыл бұрын

I looked back and there hasnt been a boulder video in a while I was actually surprised. Will have to make up for that. I do have some more coming in...

Pretty good Roy, I think that matrix side may turn out pretty good mate, some nice colours in amongst the iron stone.

@RoysRocks

3 жыл бұрын

I will see how it looks after a slice. The small triangle bit I think can still come up nice. The rest im not sure about...

Nice job Roy, those fractures are annoying, but part of opal I guess. I have a few nice big stones that have ended up as nice smaller stones.😀

@RoysRocks

3 жыл бұрын

Always happy so long as nice stones come out of it, big or small.

Thank you for showing how to cut boulder opal! I never got a straight answer of how to display the opal from others.

@RoysRocks

11 ай бұрын

There are many options with boulder opal so do what feels right and looks the best. Its such an underrated variety of opal!

It is very messy but really beautiful. Great job Roy.

@RoysRocks

Жыл бұрын

Mud therapy. I havent work some boulder in ages... I need to do some in the next week.

Very nice videos and explanations, thanks for that! Best vibes from germany mate!

@RoysRocks

Жыл бұрын

No worries at all hope it helps. Glad to be able to reach you all the way over in Germany.

After watching you i just bought my own boulder ship to ameriaca 😄

@RoysRocks

3 жыл бұрын

You'll have fun. It's wonderful material.

I love the shade of blue in this 1. Its hard to believe its been 2 years man time flys bye

@RoysRocks

9 ай бұрын

Tell me about it. I still remember recording my first video on my old mobile phone with no microphone or editing 😂

Nice piece with a good colors.

@RoysRocks

2 жыл бұрын

People don't like silent films these days.

@jaredmesgar7695

2 жыл бұрын

@@RoysRocks fair enough .

Great video Roy.. Is that the new camera? Looks great. Nice colour on that Boulder definitely pinfirey 👍 nice flashy colours...

@RoysRocks

3 жыл бұрын

Nah still not carving with the new camera. Set up just isnt quite right yet.

thanks for this mate..ive got a lot of colour like this but wasn't sure what i could do with it..good to see a few little imperfections doesn't really matter in the finished stone..

@RoysRocks

3 жыл бұрын

Yeah it's not a big deal. Of course full faced is best in terms of value but sometime an inclusion can add a bit of character to the piece.

@wayne1959

3 жыл бұрын

@@RoysRocks thanks mate..

Really pretty! Wish the green had emerged a little more. Great job!

@RoysRocks

2 жыл бұрын

Yeah was just a little thin on the opal side.

I probably would cut two smaller stones out of the blue part, which are then without fractures. This would also help to get a flatter angle on the individual pieces. And maybe one could even get an thin 3th piece, but I probably wouldn't do that to save more of the 2th smaller blue stone.. But that's not easy to tell by just seeing it in a video, not knowing the dimensions. I'm sure you will find a good way.

@RoysRocks

3 жыл бұрын

The opal will let me know what it wants when I get slicing. I see three stones from this one.

Looking at the stone with the blue on the top it looks ks good as a picture. Perhaps keep the whole thing as a pendant

@RoysRocks

2 жыл бұрын

I actually can't remember if I ever sliced the excess ironstone away... If might still be in one piece in the collection.

Hi i have an opal like this one im in port Vincent SA im yet to tackle it mine has electric blue purple in it and its a black opal

@RoysRocks

3 жыл бұрын

Sounds like a great stone.

It's my colors! (Blue, blue and blue) Hey about these slices I've seen a short of a guy slicing with a diy fixed flex shaft and a diamond disc (two pipe holder screwed on a wood desk) some asian jade carvers also use the flex shaft screwed to a table trick but I've never seen someone use it as a trim saw. Just need a drip to it.

@RoysRocks

3 жыл бұрын

I'll have to see their setup and decide if I like it. The way I do it now isn't to bad but it could be more stable that way.

@LaurentiusTriarius

3 жыл бұрын

@@RoysRocks I've seen it in many videos and in person a couple of times it's only two stamped steel (hardware store stuff)1/2 pipe clamp on the flex shaft against a flat surface (vertical or horizontal) it's a semi-permanent setup. I'll buy 2 of them and post on the community (; could be useful to some... Edit: A great creative user of rotary tool is KZreadr and lapidary Ares Shahumyan check him out ...

You helped me learn an unspoken trick . Do not wipe the mud off constantly, it holds water well. Only wipe when you need to see details.

@RoysRocks

2 жыл бұрын

No worries. The best way to go is to have running water but that makes a mess of my filming unfortunately.

😍😍😍😍😍😍

@RoysRocks

3 жыл бұрын

😍

slice its straight edge on the crack and make two small stone, possibly pairs!

@RoysRocks

3 жыл бұрын

That might be the way to go.

Will silicone carbide or aluminum oxide work for grinding these? Will nova tips work on sapphire too? Cause I'm a madman for Aussie gems. Got some Rubyvale high grade rough sapphires, working to get some boulder " gamble rough " And looking for a good price on a small parcel of lightning ridge knobbies . I'm a newbie so I'm not entirely sure about what works and what doesn't

@RoysRocks

2 жыл бұрын

Silicone carbide can work but I haven't had great results with it. Aluminium is very good for the polish as it can shine the ironstone quite well. Nova tips vs sapphire should work theoretically as it is just diamond grit in resin but it may be rough on them as the resin is pretty soft. LR rough knobbies are quite expensive as soon as they show potential so may just need to start with some "potch and colour" parcels at about $250AUD.

@coreymerrill3257

2 жыл бұрын

@@RoysRocks I must have missed the notification for your reply. Thankyou for your feedback. I have been thinking about that recently ,wondering if the material will be better than what is being sold in auction. Not because the auction stuff is bad ,I just can't help but wonder. There is only one way to find out right? Would you have some suggestions on places to look for the various opal types? Thankyou for what you do ! It's super helpful and I hope to have something worthy of sharing pretty soon. All Based on your video instructions ! Be well

@RoysRocks

2 жыл бұрын

@@coreymerrill3257 "Would you have some suggestions on places to look for the various opal types? " If you mean sellers I have shown off a few good ones on the channel so far for various materials. If you go to my playlists and look for ones that sound like names you'll find some great sellers. Nick Hoops, Jullian Stavreas, Jarrad Giles and many more.

Hello again, Roy. I just got 1.3kg of boulder opal which is all boulder and no opal. It came with a gift of a piece the size of the one you worked on in this video. That piece has about as much white as you have blue here but it's pure white with a little smear of yellow and it looks like a little bit of fried egg landed on it. What to do with it, any ideas? The seller is on Facebook and tried pitching me another "parcel" with more of the same, plus a piece with a hole for a string through it, for another $270. I know that you won't get anything "precious" for that price but how can they list pure boulder as boulder opal? I expected little hairline veins of colour at least, did I have my hopes too high?

@RoysRocks

7 ай бұрын

Your hopes are not too high. Even at just a couple hundred bucks you should get a few good stones that are worth working on. I think I know what you mean by the white and yellow fried egg look that you can get in Boulder opal (I have seen a lot of that). Maybe shoot me an email at roys.rocks@yahoo.com and I think I can better help. Also you can send me photos which I always like to see.

Nice bit of colour mate

@RoysRocks

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks man.

Where do you buy These Nova Tips?

@RoysRocks

Жыл бұрын

Depends on where you are in the world? I can give good supplier suggestions for most countries.

@FH-gi3ev

Жыл бұрын

@@RoysRocks im located in Germany intry to find them but cant

@RoysRocks

Жыл бұрын

@@FH-gi3ev Ah European countries are the hardest. I will reconsider shipping from my store to Europe since there are so many wanting kits there.

Please tell me you did not pay good money for that terrible backing music !

@RoysRocks

3 ай бұрын

Haha back in these days it was either youtube library or a site called bensound. Even then you still get copyright strikes! It is what it is, I'm not going to compose my own music for every video thats for sure.

@MultiDwang

3 ай бұрын

@@RoysRocks The other choice is No music . Or the mute button which I used. Everyone on KZread thinks they are a DJ.