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How I Start Hand-Polishing Opal Gemstones. Polishing Cabochon Opal. Highlights From My Live Stream.

Hello, Youtube. I decided to condense my recent live and put it to music. I am in the process of polishing up opal cabochons, and this would be considered a pre-polish stage. I'm using 800 grit wet/dry sandpaper on a towel to cushion the stone and help the sandpaper contour to the dome of the cabochon. When working with cabochons, one key thing to remember is always keep the stone moving. If you don't rotate the stone constantly, you'll end up creating flat spots on your stone similar to a faceted stone. The goal of a pre-polish is to soften any hard edges from shaping the stone on hard diamond surfaces as well as take away any scratches left behind by rougher grits. My stone cutting process starts with a 240 flat diamond lapidary disc and then a 600 disc. then I move to sandpaper by hand, starting back at a 400 grit sandpaper moving all the way up to 1500 grit. As I said earlier, the goal is to soften the hard edges and remove scratches from the rougher grits. Once I finish with 1500 grit, I move on to a cerium oxcide compound on a felt wheele. I hope this gives you a better idea of what you are watching. I'm trying really hard to come up with content that can connect me to rock lovers. I also hope that in time, I can help encourage someone who wants to cut stones to start, even if it's not the most conventional way. Thanks for watching. Please like, subscribe, comment, and share so my channel can grow and I can inspire others. . . . #opal #lapidary #crystalopal #gemstone #fireopal #whiteopal #cabachon #colourbar #polished #mexicanopals #dreamstone #birthstone #jewelry #jewelryset #perfect #stonecutting #gemcutting #darkopal #ethiopian #foryou #shorts #livestream #recap #highlights