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Awesome video bro got a new follower haha lmk if you need any help minning :)

Wonderful cut and polish. Opals have the most play of colors than any other stone.

Hi there, I am a gold prospector from Victoria, I have a UA-cam channel called Poverty prospecting Australia. I just happen to be in Andamooka at this moment, just for a few days. My wife and I have been watching discovery channel "outback opal hunters" for years now. It would be fantastic to do a bit of hunting while we are here. Any chance you can put me on to someone who would be willing to take me out to film a bit of content while here. Thank you regards Andy Poverty prospecting Australia 🇦🇺

Looks Great!

That sped up sound is a bloody riot fellas...I laughed my ass off..Sounded like a mosquito top fuel car. 😂😂😂

i say $150.00. Nice work Mate!!!

Nice work bro!!!

Hi Phil Stunning stone , can't wait to see your Opal trip , sounds like you don't want to say to much about it which makes me think , oi oi something specials coming lol

Lovely cut, bravo!

Just beautiful ❤

Wow Phil, thats a great stone. You really put in a lot of time to get as good as you are at this. Thats cool, and also you mentor other people trying to learn, I really respect that.

After all this time I'm still jealous of your vertical flat lap rig. I've got the standard 8" HiTech and it works great ... but ... it's difficult to see the working surface sometimes. Banger of a cut, though!

hello champion.beautiful stone.beautiful cut,hugs

Gday Phill , beautiful opal 👍

Hope you hit the big one on your opal trip buddy 🫡🪨👍

I thought you said you were giving it a weigh 🤣😝

Would that red dot be classed as sun flash 🤓 I dunno 🤷🏻‍♀️

Beautiful job Phil, that’s a much bigger stone than I thought you’d get, cracking job and now we know your part cat, chasing the dot around the room…

Love your work Phil the best of the best 🫡🫡🫡🫡🫡🫡🫡

That is beautiful on both sides. 🎉

Beautiful stone Phil❤

Well done Phil.👍 Cheers Tony

what a great gem mate came out great good decision on the slices

Cheers for the awsome video! What was the sharpe/texter on the sides for?

Niiïiiiiiiiiiiiice!!!!!!

Man, you have such a good process for cutting. Make it look much easier than it is. Nice looking gem! C'mon, has to be much more than $100/ct. Look at that gorgeous color!

Stunning!.

Nice stone! Phil, you make it look so easy. Good job,great talent. Thanks for sharing

Hi Phil, mesmerising stone. Well done!! Thoroughly enjoying your journey. Bought one of Jase's machines, love it but nowhere near as good as you yet. Struggling with the transition from the 240 diamond to the 280 soft wheel. What grit is your shaping diamond wheel? Best of luck on the trip!

The Eclispe!!

I I enjoyed the whole process of your cutting after you picked the area of the main stone!!!

Thanks!

Missed your videos. Glad your back😅

What a great stone !! Nicely done !

I really enjoyed that, what a great result.

Nice stone bud,

That red dot is magical, the way it moves... Praying mantis eye.. great video!

That is beautiful, Phil. On my opal journey now. Physiotherapy on my hand for many months is paying off. Got almost 50 percent right and can tolerate the use of rotary tool for a while. If, one day, I can turn out a beaut gem like yours, I'll be one happy old duck! Delighted to see the video, as always. Greetings from Victoria. 😊

That's a pretty Rock!

Wow thats a high quality opal !!

Another great cut, Phil. Thanks for including us on the journey.

I'm back with another probably stupid question, Phil. Have you dried them after this and then put them into your vacuum chamber in the acid to get more acid penetration, before cooking them?

I wonder why you can see the colour before the sugar has been carbonized (is that a word? You know what mean, Phil) Are you going to get anymore boulder on your web store, Phil, what about some untreated matrix so we can enjoy following your instructions and seeing these results for ourselves, all around the World. Your videos are the best and I think that andamooka matrix is the most bang for the buck that a poor opal lover could possibly get. I'd love to see more videos about different types of it. I'd also love to have access to it, in your store, (hint hint) I don't want any of the material being sold on Facebook that is full of blackened pebbles, it looks like man made concrete and I think that stuff is why some people don't appreciate matrix opal. Sorry, Phil. I tried not to comment anymore because I talk too much.....But that's what I have been thinking. ;)

Glad your knuckle is getting better. Thanks for all the videos. Stay Safe.

catch it then adopt it

Break its neck! Lol that had me cracking up, that's exactly what its like lol

Gorgeous cut ,you did that tricky piece proud .thanks Phil

Fabulous outcome, great insight and patience 👍

Please 🙏 don't fast forward the polishing and fast forward the talking cos you got it back the front bro😢you said as you saw but you put it in fast forwardan so no i didn't see it 😢

Hmmm, I certainly would have overpaid for the rough. I think I would have gone to $20-$30 a carat. But I haven't been buying any for a while so a bit out of touch. And I see what you mean about it being a bit tricky cutting. I thought it looked straightforward enough, but as you went through it I was thinking "Oh geez, definitely not as straightforward as I thought!". So I would have come away from it with a very nice looking stone, but thinking "Hmmm, not what I thought it was going to be". But that's the game, is it not? Still a lovely stone. 👌 Also, very nice looking slabs! Do you have some with the colour cut out? Glad to hear the cut wasn't TOO bad. Thanks for sharing the updates and we love you sharing your opal journey. We all appreciate it. And the wildlife, we love the wildlife videos too! 😁🦎🦘🦆😆