crushed opal question

[3musesglass]

I have some large-ish polished white opals. Too big for me to use as is. Can I crush these and get sorta the same look?

[MoreFire]

Yes you can crush them..

[hashmasta-kut]

Its much better to buy crush if thats what you need. Crushing it up yields fine powder i find. You need good equipment or knowledge too i'd imagine.

how much do you have? I might buy them off ya if you want.

[Swim]

I will trade you 1/2 the weight in crushed for your whole opals. That is heavily in my favor price wise, but I have less use for them, and your just gonna waste your shit. for one crushing boro into frit is a hell of a job with specialty tools required, and opals are basically quartz I think

[hashmasta-kut]

well that's not nice! I'd consider my offer of cash and buy your own crush before that offer.

[Misfitman]

right! ^ op, as always, it pays to buy in bulk, any time i have bought over 100 dollars worth of stuff from profound, they hook it up with extras.

my buddy buys in larger quantities and they really hook him up!

[3musesglass]

Thanks for the info TMPeeps!

[Swim]

not really when you know the guy is likely to just ruin his materials, and if he succeeds, pics or it didnt happen,

[Misfitman]

thats Just dumb

[3musesglass]

Thanks for your offer, Swim, but I've decided not to crush them (sounds iffy at best anyway and I don't want powder) and made other plans for them. Just going to order a gram with the next glass order, and if I like them, hit up Profound. Really good selection there.

[Mute]

At least crush one or break it or some kind of experiment... :/

[hashmasta-kut]

Profound does free shipping if you buy 49$ or more of stuff. To Canada even!

have you tried it? I did a gram or two. Messy. You get some dust, some big chunks.