Lapidary 101 - Easiest way to wax dop your jaspers, agates and gemstones.

[@karenrunner8018]

Good demo. Tip: I cleaned all the wax out of my dop pot and placed a small clean cat food can in the wax holder. The rim of the can keeps my stones from falling onto the wax while heating the stones. The wax still heats up and it is a lot less messy.

[@GotchaRocksJewelryDIY]

That’s a great idea! Love it. Thanks a bunch for sharing.😃

[@mjremy2605]

Looks like sealing wax. Amazing that this can grab on so tight! Great demo, and exciting to know this can be done at home. What a lot of fun is lapidary work!

[@ieatcaribou7852]

Thanks, that was explained much easier than so many other videos.

[@taysplays7273]

Thank you for your tips on using the cabking, just a newbie now and your help is much appreciated

[@GotchaRocksJewelryDIY]

Thank you. Have fun with it. There’s no better way to learn. 😊

[@mt2020]

Would be so kind and let us know what are the 3 stones getting warm. Thanks.

[@tankman0001]

Awesome video. How do you remove the Dop wax when finished cabbing the stone?

[@GotchaRocksJewelryDIY]

Good question! You can put them in the freezer and the stone will pop off. If that doesnt work I warm up the stone and remove it with a knife. Heres a video. kzbin.info/www/bejne/h6ncfIipj5iIq5osi=P3XbcmXYhnDjyl1T

[@jillthepill7219]

Cool watching this!

[@GotchaRocksJewelryDIY]

Thanks Jill :)

[@Silvertoburn]

Great vid, I ordered a wax pot like yours! Have a slant machine coming from Ebay, didn't want to get a Kab King yet! Just doing it for fun! Mostly into casting Silver but I collect stones for rings and pendants! Time I make my own cabs! Going to try Opal! Any tips!

[@GotchaRocksJewelryDIY]

The opals don’t like the heat from the dop pot. I use super glue to attached to a dop stick.

[@GotchaRocksJewelryDIY]

You can use baking soda to instantly solidify the super glue. Just sprinkle a little in the glue and it will stick the opal and the stick together. Put it under a warm lamp or just let it cure for ten minutes or so. Then you can start cutting.

[@spicyclips552]

How do you take the stone off the wax though?

[@GotchaRocksJewelryDIY]

Here is a video on that. kzbin.info/www/bejne/h6ncfIipj5iIq5osi=P3XbcmXYhnDjyl1T

[@Toucansan61]

Can you reuse the dopp wax?

[@GotchaRocksJewelryDIY]

Sandy M. Hey Sandy, yes you can and I highly recommend it. Thanks for commenting.

[@mjremy2605]

Good point! Thanks for asking.

[@YouKnowBetter999]

How long does it take for the wax to totally melt?

[@GotchaRocksJewelryDIY]

Shabazz El MedicineMan about 10 minutes

[@Maher-]

How do you safely take it off the stone? you didn't mention that.

[@GotchaRocksJewelryDIY]

Hello you can put them in the freezer and the will pop off. Or here’s another way kzbin.info/www/bejne/h6ncfIipj5iIq5o All the best

[@Maher-]

@@GotchaRocksJewelryDIY thanks for the reply

[@leetravathan]

How do you remove the wax once the stone is finished?

[@GotchaRocksJewelryDIY]

I have a video on that. I have some people put it in the freezer and it pops right off. Don’t do this with opals.

[@leetravathan]

@@GotchaRocksJewelryDIY Thanks!

[@DreidMusicalX]

Can you reuse the wax?

[@GotchaRocksJewelryDIY]

Yes you can.

[@Shaun_vincent]

Can you use this dob wax on turquoise?

[@MrFreakfortatt]

I do this the same way but my cabb keeps falling off after just a few minutes of work what do you think I need to do

[@dinahpflueger5996]

What size is most comfortable with the drop sticks?

[@GotchaRocksJewelryDIY]

I like 6 to 8 inches. There isn’t a hard fast rule on that. Just make it long enough that your fingers don’t hit the wheel

[@barbarahaskins2278]

What brand of dop wax do you use? What diameter sticks is best for what size stone?

[@YouKnowBetter999]

my wax isn't melting like yours and it's been hours that this has been heating

[@GotchaRocksJewelryDIY]

Shabazz El MedicineMan Does it appear to be heating up at all?

[@flymach1]

Thanks for the videos! They're very helpful for me as a beginner. I got one of the dop stations like that and tried it for the first time last night. After 2 hours it still hadn't melted the green wax enough to stick to the dowel rod. It heated it just enough that I could squish it down in the container, but never melted past the grainy stage. I used brand new green wax, and put in about half a stick. Any recommendation how I can correct that?

[@GotchaRocksJewelryDIY]

That sounds like a problem with the heating element. It should be to hot to touch. See if you can return it. They are supposed to heat up to around 200+ degrees

[@jorgesucno9716]

Como prepara el lacre

[@deadpammy]

I have a question. Do you just put the stick of wax in the pot till you have enough melted, or break wax off the stick and put it into the pot? I'm confused by the directions that came with my dop station. It says to place up to a full 1/4 lb stick in the pot, break the stick into pieces so they don't melt outside the pan. I don't think I can break the stick.

[@GotchaRocksJewelryDIY]

Hello, I just break the wax sticks so they fit in the pot and keep adding wax till it’s about half full of melted wax.

[@nurlatifahmohdnor8939]

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