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| | | | | [1039] Recycling Worn Out High Speed Steel Burs | When I buy my high speed steel, 90 degree, under-cutting burs I always think of the words, "waste not, want not". This little phrase has stuck in my mind for many years. If I find that some of my burs are getting past their prime then I examine each of these well used cutting teeth and decide if I should re-sharpen them. Some of my burs are $10.00 to over $15.00 per unit so why throw it away if it´s only slightly worn down?.... (2013)
 Complete Story | | Show me more articles from: [Ganoksin]|[Gerald N. Lewy] | | Releated Categories: [Stone Setting]|[Customize Your Tools] | | | [982] Tool Reincarnation - Giving New Life to Old Burs | By Old burs can serve a number of useful purposes in daily bench work. Here are two tips from jewelers at Chris Ploof Studio in Pawtucket, Rhode Island, for giving new life to old burs....
(2011)
Complete Story | | Show me more articles from: [AJM]|[Chris Ploof] | | Releated Categories: [Small Tools]|[Customize Your Tools]|[Bench Tips & Tricks] | | ISBN: B00006K39S | | [999] Tool Transformations: True Tales of How Jewelers Overcame Out-of-the-box Tool Limitations | True tales of how jewelers overcame out-of-the-box limitations - Most people who work with their hands become tool mad, and jewelers are no exception. They scoop up new tools, shop garage sales for used ones -- and then often alter what they find, grinding, sanding, drilling, and shaping their new tools to suit a specific task or way of working....
(2012)
Complete Story | | Show me more articles from: [AJM]|[Sharon Elaine Thompson] | | Releated Categories: [Bench Tips & Tricks]|[Customize Your Tools] | | ISBN: B00006K39S | | [937] Turn an Old Brush into a Whip Burnisher | A worn-out bristle brush can easily be recycled into a useful tool called a whip burnisher or rotary hammer to improve or even eliminate minor imperfections and surface porosity in castings and other metal surfaces.... (2011)
Complete Story | | Show me more articles from: [GIA]|[Don Hughes] | | Releated Categories: [Customize Your Tools]|[Bench Tips & Tricks] | | |
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