[Jewelry making - Article 00030] - Re: [Orchid] hammer handpiecs

[Anne Hollerbach]

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Andy,

    I bought a Badeco last year at SNAG. Originally I had intended to use
    it for hammer texturing surfaces that would be difficult to get at any
    other way [I make a lot of those], but so far I have only had time to
    use it for stone setting. I have two problems: 

    1. The documentation on the Badeco is terrible. Three paragraphs, poor
    diagrams. This is not enough for a potentially fussy [though very
    nifty] tool. I had only seen the thing used once, and had to
    trial-and-error my way along, always afraid that I would either
    injure the expensive little beastie or damage the piece I was using it
    on. So I am most interested to read your article, I _really_ want more
    information. I especially want to know the whys and wherefores of
    adjusting the stroke speed and strength -- how to do it, what kind of
    stroke you would want in a given situation, and so on. 

    2. I was hammer setting a stone and the tip just *bing* fell out. This
    was only the third time I had used the tool, so that seemed quite
    peculiar. I looked at the tip and saw that the screw threads were
    completely stripped except for the last two rounds, the ones closest
    to the working end. No wonder it wasn't going to stay in. But how did
    this happen? This was the tip it came with, and I hadn't taken it in
    or out myself, or adjusted it in any way. I looked at the
    "instructions" [ha!] and found only a remark about not tightening the
    tip too much or it would damage the threads.  What's going on inside
    this thing? The tip did not seem too tight to me [especially not when
    it fell out onto my lap... :) ]. Now I am worried. How do I tell if it
    is tight enough? I bought a number of blank tips to shape, harden, and
    temper myself for texturing purposes, and I don't want to be killing
    them off after taking the time to make them perfect for a particular
    job. Any suggestions would be most welcome. 

Thanks!
Anne Hollerbach 

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