[Jewelry making - Article 00092] - Re: [Orchid] Getting hands clean

[Peter B. Steiner]

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    Bob, Your discussion of gloves brings up an important safety issue.
    Most lapidaries, including me, avoid leather gloves like the plague.
    You may be using relatively low-powered (1/15hp) motors to run your
    polishing equipment.  In that case, leather gloves are not
    particularly dangerous.  They become a serious safety hazard,
    however, if your equipment is based on powerful electric motors.
    This is especially true if those motors are attached to exposed
    pulleys and belts.  A leather glove can be caught in high-powered
    equipment, and carry your hand along for the ride.  That's a good way
    to lose a finger! 

    I mention this because we have a lot of stone cutters on Orchid -
    and I want to be certain that everyone is aware of the risk.  Some
    techniques which are safe for metalworkers are not safe for lapidary
    - and vice versa. 

Peace,
Peter

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