[Jewelry making - Article 00141] - Re: [Orchid] Getting hands clean.

[David L. Huffman]

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>         and the appearance of my fingers (never looking clean) I
>     decided to start using gloves to polish with.  I use leather
>     "batting" gloves. Some jewelers I know use golf gloves.  Makes a
>     huge difference in the 

    I tried to pass on answering this (figuring others would land on it
    for me), but my consious nagged me too loudly.  Sorry I'm going to
    have to stridently (but with all due respect) dissagree. 

    Please don't wear gloves while polishing! 

    I'll gladly accept any barbs or retorts for my opinion, but I have
    personally known people who've suffered grave injury by having a
    glove caught by the machine and getting their hand pulled in around
    the spindle. You might not get a finger torn off, but you can easily
    break bones and tear ligaments (as my friend did).  What usually
    happens is that the stitching in the gloves provides a point at which
    the fibers of the buff can become entangled, and once the glove
    starts winding into the buff, it just gets a tighter grip till it
    slips off or stalls the motor.  And a 1 hp motor can develop some
    serious torque.  Some may get away with it, and God bless them, but I
    won't do it.  Use the "pr88" or the "glove cote" scrub the skin off
    with whatever formula you prefer rather than risk an accident. 
    Mangled hands are even more unattractive than dirty ones. 

David L. Huffman

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