[Jewelry making - Article 00656] - Re: [Orchid] Any ideas how to file silver

[JoJu428]

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>     I'm thinking of buying a pair of retaining ring pliers (that open
>     when squeezed) and coating the tips with plastic or epoxy. I 

    Dear Dave and others, If  I'm finishing a bezel cup that is to be
    soldered onto a piece, I mark the center of the cup with a transfer
    punch (these come in a set of sizes) and then drill a small hole
    dead center to enable mountin g the cup on a screw mandrel. Place the
    mandrel (and attached cup) into the handpiece and rotate the cup
    against a series of abrasive strips mounted on a tongue blade or other
    supporting flat stick. This way I quickly get a fine finish on the
    bezel cup. 

    If I am finishing a bezel ring (no bottom) I place this on a tapered
    wooden mandrel which I have previously fashioned from a wooden dowel
    or chop stick and which has been modified to enable chucking in the
    handpiece, and I finis h these the same way as above. 

    ..." A great Orchid tip I picked up (thanks, whoever you were) was
    to use a brown rubber gum art eraser to hold small flat pieces on my
    sandin g block." 

    For filing or finishing flat pieces I attach a cardboard throw-away
    device used in the dental office to hold bitewing X-ray film in
    position- called bitewing tabs. There are adhesive wings which are
    pressed against the upper surface and a vertical piece  which you
    hold with your thumb and forefinger to allow moving the metal piece
    back and forth against various abrasives or files. Ask your friendly
    Dentist for some samples and give it a try. 

For what it's worth,  Joe Dule

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