[Jewelry making - Article 00382] - Re: [Orchid] Jeweler's Work Bench

[John Donivan]

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    I'll throw 2 cents in on the bench thing, too.  I've been a prof.
    jeweler for 30yrs. - worked on all sorts of benches - banks of
    goldsmiths lining the wall, stuff like that.  Right now I have
    Frei's TOTheLine bench in Oak.  I would say there are only a few key
    things in a bench.  My benchpin is 38" above the floor, about the
    level of my heart. (Install the pin with the square side up, of
    course, not angled). I have never used a skin, though I know of
    them-comes from the days of blowpipes and bow drills - jewelry's
    heritage.  But a tray is essential, and I have had a tray with a 1/4"
    screen mounted in it, so my tools are on the screen, and filings fall
    through.  A large (1") hole and small 1/2" hole drilled next to the
    bench pin for holding mandrels, and that's it- and a steel plate
    w/v-cut bolted to the left for saw-piercing.  I see NO difference
    between a cutout, or not.  They are different to work at - you need
    to get used to either way.  But I see no compelling reason for either
    way. I think the only essential thing is that your work is near
    shoulder level, which is why table-top work is funky.  You are
    visually close, but you also have leverage and muscle-power - you
    file with your shoulder, not your elbow. You PULL down piercing, not
    push it, to hold it. Stuff like that. 2cents John D.

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