[Jewelry making - Article 00202] - Re: [Orchid] Soldering chains

[Richard Barbare]

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    After seeing a girl I work with bend her thumb completely back while
    polishing a large chain, I purchased a tumbler with stainless steel
    shot. Now all my chain repairs go right into the tumbler.  It does a
    much better job of polishing then anything else.  And it hardens it. 
    I use it all day long on all those tiny repairs that are hard to
    polish.  I don't have to breath those nasty compounds and my hands
    are not in danger of a slinging chain.  Of course I still have to use
    the buffer on ring sizings and a few other things, but a large
    portion of my polishing is now done with the tumbler. I have even
    managed to pay for the tumbler by charging $5. to polish those large
    figero sterling and 10k chains. It's absolutely a must in my shop
    now.  You have to get used to the noise, but when you realize the
    work it saves you, the noise becomes your friend. 

LaVerne
In beautiful Gainesville Florida
where the GATORS are breaking
our hearts.


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