[Jewelry making - Article 00079] - Re: [Orchid] Shop injuries

[Len and Judy Bjorkman]

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    Many times it has been mentioned that one  should never  wear gloves
    when using  the buffing wheel.  I don't understand this, since  I
    use gloves  all  the time and have  never had a problem.  Now,  my
    gloves are very heavy leather (they will stand on end by
    themselves), and  I am usually polishing larger items (e.g., a pin
    with a 3-inch diameter domed face).  If  I didn't wear  gloves, I
    couldn't  handle the heat of the piece, and I also would  spend half
     my life cleaning White Diamond residue  off my fingers.  I can't
    envision how these gloves could get caught anywhere (I  use a cheap
    bench  grinder and a six-inch buff for polishing).  I don't really 
    want to ask  for more "horror stories," but has anyone actually seen
    gloves like this get caught in the polishing system? 

    Of course, gloves like mine don't leave me much  in the way of
    tactile sensation, but for larger items which  don't have  a lot of
    intricate detail,they're fine.      Thanks in advance. 

Judy Bjorkman 


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