[Jewelry making - Article 00287] - Re: [Orchid] Gloves, fingers and silver slivers

[LEESSILVER]

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    I wear tight leather gloves whenever I use a grinding burr in my
    Foredom.  I was tired of grinding my fingers when the burr caught
    and also tired of picking silver splinters our of my fingers.  I use
    very heavy sprues. 

    I used to burn my index finger on the chuck key teeth on the Foredom
    hand piece.  When I started wearing gloves I worn away the leather
    from the index finger portion of gloves.  I solved this problem by
    taping a layer of mold rubber around the end of my foredom
    handpiece.  I cut the end off a film container and slide it on to
    the handpiece over the rubber.  I adjust the container so that it
    covers the teeth of the handpiece.  I have also modified a container
    by cutting away part of the side.  The container can now be slipped
    forward to cover the burr.  This will catch silver slivers as you
    grind sprues, ETC. I built a Plexiglas box for grinding sprues in. 
    Catches all those sharp slivers. Lee Epperson 


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