[Jewelry making - Article 00550] - Re: [Orchid] Mother of Pearl cutting

[Ken Ferrell]

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    WARNING, Be extremely careful cutting Mother of Pearl or any other
    Shell material it can quickly lead to lung disease, Remember thus was
    once a living thing, and the dust from it can form cysts in your
    lungs Very Quickly, I cut a lot of shell and when I do I have a heavy
    stream of water running on it, the same for Coral and several other
    Semi Precious gem materials, All Lapidary machines are equipped with
    some type of water irrigating system so we don't kill our selves
    before we reach retirement age M.O.P. Is very soft and you possibly
    could just file the edges, do it out side and have a fan or something
    blowing air away from your self. 

Ken Ferrell
www.shadras.com 



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