[Jewelry making - Article 00574] - Re: [Orchid] Selecting Rolling Mills

[coralnut]

========[ Invite a Friend - http://www.ganoksin.com/invite.htm  ]========

    Wellll Karen, let me say this about that.  Many many years
    ago...about 30...I learned my smithing in Taiwan in a friends jewelry
    factory.  After some months with his gold and silver smiths, he took
    me down town to the Taipei 'tool district' and we shopped for a basic
    load of tools.  In addition to all sorts of hand forged pliers,
    gasoline pump torch and strange dividers, etc (all of which I still
    have and use), I also got a Chinese made rolling mill.  It is a 120mm
    and has square wire slots to boot.  Now this thing really looks bad.
    The cast body is rough, it is big and it is heavy. the gears are huge
    and rough.  Know what?  I've used this thing for 30 years and will
    probably be using it for many more.  Some years back, I made all my
    own wire and plate from scrap silver...thousands of ounces of it. 
    It served me well through all that....Know what I paid for it? 
    $50US.  Thats only fifty dollars.  The rollers are still true through
    they probably could use some cleaning.  Otherwise it is a great
    machine.  Not sure what this means to those needing a machine but
    just thought some might want to know what the rest of the world works
    with. 

    Cheers from Don at The Charles Belle Studio in SOFL where simple
    elegance IS fine jewelry! dcdietz AT comcast.net 


____________________________________________________________________
T h e   O r c h i d   L i s t
Open Electronic Forum for Jewelry Manufacturing Methods and Procedures
____________________________________________________________________
Orchid FAQ:
~ http://www.ganoksin.com/orchid/faq.htm
Orchid Archives:
~ http://www.ganoksin.com/orchid/archive
Orchid Galleries:
~ http://www.ganoksin.com/orchid/gallery.htm
Invite a Friend:
~ http://www.ganoksin.com/invite.htm
____________________________________________________________________
Tips From The Jeweler's Bench - Article Archive
~ http://www.ganoksin.com/borisat/tip_sear.htm
The Jeweler's Selected Bibliography List
~ http://www.ganoksin.com/jewelry-books
Buy Orchid Jewelry:
~ http://www.ganoksin.com/shop
____________________________________________________________________
-Unsubscribe:
-Email: orchid-request AT ganoksin.com Body=unsubscribe subject=blank
____________________________________________________________________