[Jewelry making - Article 00513] - Re: [Orchid] Pickle tongs

[LEESSILVER]

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    I don't use pickle tongs. I bought a Tupperware type plastic
    container that fits into my pickle pot. I drilled many holes in it
    and drop it into my pickle pot.  When I need to get something out of
    the pickle I just lift the plastic container out of the pickle, let
    the pickle drain  out and then rinse everything in water. 

    Another possibility: Home Depot sells a very thick coating  material
    into which you can dunk items. The coating hardens just like  the
    plastic on many tool handles. A tool can be coated several times to
    develop a thicker coating. The stuff works very well on metal tongs.
    When I oxidize my silver work I hold the items with tongs coated 
    with the stuff.  

    The stuff works very well on adding thickness to dental tools  that
    may be too thin to hold comfortably. 

Lee Epperson

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