[Jewelry making - Article 00235] - Re: [Orchid] Learning how to use a lathe

[Marcia & Leroy Ingham]

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Hi Belinda,

    Where are you located? Check into your local high school for adult
    education classes, usually held in the evenings a couple of times
    weekly. That's where I started; it gives you enough training to
    practice safely on your own. 

    My class included lathes, milling machines & also included some
    surface grinder training, which my husband taught, since the
    instructor didn't have the experience for this. He's a tool & die
    maker & r & d machinist for over 40 years. I'm always teasing him
    about his "toy machine shop for jewelry" after working in a huge
    industrial shop! 

    I was a quality assurance inspector in the tool/die shop & machine
    shop & wanted to learn about the processes involved. We worked for a
    suture mfg. plant; the largest in the U.S. 

    If there's a local trade school, that would be a good place to
    inquire also. 

Marcia
lmcraft AT wcc.net

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