[Jewelry making - Article 00469] - Re: [Orchid] Handpieces and anvils Oh my!

[Carrie Nunes]

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Hi Frank,

    I ground and shaped the tip of my anvil first thing when I got mine.
    Softened the edges, made the tip ever so slightly domed. I used a
    little mounted grinding tool in my flexshaft (got mine at Home Depot
    in the dremel section). Then I worked the tip back and forth on my
    India sharpening stone, making it smooth and bringing up some polish.
    It is a quick modification and the tip leaves a good finish on the
    bezels. Just a little touch up on a bezel after hammering with a
    silicone polishing wheel (also in the flexshaft) to give a good
    smooth polish. 

    Are you using your hammer handpiece with the lower speed/higher
    torgue motor they recommend? If you are using a regular flexshaft
    motor with it, you can do it but you just have to go easy on the foot
    petal.  No lead foot. The regular motor is a little high speed for
    the handpiece. You might make more dents in your bezels if you are
    having trouble controlling the speed. The lower speed motor is great. 

    I love my hammer handpiece. Wish I had purchased it years ago. Shape
    and polish your anvil tip and you'll be dent free! 

    Enjoy- Carrie Nunes 
    www.metalpetalsworkshop.com 

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