[Jewelry making - Article 00302] - Re: [Orchid] Wax lathes

[Michael R. Mathews Sr.]

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    Hello Matt: I have for many years been using a low-tech lathe called
    the Matt wax lathe. I use it to cut the inner most and outer most
    diameters and the outer most width of every ring I make. I half and
    quarter the ring blank and work my way in evenly removing everything
    that isn't the ring. I use it to make wax bezels for rounds, ovals
    and marquise's. I use it to make channels also. I make many tools
    for patterns. It is a cheep lathe and does require some finesse to
    get everything even but I love it. Every ring on my web site started
    on my lathe. Mike Mathews www.geocities.com/waxcaver 

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