[Jewelry making - Article 00367] - Re: [Orchid] Anti clastic pliers

[Laurie Cavanaugh]

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Linda,

>     I do use them for a line of etched silver bracelets I'm selling,
>     but I have been disappointed with them in one regard: despite what
>     it says on Miland's Web site, the pliers DO leave marks on the
>     silver. I noticed that the rounded side of the pliers was not
>     mirror-finished, and was in fact, quite rough and pitted. 

    I have come to realize that many if not most tools come to us still
    needing modification. I have never bought a pair of pliers that had a
    mirror finish, from any manufacturer. I just finished the JT
    Intensive program at Revere Academy, and we spent the entire first
    day learning about and modifying tools and equipment. We sanded and
    polished pliers and hammers, and lined bow-closing pliers in copper,
    all to prevent marring the metal. Nobody knows why manufacturers
    don't do this for us. I think that Miland does more in this regard
    than anyone else - but then again their tools are handmade by people
    who know jewelry. I have a pair of cutters from them that I'm very
    happy with. I may very well buy anticlastic pliers from them in the
    near future, and I realize that I likely will have to bring up a
    mirror finish myself. 

warm regards,
Laurie Cavanaugh

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