[Jewelry making - Article 00325] - Re: [Orchid] Things I'd like to see invented or produced

[Brian P. Marshall]

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>     -- A pin-stem sharpener (I envision something like a pencil
>     sharpener that could work on a flexshaft to provide an evenly
>     tapered and beautifully pointed pin for those of us who like to
>     make our own pin backs) 

    Oh yes, please!!! :-) 

    The pin stem sharpener has been around as long as there have been
    flexible shaft machines with adjustable chucks... 

    Simply chuck the wire in a #30 handpiece, spin and drag it at an
    angle across a NEW single cut flat file. Finish it by spinning it on
    a sanding board or stick. Then put it in a pin vise to hold it while
    polishing and rounding the point on your buffer. You want a rounded,
    blunt, bullet shaped point - not a tiny, fine, overly long, or
    extremely sharp point. Long fine sharp points bend and the resulting
    little "hook" is a PITA. Snags on clothing. Takes between 30 seconds
    and a minute, depending on how fast you are. 

    P.S. All of this assumes that you are starting with a straight piece
    of hard drawn wire... trying to point annealed wire will be similar
    to trying to put a point on cooked spaghetti...

Brian P. Marshall
Stockton Jewelry Arts School
Stockton, CA USA
209-477-0550
instructor AT jewelryartschool.com

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