[Jewelry making - Article 00302] - Re: [Orchid] Foredom to Repair Stones

[John Donivan]

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>     The problem with the flexshaft is you cannot get the same angles,
>     etc so you are basically just acting like a dentist. Polishing 

    Craig, you have had much good to say here, but this time you miss the
    point. All you say is true - to get a truly good polish requires good
    lapidary equipment. But this scenario is something else. Let us
    suppose that I have bezel set a big ol' sapphire in a big ol' men's
    ring. So I have pounded this massive bezel down around the stone,
    finished it off, and then when I look I see there's a small scratch
    on one of the bezel facets, where using a big wheel is not possible
    because the bezel is there. I can do one of two things: I can touch
    up the stone pretty well with a small wooden wheel (and yes, I can do
    it pretty well), or I can destroy the bezel and possibly damage the
    stone in order to remove it to get "perfection". So, 20 minutes and
    out the door, or 5 days and $250 in reworking? There are times when
    99% IS good enough... 

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