[Jewelry making - Article 00514] - Re: [Orchid] Air powered handpiece

[Phillip]

========[ Invite a Friend - http://www.ganoksin.com/invite.htm  ]========

Hi Nel,

    I bought one that spins at 300,000 rpm. I would not recommend it as
    a replacement drill. FG stands for friction grip. They are nice
    drills to have, but you are more limited in choice. There are systems
    that work on a lower rpm, but I am not sure they have enough torque.
    When I was looking for a pneumatic drill I was constantly told to
    just buy a micromoter. I have 5 drills. I use the micromoter for most
    tasks, and I ocassionally use the pendant motors. The pneumatic
    drill is just used for engraving at the moment. I'd like to use it
    more then I do. I have bought every usefull size and shape of burr
    available (no twist drills) but I think you only need a few round
    burrs, some cones and inverted cones because at that speed and with
    tungston heads it treats jewellery metals like butter. The fussier
    shapes are hard to use effectivly - more for dentists, I'd say. 

    I'd like to hear more on this, because I am sure there are things I
    can do with it that I can't do with a normal drill. 

Hope this helps,
Phillip


 
____________________________________________________________________
T h e   O r c h i d   L i s t
Open Electronic Forum for Jewelry Manufacturing Methods and Procedures
____________________________________________________________________
Orchid FAQ:
~ http://www.ganoksin.com/orchid/faq.htm
Orchid Archives:
~ http://www.ganoksin.com/orchid/archive
Orchid Galleries:
~ http://www.ganoksin.com/orchid/gallery.htm
Invite a Friend:
~ http://www.ganoksin.com/invite.htm
____________________________________________________________________
Tips From The Jeweler's Bench - Article Archive
~ http://www.ganoksin.com/borisat/tip_sear.htm
The Jeweler's Selected Bibliography List
~ http://www.ganoksin.com/jewelry-books
Buy Orchid Jewelry:
~ http://www.ganoksin.com/shop
____________________________________________________________________
-Unsubscribe:
-Email: orchid-request AT ganoksin.com Body=unsubscribe subject=blank
____________________________________________________________________