[Jewelry making - Article 00122] - Re: [Orchid] Set of Burs

[Phillip]

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    Ball burs can do almost everything. 

    Start simple and expand as you get used to the medium. By that, I
    mean when you are working away at the surface and you see you need
    to cut a line, then you might imagine the lines and angles of a burr
    that would do the job. The good thing is that you're not alone
    because thousands more have thought the same things and there is so
    many good burrs you can use. 

    My advice is to actually buy the calibrated sets that come in a
    plastic dome and buy a rotunda - that spins. You pass your old burrs
    to the rotunda, but leave the good ones in the plastic dome. The
    rotunda(s), can be full of practical burrs that you don't often use.
    They can rust but they are for specialised jobs that you reach after
    grinding with a round burr. I also keep old round burrs, because
    they are still useful for gold and for exact sizes in between
    calibrated sizes. 

Phillip S
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