[Jewelry making - Article 00304] - Re: [Orchid] Shop trolls

[John Donivan]

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Hi there,

    I've been reading the posts & Doc. I'm sorry to hear of your loss.
    Hopefully it will be temporary. Of course, we have lost many
    items-small to big stones, the perfect piece of metal for sizing
    etc. The best I can say, start where you see it fall, move in a
    circular pattern out, sweep carefully, use the flashlight across the
    horizon level, check your floor sweeps(including siving the dust on a
    piece of paper) etc. If this fails, as it once did for my husband,
    re-check your bench area, top to bottom. This will include your foot
    pedal on the flex shaft. He once dropped an emerald( that was part of
    a match in a repair job) and of course the job was due NOW...After
    searching alot, he moved the foot pedal, heard something inside,
    shook it upside down, and out came the stone..Of course this was
    after he bought a replacement but had not set the new stone...Guess
    the trolls had a good laugh-especially when the customer thought his
    stone was a switched/new stone....Many hours later with a clean shop
    floor, a finished job,& a sigh of relief- it taught us to always
    check even in seemingy impossible locations!!P.S., I like the idea of
    the low profile rug piece below the bench which was suggested
    earlier. Good tip!! Happy Pre-Valentine's Day from wet S.F. Jo-Ann
    Maggiora Donivan
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