[Jewelry making - Article 01338] - Re: [Orchid] Will a stonesetter's flexshaft cover all the bases?

[R . E . Rourke]

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    OK..so lets count. 

    Foredom :Winner with 10 mentions PLUS a Letter From Foredom's Head
    of Sales, Mike Zagielski 
    Rio: 4 mentions and counting
    NHK: 1 mention
    Buffalo Dental : 1 allusion
    Stuller: honorable mention -Andy would be derelict in his position
    if he didn't at least try to get a bite of the chum 
    Dremel: 1 mention

    albeit the poorman's stonesetting device ( but hey it can facet an
    emerald,carve stones, polish, cut, shape, drill, route, set a stone
    and mill some findings with a litlte practice!and relatively little
    funds to work with- and in some cases is all an individual can
    afford- not to mention they are versatile machines with some very
    useful, and adequate functions, and a slew of attachments, variable
    speed or single speed models, and bits that make them readily
    accessible 24 hours a day at many retailers when you live in the
    middle of nowhere and the only resource you have may be the horrid
    wal-mart 40 miles away that is open and has a 14.95 sintered diamond
    cut-off wheel, or convex carbide shaping bit at 3AM!) Proxxon or
    other micromotor: 2 mentions/endorsements and counting 

    gee kids..a bit harsh on John's semantics there-If you didn't get
    his point..you didn't want to..Must be everyones cycle -into summer-
    that is!!! He is one of the kindest Orchideans I have ever
    encountered on this forum-always ready to share a solid working
    knowledge of the arts and sciences involved in metalsmithing SANS
    EGO,and well tempered-as John's own work is testament to:
    stunning,precise, sometimes playful art --He never takes a 'holier
    -than-thou' stance or inflection...the man KNOWS STONE SETTING
    intimately.. 

    So prior to defending a paid teacher one should perhaps try to
    discern and retain the heart of the information he is putting out
    there freely... 

    It also follows than a beginner, not even knowledeable about tools,
    torque and techniques should not imply that John's comments were
    "ripping" at all..rather, as with most busy working jewelers,his
    jotting off a quick stream -of-consciousness note to HELP clarify
    what some paid, globe trotting teacher barely touched upon should be
    met with thanks, and graciousness... 

    Therein is one of my personal arguments against quickie intensives or
    certain "schools" of lapidary or jewelry making..For example, just
    last week I was at a tailgating night at Wm. Holland Lapidary
    school..and an older woman-with no intention of becoming a jeweler
    per se, or even "professional wire-wrapper ", if such a thing
    exists, told me " this is the 4th time I'm taking Wire 1..the first
    three teachers didn't even tell us how to straighten wire or care for
    it "..this kind of instruction transcends one school, one subject and
    the 4 teachers in this example..While some schools are indeed geared
    to turning out "professionals", or at least, more than hobbyists,
    many teachers don't cover the basics..like, in this case, types of
    equipment appropriate to the task, what to look for in terms of
    task, whether or not one piece of equipment can accomplish more than
    one task- and what would they be. and how to care for any equipment
    regardless of the tasks it can accomplish, beyond the manufacturers
    inserts...and on and on through the basics.. 

    Orchid helps eliminate the need for a beginner to, through trial and
    error, or a rio catalogue as their only point of reference,invest a
    fortune in duplicating tool purchases in hopes of finding the right
    equipment for making jewelry..Many Orchideans are teachers - and
    this is not a slam against any information you may be presenting in
    your classes. In general, MOST schools are clear cut in prerequisite
    knowledge and most students have at least a basic if not working
    knowledge of what they are going to a particular place to learn or
    accomplish, or in some cases, just to meet a jeweler they look up to
    or are infatuated with ( it has happened!!) without any regard for
    the information presented in the class as it is secondary to their
    motivations. 

    Again, i am driven to the keen edge that semantics seem to play in
    orchid posts..which i find completely counterproductive and of which
    the use is WAY out-of-context: if semantics concern you more than
    the information you have the option to buy books, dvd's, cd's,
    video's, summarizations of presentations at industry related events,
    etc...Don't log on expecting that everyone posting here has the time
    to do anything more than offering their own experiences, personally
    acquired information and typing it with a willingness to freely
    share what they have learned, most through years of experience and
    trial and surprise ( as opposed to error!), without charging a fee(
    Gerry comes to mind in his effusive distribution of information- at
    no charge- on subjects from how to prepare an onglette graver to pave
    setting, etc.)..Semanticity has no bearing on the context, in
    general, of what one individual is sharing with another individual in
    hopes of a friendly exchange of information without ever considering
    that an individual may have to defend what they have shared here....
    format, semantics, and stylistics should not be an issue on
    Orchid..neither should mention of non-native speakers of english
    trying to get help or information here ever be approached...diversity
    exists, many languages exist, many opinions exist: if you haven't the
    intelligence to extract the essence of a non-native speaker's
    question, then the amicable exchange that is the point of the Orchid
    forum, is turned into a euro-centric elitist clique...of which how
    one expresses their questions is more important or weightier than the
    courage to just ask to the best of one's ability..R.E.Rourke 
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