[Jewelry making - Article 01430] - Re: [Orchid] Strange Customer Requests

[Alastair]

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    I met some very colourful characters during my years in a weekend
    market stall. Some strange requests: 

    Solder a heavy silver neck chain permanently on the neck; I soldered
    the link there and then with no injury to the customer, and with full
    disclaimer if it needed to be got off in a hurry. 

    Make a silver bracelet out of 4mm wire and exactly 2" diameter for
    her infant daughter (yeah right), and the bcith never paid. 

    Make a lead helmet to block out eletromagnetic radiation. (Referred
    him to the radiation department at the local hospital). 

    And a memorable incident - A woman asked me to make an open bracelet
    smaller. It was extremely heavy and solid and I could only bend it in
    the jaws of the vice. Having done so, she squeezed it on to her wrist
    and seemed very pleased, but then she could not remove it. Tried soap
    and creme to no avail and she became increasingly agitated to the
    point of panic. She was not acting, she nearly ripped her hand off
    and her whole body language was quite alarming and infectious, if the
    bracelet did not come off soon then the next stop would be the
    emergency department or an ambulance. I managed to remove it by
    inviting her into the stall, positioning her arm so that one end of
    the bracelet could be gripped in the vice, and levering the other end
    with a bar. Tragedy averted, palpable relief, and no charge because
    the bracelet was back to the origional size. She went off to sit down
    and recover, and I needed a spell to recover also. 

Aaah those were the days....glad to be rid of them!
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