[Jewelry making - Article 00456] - Re: [Orchid] Polishing around tube settings

[John Donivan]

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>     to damage them accidentally when polishing nearby. I have started
>     protecting them some with adhesive tape while polishing close to
>     them. Anyone else have any good suggestions? 

    Sue - you don't really say WHAT damage is being done, but I would
    assume you mean the edges of the settings as that would be the most
    common. To say be more careful is true but not very useful. Maybe a
    softer wheel or a different grit, too - those 3m wheels can be like
    sawblades. Two things that are useful, hopefully: One is to leave the
    tubing longer, polish it, and then file down the top after so it's
    squared off. The other is that I don't even polish bezels like that
    until after setting them. Clean, yes, polish, no. I'm going to make a
    mess anyway in setting, so why polish twice? That's not lazy, it
    addresses the problem you ask about. Once the stone is in you still
    need to be careful of the setting polishing, but you no longer have
    that "snag the edge" thing happening. 

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