[Jewelry making - Article 00772] - Re: [Orchid] Milling your own or buying stock

[leonid surpin]

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>     Why put yourself through this when you can pick up the phone and
>     get a perfectly flat piece of sheet exactly the right thickness
>     with a mirror finish by 9:00 o'clock next morning and pay $20 over
>     spot for it. 

    The point that is missing from this discussion is that we mill the
    stock not because we want to save money, but because we must.
    Goldsmiths who still practice hand-fabrication know exactly what I
    mean. In hand-fabrication it makes a big difference whether 1mm. or
    0.87mm is used. I can order 1mm, but I cannot order 0.87mm. That is
    why rolling mill is a must in any shop practicing traditional
    techniques. 

Leonid Surpin.
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