[Jewelry making - Article 00162] - Re: [Orchid] Drilling holes in pearls

[Neilthejeweler]

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>     How do you hold your pearls so your fingers don't go numb? 

    Try one of these... http://tinyurl.com/ynvaqe 

    just in case the link doesn't work its item #113-475 page 117 in the
    2007 Rio tools catalog. The advantage to this gizmo is you can drill
    perfectly aligned from both sides. If you need to you could even
    drill a secondary hole perpendicular to the main hole. Its also great
    for drilling out a broken peg, just sight the peg thru the hole in
    the jig meant for the drill. But first grind a smoother surface on
    the edge of the broken peg. If you need a blind hole of an exact
    depth you can do that too. 

    Use drills with 3/32" shanks. I found that you need to lubricate the
    shaft of the drill in addition to the tip.
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