[Jewelry making - Article 00159] - Re: [Orchid] Tutorial: Polishing Metals

[Barrie Wakeford]

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Helen

>     I'd say polishing is my least favourite part of the whole process
>     because of the mess. So these dedicated polishing motors with
>     exhausts - do they eliminate all the mess or do you still end up
>     with some of it in your face? Certainly something to look into. 

    Unfortunatly the complete unit only removes about 75% of the dust.
    Unless you go for the full monty of extraction. I use a machine with
    a single spindle with extraction and a dust mask & safety glasses
    these days. I have added a seperate extraction fan and pipework to
    the outside wall of my workshop as well. And I still get dust. 

    When I first started, polishing was the introduction to the trade.
    You had to know how to finish a piece before ever starting to make
    something. we never had any extraction and I would happily polish a
    couple of hundred rings a day. 

    As you are in the UK look at HS Walsh or Sutton Tools both very good
    conpanies who have traded for years (I've been using Walsh for all
    my 30 years in the trade) Usual disclaimer here.. 

    However if you get the chance try to visit the Spring Fair. Both
    companies exhibit and you can check out hundreds of manufacturing
    Jewellers to see whats happening this year. 

    If you want a link to the machine I have email me off list, 

Barrie
www.jewellerybybarrie.co.uk
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