[Jewelry making - Article 00335] - Re: [Orchid] Tutorial: Polishing Metals

[Kevin P. Kelly]

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    Safety has been little mentioned in this thread. You can do yourself
    serious injury in the polishing process if you're not careful. 

    There is nothing comparable to a polishing lathe. say a Baldor.
    Anything else is an inferior substitute. Foredom makes good
    equipment, but that little polishing motor is a toy. If you can't
    afford the necessary tools disregard all this. If you intend to do
    this work professionally this may be helpful. 

    The lathe whispers when running, not a lot of noise. Since it makes
    little noise one may not take it seriously; but it can do serious
    harm to the inattentive. 

    Say you're using a 6" buff, the buff rotates toward you. If you look
    at the buff from the end of the spindle look at it as though it's a
    clock face. I'm talking analog here. The safe area is between 8:30
    and 6:00 o'clock. If you go higher above the center line of rotation
    you can get into trouble. Once you're comfortable with the machine
    you can break the rules; of course at a certain risk. 

    If you lucky you'll get bitten by the machine without serious injury.
    That way you'll feel how much power there is in this machine and
    treat it with respect. 

    The dust collection system is another story. 

    In making jewelry there's possibility for serious injury. Polishing
    maybe the most dangerous area. 

    Your experience may vary. 

KPK
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