[Jewelry making - Article 00382] - Re: [Orchid] Otto Frei's Economy Rolling Mill

[Helen Hill]

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Hi James,

>     Which Rockwell scale A, B, C or one of the others ? The typical
>     scale for rating hard steels is the Rockwell C scale. Steel does
>     not reach a hardness of 80-82 RC It tops out in the 60s for high
>     hardness tool steels. So either this was a misprint or
>     misrepresentation. 

    Yes Leonid has just said the same. I was not personally familiar
    with tool hardness scales so asked whether or not it was a good buy
    and told that if the rollers were indeed what they purported to be,
    then yes it was a good buy. It is perhaps a misrepresentation as you
    say, quoting something that sounds good to the uninitiated in order
    to make a sale. It's working on sterling silver just as it should and
    is good for a beginner on a budget, particularly at the price offered
    by Otto Frei. NOTICE that Otto Frei will be offering a 12 month
    warranty with the mill. Mine came from a UK ebay store and I paid
    double for the same machine but with no warranty. Perhaps a good idea
    for someone wondering about purchasing it, would be to ask Otto Frei
    for the technical specs of the machine with regard to steel hardness
    and they can then make a decision based on that information. 

    I posted because I have the same machine, even though my experience
    with it is limited. I was hoping that for the information of others
    considering this machine, someone else might also own the same model
    and be able to offer some insight as to its usefulness/worth. For
    me, so far, having this mill in my possession and being able to use
    it successfully, is obviously better than having no mill at all and
    it may well give years of use. We'll see. 

Helen
UK
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