[Jewelry making - Article 00577] - Re: [Orchid] Otto Frei's Economy Rolling Mill

[John Donivan]

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>     The laser required it's own room, cost about $25,000 and procedures
>     took about 10 minutes. BUT IT WAS HIGH TECH, IT WAS GLITZY AND IT
>     WAS MARKETABLE! 

    Yes, Dr. Mac, it's so easy to spend other people's money, isn't it?
    It seems to me that some had a knee-jerk reaction to (poor) Helen's
    pride in having a nice little rolling mill for cheap. The knee jerk
    being that good=best=more money. The best chain nose pliers for me
    are $45 Lindstroms - I'm on my 4th pair. The best pliers for Helen
    are more like $10 and hopefully less. She (or one like her) doesn't
    know how to get $45 worth out of a pair of pliers. The best rolling
    mill for anyone is a $25,000 motorized wiz-bang unit, but few have
    the money, the shop real estate or a real need for it. I've made
    mega$ worth of stuff on my regular Cavallan and it just keeps on
    rolling. Junk is junk obviously, but best is not the most expensive,
    it's the right tools for the job and the circumstances. Beginners
    throw money at it, experience says "This is just right for what I
    need it to do." 

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