[Jewelry making - Article 00755] - Re: [Orchid] Otto Frei's Economy Rolling Mill

[Helen Hill]

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>     It would take too long to get into the mechanics of rolling, so it
>     would surface to say that for a metal to come out flat after the
>     rolling, the rolls must be of large diameter, the frame must be
>     massive, the force transfer must be smooth, and etc. These are
>     expensive requirements, no matter where it is made. 

    Well I'm sorry but I disagree. Every month I have a limited amount of
    money (very limited) with which to buy silver. I always buy the
    largest area of my favourite thickness of sheet and usually buy some
    square and round wire too. I was buying 2mm and 3mm square wire but
    now I've got my mill, I only buy the 3mm wire. Many, many times over
    the last month I have wanted either 2mm square wire or something
    approximating 4x1.5mm rectangular wire and it's just taken me minutes
    to anneal and roll my 3x3mm square wire to the exact size I wanted,
    at a time in the month where I was not in a position to order that
    wire from the refiners, nor had the time to wait for delivery had I
    had the money to do so. All this, despite my mill being "cheap" and
    having small diameter rollers! Go figure. I'm actually making good
    use out of my mill now as my confidence grows and just because I
    can't afford a humongous powered mill does not mean that I don't
    have a need for my mill. 

Helen
UK
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