[Jewelry making - Article 00936] - Re: [Orchid] Experience with LaVaque Tweezers

[Neilthejeweler]

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    Interesting concept but I think the hose clamp makes it look
    jerryrigged and unprofessional. I might try em anyway sometime. 

    It may be beneficial to some folks. I've done so many heads I've
    learned to compensate for lack of visual access. I might liken it to
    setting burs... in the beginning I would agonize over getting a level
    seat, scrutinize and readjust, spend far too long doing it and
    despite great effort the stone would be crooked as often as not.
    These days I just do it without too much consideration, it becomes
    'feel'. Same with the tweezers. Tip though... cut a small notch at 
the
    inside apex of the curved jaw, install your parts at 90 to what the
    tool was designed for. Now you can see from both shoulder aspects
    plus one full side. Also, if you put accurate flats on your mating
    surfaces, the parts are more naturally aligned, as viewed from face
    up, so a twisted orientation is eliminated. That is probably a
    totally unclear description, sorry. Would take 10 seconds to show you
    in person. 

    What would be a great improvement in H&S tweezers is to do away with
    the slide spring thingy...inconsistent pressure adjustment and the
    findings are prone to slippage when the metal heats up and changes
    surface friction. Maybe even just a stop screw would do the trick.
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