[Jewelry making - Article 00549] - Re: [Orchid] Best sink for small jewelry studio

[R . E . Rourke]

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    I use a heavy duty metal washout basin for chemicals, they are
    collected into separately marked enamel lined cans and then either
    reused if possible (no contamination) or disposed of in a smaller
    appropriate container, I have a laundry type sink ( plastic and
    cheap at home stores) for emergencies and hand washing,and the depth
    is handy for a number of reasons, and it can be plumbed right into
    the whole house system, and grey water redirected to the garden or
    washing machine or wherever you want it to go to recycle the
    overflow,and also connected to the plumbing I have a zinc three
    compartment sink- It's a very New Orleans thing to have these zinc
    sinks. they are plumbed with copper pipes and one of the compartments
    is strictly used for / devoted to precious metal washing and
    processes.itties in to the rest of the plumbing but utilises white
    PVC pipe and has an attached snap in collector for small particles
    and stones that get away or are usually lost in most small shops.the
    sludge that it produces gets dried and sent to the refinery at the
    end of the year for reclamation- you would be amazed at how much cash
    comes back from having a two or three compartment sink and setting it
    up to collect metals, and attaching a snap-in type fixture to trap
    stones, jewelry and other tings that would normally be lost if it
    were not installed. so think about your needs, what you dispose of,
    what chemicals you use and how you deal with them and always have a
    sink for emergency use only- you can have hardware installed that
    requires you just step on a foot pedal to turn it on if your hands
    are not free, or, one that is is activated by motion or a number of
    other easy methods that cost a bit more but make for a far safer
    environment in a small shop in which only one person is around most
    of the time. 

rer.
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