[Jewelry making - Article 00098] - Re: [Orchid] Holding metal while finishing

[LEESSILVER]

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    POLISHING ITEMS THAT GET HOT 

    The original post stated they used their Foredom to polish items
    with. I do not see why wearing tight leather gloves while using a
    Foredom would be a problem. 

    The item being polished will determine the best way to hold the item
    while polishing. 

    I use various vice clamp pliers with rubber bonded on the gripping
    surfaces to hold large item such as buckles when polishing. The
    clamping pressure can be adjusted so as not to damage the item. 

    I have made several square sticks for holding rings when polishing.
    I have tapered one end of the stick so that rings can be forced on to
    the taper. This allows the outside of the ring to be polished. I have
    slotted a tapered end of another stick. I can push part of the shank
    into the slot and hold the ring that way. 

    Some times I will dunk the hot item in water as it get too hot to
    handle. 

    One solution is to polish many things at a time. When one item gets
    hot move on to the next item. 

    I have worn very tight leather gloves for thirty years when I polish
    jewelry on my big machine. I do not see how leather gloves that are
    as tight as skin can catch in the polishing wheel any more than the
    skin of a finger can be caught in the polishing wheel. I see how
    loose fitting gloves might catch in the wheel but not very tight
    leather gloves. But to each their own. 

Lee Epperson
http://leessilver-lee.blogspot.com
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