[Jewelry making - Article 00100] - Re: [Orchid] Holding metal while finishing

[Amy Roper Lyons]

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>     I want to STRONGLY second James Binnion's advice - DO NOT WEAR
>     GLOVES around polishing wheels or anything else that spins
>     rapidly, nor finger cots, nor anything else on your fingers. 

    Just a suggestion---I was taught to polish holding the work with a
    small square of soft, flexible leather. This protected our fingers
    while not wrapped around them, thus if the leather caught, it would
    smply be pulled from our grasp, instead of injuring us. 

    That said, I'm really no expert, because I hate the look of polished
    metal. Over my twenty years as a professional in this field have kept
    my time at the polishing lathe to a minimum. 

Amy

Amy Roper Lyons
www.amyroperlyons.com
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