[Jewelry making - Article 00158] - Re: [Orchid] Holding metal while finishing

[James Binnion]

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>     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. 

    I once wore skin tight nitrile gloves to avoid getting my hands
    dirty. One day the item I was polishing slipped and caught the glove
    and took my fingers on a trip around the end of the spindle before
    the gloves tore off. It was over before I could even react. No
    permanent damage but it scared the  AT #$* out of me and convinced me
    that no glove is safe around rotating machinery. Lee, I have great
    respect for you, your experience and your work but gloves and
    rotating spindles are just not safe and if you have an accident with
    leather gloves on it will destroy your hands. 

Jim

James Binnion
jbin AT mokume-gane.com
James Binnion Metal Arts
http://www.mokume-gane.com
360-756-6550
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