Hello Jane I do individually cast jewelry for stores and medium
volume for some designers. 95% of what i do is polished to a
perfect finish.what i have done is made a series of different
jigs and chucks for polishing. when polishing the inside of a
ring, i use a wooden jewelers chuck that i have modified to hold
the ring from the outside. i also have made jigs that work to
hold the ring from the inside so that the item can be polished on
the outside. another interesting way to make polishing jigs is to
use what is called plumbers putty, (a form of epoxy mud which
dries very quickly and very hard). i use this for flatter type of
items that are difficult to hold. follow the instructions on the
tube as far as kneading the mud until it is ready to shape into
a holder. make sure you spray the item you are going to press
into the " clay" epoxy with a silicone release agent. remove the
pice just before the material gets really hard . this stuff is
hard in about 15 minutes nad is usable within 1/2 hour. if you
have any questions, please contact me . Daniel Grandi
http://www.racecarjewelry.com sales@racecarjewelry.com tel. / fax.
401-461-7803
Ditto on the Eucerin! I used to work in a newborn nursery and
had to wash my hands in between each and every baby I handled.
My hands would get so dry they would bleed. The Eucerin really
seemed to make a difference for me.
susan
Hi Karen,
The liquid bandaid is called “New Skin”. That is tha brand
name. My local pharmacy carries it. I am only a short distance
from you in LaGrange. The pharmacy is on 55th Street and Willow
Springs Road.
Karen, are you going to have that Christmas “show” or whatever
it is to benefit charity? I wanted to participate last year but
was so sick that I went into the hospital. I’m rarin’ to go this
year. Let me know by private email. Thanks.
Regards,
Skip
Yes, bag balm is good. RYR, you are just using too much. I use
it for any number of problems from chapped hands, lips and even
small scratches or cuts as an antiseptic. It is a
petrolatum/quinine based antiseptic. If you use don’t use too
much a simple wipe with a clean cloth will remove any residue.
Larry (Vasco Da Gama) Silva
Clean hands in the jewelry industry are a very important and
some what of an irritating problem. I have found that Fast
Orange seems to work well and after scrubbing you should use a
healthily application of utter balm. This makes the hands clean
and soft for the spouse. Not that I get much of a chance to see
my wife during the Holiday season, but my hands are in great
shape if the situation should arise.
Regards,
Roger
Ryr- don’t give up so easily on Bag Balm. The lanolin makes is a
little stiffer/harder to get off than just vaseline. Try this:
rub a generous glop of it into your hands at the end of the day
(when you’re done with all your hand washing). Rub it in as much
as you can, then either 1) run your hands under as hot a water as
you can stand, continue to rub, run under hot water, rub, etc.;
or 2) do the same heat process with your hands in front of a
strong heater, getting your hands as hot as is comfortable. The
heat softens the lanolin and makes it absorb into the skin. Then
while the excess is still warm, wipe it off with a tissue. Most
of it will come off, leaving a slight film of balm for awhile,
but it will be completely gone in an hour or so. If you do this
at the end of the day, by morning it will be all absorbed. Your
hands will be noticeably softer, and the antiseptic in the Balm
does help heal cracks and “winter hands”. Try this heat method:
it really works!
Ren=E9