My father-in-law died due to that nasty virus, and the way he went
was not the nicest way to go. Enough said about that.
HIV is a blood to blood virus, but it’s a weak virus. Meaning the
blood needs to be fresh.
To get the HIV virus from jewellers tools your would basically need
to cut an infected person and immediately cut yourself with the
infected tools.
There’s a greater chance of getting tetanus from jewellers tools,
and that would be pretty low.
The reason you should clean pre-loved tools is to avoid possible
infections, not to safeguard against HIV.
Regards Charles A.