[Jewelry making - Article 00097] - Re: hand damage

[John Burgess]

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On 04-Apr-97, Waterphoto AT aol.com wrote abouthand damage:

W>     I was wondering what all of you people do about your hands going in and
W>     out of 'pickle', rinsing, and then working.  I don't mean literally your
W>     'hands', but the pieces of jewelry retain some pickle after rinsing, and
W>     transfer to your hands.  At least that is what I think is causing the
W>     damage.  They are always cracked and pitted, and consequentally rough. 

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    G'day Allen:   I use a home-made (of course) pair of plastic forceps for
    the pickle jar.  The forceps are made from a 3/4" strip of perspex
    (lucite?) or PVC about 12" long.  Mark the centre, and hold the centre in
    the steam of a kettle until the centre bit is flexible, bend it double,
    then hold it under the cold tap.  You can also use a torch, but it is easy
    to burn the plastic. I cut little grooves in the ends of the forceps with a
    junior hacksaw.  Alongside the pickle jar is another jar containing sodium
    bicarbonate solution (baking soda) and the pickled piece in the forceps
    goes straight into the bicarbonate, is swirled around, and washed in clean
    water, dried on a tissue and that's it.  The jars are made from 1/2 gallon
    bottles cut down to about 4"high , edges smoothed with emery paper, and
    covered with a plastic lid (home made of course).  If anyone wants easy
    ways of cutting bottles just ask. If your hands get rough and nasty anyway,
    simply use a hand cream such as Vaseline Intensive Care two or three times
    a day, and  just before going to bed. Cheers,

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