[Jewelry making - Article 00141] - Re: hand damage

[Manmountain Dense]

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> >  I was wondering what all of you people do about your hands going in and
> >    out of 'pickle', rinsing, and then working.

    	Here's an aside. This story may horrify a lot of people. I don't
    recommend this. I did it. It seemed to help out way back when. Myself and a
    whole lot of other jewelers were taught it.

    	When I started out in this business, we used sulphuric acid. We used a
    rince composed of water and baking soda. We were also taught that when we
    got a nick with saw blade or graver, it is a good idea to "cauterize" the
    wound with sulphuric acid. Then to neutralize the acid with the baking
    soda. I can't tell you how many of us and how often we engaged in this
    practice. My experience back then was that inside of forty eight hours I
    recovered full use of the wound area. What I mean is that all tenderness
    was gone, yet there was no numbness and I would no longer be leaking blood
    all over the place. A few times I did this with a pretty deep cut.

    	Once again, I don't recommend this practice. It's just what we did.
     We also did a lot more drinking back then, and I don't recommend that 
     either.
    	Today, I use Sparex or a comparable solution with a water rinse.
     When rinse    becomes saturated I can just pour it back into the pickle 
     and replenish    with water.

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Bruce D. Holmgrain
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