Pumice wheels - REVIEW - 11 photos

 Pumice wheels come in only two shapes, a Flat and a Tapered edge. The next piece of basic information is the 'grit'. I use only two grit strengths, #180 and the powerful #1,000 grit. Both of these grits will shown in this essay.

The tapered edge gets inside the deepest grooves on any ring or pendant, so why would you use a file or an emery wheel? 

 When do these pumice wheels do the work for you? Simple answer, all of the time.

 In using a Triangular file, or an Emery disk, striations will remain on the metal. Then 'we' must clean up the marks wherever those tools are touched. This is a bad idea to use them!

 I used a "Flat-faced" pumice wheel in finishing the Bezel top. Please don't use a file or any strong emery disk.

 

 The other option for finishing the Princess-Setting claws is to GENTLY touch the sides of the claws, as shown in this photo. This simple process will greatly improve the appearance of the claw facets.

There are so many areas in any ring that need to be improved upon. Just stay away from using any metal file, no matter the grit you might have on hand. Get used to using the Pumice wheels!!!

 Always keep the pointed edge as sharp as possible when using your Tapered Pumice wheels. These particular wheels do two things at once.

 They cut into the metal and as well as cleaning the surface.

 After hammering the metal after 'Gypsy Setting', there will be many indentations remaining on the surface. Here is the solution to this problem I'd personally use the #180 grit Pumice (Flat Surface) wheel and the following should be the #1,000 grit soft PINK wheel. 

  

 Suppose that you need to clean the inside of your ring, what will your solution be? Use any of your well-used wheels and let the 'rounded edge' facilitate your cleaning needs.

 Just how do you refurbish the shapes of your pumice wheels? The answer is so simple that it bears repeating in this essay.

 I will use the 'separating disk' followed by the 'Emery wheel'. If your wheels are getting badly worn, just bring their uses 'back to life' again by reshaping their original angles.

 The most interesting Pumice wheel is the #1,000 grit, it polishes and also avoids any cloth wheel polishing. The cloth wheel ruins those delicate shapes that you want to save.

  My Pumice wheel #180 grit is my 'work-horse', it goes into areas that many files just can't get into.

 So now you have my many reasons for having these remarkable tools in my gemsetting bench.