These are "MY BURS" => 15 photos

  These are all of "MY BURS"!!

 My complete inventory exceeds 700 burs. Why so many? As a diamond setter, burs are my in having the correct size and shape at all times. If I were working on the weekend, I needed to have the exact size and shape with no time lost! 

 If one bur was failing me, I'd scrap it without any question. I always have a backup! The softer metal of "Carbide" burs didn't have the luxury of being able to be used many times! If it touches any high tensile strength gold, the teeth get damaged or even permanently ruined.  

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 This box of "High Speed Steel" burs is the best in the market. These are my favourite burs for undercutting claws that are prepared for centre stone setting.

  In this box are HSS burs of all available sizes. The cost is of no consequence when you are stone setting regularly. If one bur is missing, then the fault is with the setter. The setter must have the required range of burs. If that one bur is used 2-3 times a month, then the cost is easily recovered.

  I keep all of the 'burs of unusual shapes and sizes' also in another box. I never have to search for that one bur, but I've trained myself to keep them separate. I don't have to be searching for that one, but it could waste my precious time. 

 This particular box of unusual burs is a story in itself. The front row of burs are "77B, Cup Burs". I used these extra-large burs to shape Tube Settings, thus preventing me from 'hand shaping and filing' to make the tube setting round.

 The 'factory foreman' was amazed at the quality of the finished Tube Setting. He was 100% delighted. The other 5 setters in our department were trying to copy my technique, but failed!

 

  This tray of "156C - Undercutting" burs is also kept separate from any other shape of burs. At any one moment, I know where to look for that one bur.

  In this tray of "77B - Cup Burs" which are all made of Carbide steel are within easy reach. I keep many duplicate burs of any one size, why is that? If one bur is totally worn, I'll have another to work with, without shopping for that one bur.

 

 The most useful bur is the "Round bur"; it can be used in every possible setting project. I never question the costs of burs in my inventory. If I had to worry about costs, I'd just find another occupation. 

 Many of the burs look to be duplicates, which this the truth. Many are new, and most of them are verging on being just mediocre in the freshness for stone setting.

 This tray of ultra-small round burs is (again) kept separate even from the larger size. My eyes won't be racing looking for that single bur, in a moment I know where to look and there it is ... aka as "WOW, I found it!"

 I always keep a huge selection of 'speciality burs' still in their shipping mini tray. The reason is that these new burs have a little spot of oil on them, and this will prevent any rust from forming. "Rust is our arch enemy of our profession".

 At one time, I had dozens of these mini trays of burs. My high quality of workmanship was displayed by my high quality of tools.

 Many of these "77B, Cup Burs" are almost beyond the stage of being useful and into the 'refuse bin' they will go.

 All of these (soft steel) Carbide burs have a short life span, and once they are damaged ...Good-bye! 

  Where are my extra-large "156C" burs kept? They are 'separate'  from all others. I have 4 trays to hold my Carbide burs. These trays do not include my wooden boxes that contain all of my HSS burs. 

 Don't be envious of my bur inventory, these burs were found at various tool suppliers (in person). I examined them with planning and kept them in great condition. I never shared my tools with someone else as they could damage them.