Unusual job on the bench today
Discussion
AyBee said:
ecain63 said:
A bit of cleaning later and it came up lovely. I'll do the repair tomorrow:
That is a staggering difference. Will the customer recognise it when they come to collect it? 
Buster73 said:
I bought an ultrasonic cleaner effort from Aldi for not a lot of money , use it about every month to keep the dragons collection of jewellery clean.
Like personal hygiene there is no excuse for uncleanliness.
Don't clean anything with stones in the Ultrasonic at home. If they are at all loose in the settings they will wear away the surrounding metal and become more loose and fall out ion time. I see it regularly. Best fluid solution to put in the US is simple washing up liquid. Nothing more abrasive than that. Like personal hygiene there is no excuse for uncleanliness.
RevsPerMinute said:
I can't believe someone would:
A: Continue to wear something that foul and dirty- it must have stunk.
B: Think it OK to hand it in for repair without been even a little embarrassed!
The same people that believe Jeremy Kyle is an actual window into the world outside. I have ways of making sure I skim the wheat from the chaff when it comes to accepting jobs over the counter. Pricing them out of the shop is the best way to avoid disease. A: Continue to wear something that foul and dirty- it must have stunk.
B: Think it OK to hand it in for repair without been even a little embarrassed!
ecain63 said:
Don't clean anything with stones in the Ultrasonic at home. If they are at all loose in the settings they will wear away the surrounding metal and become more loose and fall out ion time. I see it regularly. Best fluid solution to put in the US is simple washing up liquid. Nothing more abrasive than that.
I wouldn't agree with this advice. Ultrasonic cleaners are very effective - yes, if the stones are loose they can fall out. But the issue is that they are loose, not that they are being cleaned. To suggest that the ultrasonic wears away the metal isn't correct in my opinion.
EddieSteadyGo said:
ecain63 said:
Don't clean anything with stones in the Ultrasonic at home. If they are at all loose in the settings they will wear away the surrounding metal and become more loose and fall out in time. I see it regularly. Best fluid solution to put in the US is simple washing up liquid. Nothing more abrasive than that.
I wouldn't agree with this advice. Ultrasonic cleaners are very effective - yes, if the stones are loose they can fall out. But the issue is that they are loose, not that they are being cleaned. To suggest that the ultrasonic wears away the metal isn't correct in my opinion.
The US does not wear away the material. That would be stupid. The incredibly hard stones rattling around in the soft metal wears it away. I've known customers leave jewellery in the US for hours and then wonder why it's fallen apart in the machine. It's not really designed for that sort of thing. Home cleaning is fine but the average Joe won't read the instructions and is only keen on saving money on having it cleaned by a jeweller. We can argue the toss, but I use them every day and clean probably 500 items a week in them.
ecain63 said:
EddieSteadyGo said:
ecain63 said:
Don't clean anything with stones in the Ultrasonic at home. If they are at all loose in the settings they will wear away the surrounding metal and become more loose and fall out in time. I see it regularly. Best fluid solution to put in the US is simple washing up liquid. Nothing more abrasive than that.
I wouldn't agree with this advice. Ultrasonic cleaners are very effective - yes, if the stones are loose they can fall out. But the issue is that they are loose, not that they are being cleaned. To suggest that the ultrasonic wears away the metal isn't correct in my opinion.
The US does not wear away the material. That would be stupid. The incredibly hard stones rattling around in the soft metal wears it away. I've known customers leave jewellery in the US for hours and then wonder why it's fallen apart in the machine. It's not really designed for that sort of thing. Home cleaning is fine but the average Joe won't read the instructions and is only keen on saving money on having it cleaned by a jeweller. We can argue the toss, but I use them every day and clean probably 500 items a week in them.
EddieSteadyGo said:
ecain63 said:
We're not here to argue Eddie. I think you misread my original post and my explanation simply repeated it in a different manner.
Anyway, back to the topic.
I didn't misread it - just didn't agree with it.Anyway, back to the topic.
Sorry if I was getting in the way of your adverts
EddieSteadyGo said:
ecain63 said:
We're not here to argue Eddie. I think you misread my original post and my explanation simply repeated it in a different manner.
Anyway, back to the topic.
I didn't misread it - just didn't agree with it.Anyway, back to the topic.
Sorry if I was getting in the way of your adverts
Silent1 said:
EddieSteadyGo said:
ecain63 said:
We're not here to argue Eddie. I think you misread my original post and my explanation simply repeated it in a different manner.
Anyway, back to the topic.
I didn't misread it - just didn't agree with it.Anyway, back to the topic.
Sorry if I was getting in the way of your adverts
This happens to be my profession as well, hence why I feel able to comment.
EddieSteadyGo said:
ecain63 said:
We're not here to argue Eddie. I think you misread my original post and my explanation simply repeated it in a different manner.
Anyway, back to the topic.
I didn't misread it - just didn't agree with it.Anyway, back to the topic.
Sorry if I was getting in the way of your adverts
You do what you do and I do what I do. I understand your opinion regarding ultrasonics but I still think you have misread my original comment. But that's not important in the scheme of things. I'll continue back on the bench as normal.
Your advert comment has however highlighted that you and I will never share a hot shower, which is unfortunate.
Apologies if anyone misread my ultrasonic comment. They are great for cleaning jewellery, but use with care
ecain63 said:
Your advert comment has however highlighted that you and I will never share a hot shower, which is unfortunate.
Think you are being a bit over sensitive... let's be honest, the thread is a bit of advert but, as you say, people enjoy it so that's fine as far as I am concerned.My original comment was just to offer a different opinion on the ultrasonic cleaners, that's all.
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