What not to do!!

[richm]

A week or so ago I posted the three rings that I found in a soccer field:http://forum.treasurenet.com/index.php/topic,248582.msg1776407.html#msg1776407 well my son liked the one with the eagle so I decided to clean it up and give it to him. I went to my shop and put a buffing wheel on my bench grinder, I put a little metal polish on it, tried one spot and it looked great!! I put polish on the whole ring cranked the grinder to high, went to polish it and WHAM!!! the ring dissapeared!! If you can imagine a 2000 square foot shop with 20 foot ceilings filled with junk, metal and glass, I have no idea where it went. It will be lost longer than it was in the ground Rich

 

[TooManyHobbies]

LMAO, glad you didn't lose an eye.

 

[gemee]

Oh man!! I KNOW exactly what you are describing. I have a bench grinder that I have also converted to a jewelry polisher, and there have been times that the piece I was polishing was flung into another zip code, because I was not holding on to it well enough. I feel your pain!

 

[Detectingfreak]

At least its in the shop so you can go look for it

 

[curbdiggercarl57]

And I'm doubting that using your detector will be much help. I'm saddened as well. Try screaming occasionally when you enter the room, Helps me at times.

 

[DANGLANGLEY]

LOL, I hate to laugh but the way you worded that was so good. Also, that sounds so much like something that would happen to me. Best of luck to you finding it.

DANGLANGLEY

 

[pronghorn]

I've found things that I lost this way by searching the last place I heard a noise or in the last direction I saw it heading. But I know your pain, some things disappear that way never to be found ever. I bet someday you will be pleasantly surprised, and it will be when you are not even looking for it that you will find it.

 

[ringfinder]

Sorry to hear of your Ring loss!! Just a suggestion, the next ring you want to clean, you might try cleaning it with Connoisseurs Jewelry Wipes, I think they sell for around $4. They come in a handy red container and you can buy them at Wall-Mart. There are 25 in each container. I bet your wife will even like them. You can use one of them over and over again to polish gold rings, silver rings and all kinds of jewelry and coins.

HH, Ringfinder


P.S. Hope you find the ring that was lost and found and lost again.

 

[allen]

that really bites !!

 

[Monty]

If you find my lost baseball card of Honus Wagner while you are looking for it, please let me know! (You have to laugh to keep from crying)! M nty

 

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