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Pillar of the Community
New Zealand
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Wooden or bamboo toast tongs
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Rest in Peace
United States
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I use these  They were given to me about ten years ago by the gentleman who owned the mold shop that made the tool and produced these. I never did look to see if he made it to market. |
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United States
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Hey Ed,
I use Magill forceps (benefits of working in the medical community). They work great for me. You should be able to find a pair for under $10.
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Valued Member
Australia
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I think mine are from lighthouse but I barely use them.
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 Australia
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If dunking your fingers in acetone is something you wish to avoid (and, if I'm using the acetone to clean coins, I'm much more concerned about getting my icky, oily fingers in my nice clean acetone than I am about getting acetone all over my hands) I'd definitely prefer to use gloves of some kind and hold the coins in my gloved hands, rather than tongs. Not as secure as ungloved hands, but way more secure than tongs.
Nitrile gloves are the most durable under acetone. They're the ones usually coloured blue. They have the added advantage over latex gloves in being sulfur-free.
Don't say "infinitely" when you mean "very"; otherwise, you'll have no word left when you want to talk about something really infinite. - C. S. Lewis
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
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I prefer using the blue nitrile gloves... easy to handle the coins.. very few times do I drop the coin.. and I use the gloves so frequently now.. pretty much almost anytime I handle the coins.. prevents any oils getting on the coins and dirt getting on my hands.. win win!
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Pillar of the Community
 United States
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I appreciate all the input on the tongs and gloves. I think we have some blue nitrile gloves around. I was concerned about powder and stuff on the gloves. They might be powder free though.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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I don't use tongs, or gloves, never have, I probably should when using acetone to conserve, but I'm like tkbslc I use chopsticks (I eat with them a lot so it's second nature anyways).
Just clean washed hands and careful handling over a jewlers tray (a soft towel woks too) in case a coin is dropped).
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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I never thought of chop sticks. Good idea if your not a finger in the Acetone person. Myself, I just grab the coins with my fingers by the edges.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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I don't mind fingers in acetone, just paranoid about hands not being clean enough and getting crud in acetone & on coin.
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Pillar of the Community
New Zealand
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The ones I have are similar to this....cheap from the kitchenware shop  |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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That's pretty funny.
What's interesting, is that's how I have held my coins, by the sides. With plastic tongs though. I'm kinda new at this but recently saw some videos of coins being held with tongs/tweezers, and they were holding them by the edge, with one prong on top, and one on bottom. Looks much easier that way. I guess I was afraid of scratching the surface.
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United States
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I'm comfortable with fingers in acetone for the same reason the acetone works on the coin - crud is happier in suspension than it is on the coin or on my fingers. Just don't dig the coin up with your fingers and head for the acetone without washing your hands.  I soak in the smallest container possible - no larger than a jigger glass - and trade off far easier handling (a toothpick and my fingernails) for more frequent solution changes. |
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Bedrock of the Community
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