February 27, 2013
| Video
In this video from the NAILS Troubleshooter series, Young Nails educator Tracey Reierson shows how to remove gel-polish using a safety bit, a bit designed with a smooth bald top to prevent nail techs from cutting their clients during the removal or refinement of enhancements.
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November 20, 2012
| Encyclopedia
Painful grooves in the nail from improper drill use or over-filing by hand.
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November 19, 2012
| Encyclopedia
It’s been 20 years since Kupa Inc. introduced its popular and successful UP-200 electric file, but the company actually opened its door six years earlier.
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November 19, 2012
| Encyclopedia
Another term for electric file; most nail professionals (and clients) prefer the term “electric file” as that is more succinctly how the tool should be used.
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November 19, 2012
| Encyclopedia
An abrasive tool that consists of a steel shank with a diamond (a stone form of carbon) abrasive as the grinding material on the head; used with an electric file to shape and prep artificial enhancements. Diamond bits are excellent for filing enhancements, but they have a tendency to heat up if kept over one part of the nail for too long.
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November 19, 2012
| Encyclopedia
A very hard metal made of carbon and one or more heavy metals; usually used in the manufacture of drill bits.
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November 19, 2012
| Encyclopedia
The attached abrasive piece of an electric file used directly on the nail.
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November 19, 2012
| Encyclopedia
A non-profit organization of professional electric file manufacturers who are dedicated to ensuring that quality education is available for users and potential users of electric files; the organization also advises state boards on curriculum related to safe electric file use and has developed non-product-specific training.
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June 11, 2012
| Product
This patent-pending bald-on-top rounded bit may improve e-file safety.
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May 23, 2012
| Article
Whether you’re a left-handed tech yourself, have one as a coworker, or simply want to see nails from a different perspective, you can benefit from learning about how south paw nail techs adapt their set-ups to stay in their right minds and in the right career path for them.
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April 5, 2012
| Video
Kupa's Robert Arthur shows you how to easily remove a broken bit from your UG-12 handpiece.
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November 22, 2011
| Product
Kupa’s Safety Bit has a tapered barrel with a rounded tip for safety at the cuticle area.
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October 19, 2011
| Video
A demonstration of an acrylic backfill using a variety of Kupa bits.
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May 19, 2011
| Article
Ronia Hutchinson of Salon Oasis in Boca Raton, Fla., explains how she does these clean-cut backfill lines, using a little otherworldly help from a “UFO” bit.
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May 11, 2011
| Video
This video shows you how to contour and shape an enhancement.
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