Hi everyone!
This has been an ongoing issue for me and a leading cause of frustration in my little studio so I thought I should finally ask and see what other people suggest. I love tube setting and often set faceted stones with no problems at all. However, cabochons are slightly more pesky as they like to spin/overturn in the setting once the seat has been cut making it rather difficult to set them. I usually cut the seat with a ball burr then finish with a setting bur but the cabs hardly ever co-operate. I have resorted to cutting a level seat with whatever burr/sharp tool I can get my hands on (I don't have any gravers, I know, I'm terrible) but I'd love to hear if anyone else has any methods for tube setting cabs. I'm off to the jewellery quarter in the morning to visit cousins, cookies, sutton tools, the usual and I was thinking about getting some plain cylinder burrs to try out as I'm sure if I start cutting a seat with a ball burr then finish with the cylinder burr, I might just get a nice level seat.
Any suggestions will be greatly appreciated
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