I think the Thermo plastic is just used to hold the tube shape when setting the stone it would be removed when soldering
I think the Thermo plastic is just used to hold the tube shape when setting the stone it would be removed when soldering
Hey Patstone, it's some years since I brought a batch of thermo plastic and I know new products are out all the time but mine is rock solid until you place it in hot water ~70oc whereby it turns into a soft putty; it replaces the old setting cement/shellac concept.
There's a clever marquis setting in the Sonia Cheadle book which is done by doming a disc of metal and cutting it in half. The two halves are then soldered together by the rim edges. A ball burr is used to create the bearer and once it fits the stone, the metal can be rubbed over. Looks simple, though I haven't tried it.
I have this book in my Amazon wish list Carole - is it worth getting?
sorry - started hijacking threads already - didn't take long did it
Di x
I have to say I found it a bit of a pig - mostly in getting the edges aligned accurately; the actual setting work was easy. I'll have another go at some point, that was just a first pass. I ended up cementing the halves onto sticks to make it possible to hold them too.
The Cheadle book is pretty good; I rate both Anastasia Young's book & Cogswell's over it personally (but no idea which I'd place 1st!).
I have the Cogswell, which I rate very highly so I'd never considered buying another. This Cheadle one sounds like it might have some interesting alternatives though. Hmm...
Di x
I've got the Cogswell too but I also like the Cheadle because of the easy step by step diagrams.
Correct my friend . I have not decided how it should be set. Personally originally I thought it should be flush, but I could not work out how to do it. Curved services don't lend them selves to flush settings. Thus I opened it up to the group, with out input , and thanks to you guys I have had some very valuable input. I know my stones , but I am here to learn fabrication. Thanks.
Thanks for the courtesy. I do apologize but I am completely word blind. If I am to tell the truth, I failed, English o level 12 times, so I decided to solve the problem by marrying an english teacher! That said I never let it hold me back. I just thank you for you patience.
There was one occasion that I requested my operation team to cycle the passwords of the servers, the request came back: denied. The security team did not believe i could send a correctly spelt email!
J
PS my 15 year old spell checked this
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Cornelius, there is nothing wrong with Julian. He has quite clearly shown a pointy stone set onto the side of a tube for a pendant. The nearest I have come to doing this, is to split a tube (top left of my picture) And insert my mount into the cavity, albeit for a round cab.
I don't want to be horrid, but I think you are just cross you weren't offered a toffee. Dennis.
I've had site of both these books and would rate the Cogswell over the Cheadle, think i just understood more easily the way things were described,however,I really do like the Anastasia Young settings book. I'd highly recommend it!!
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