Originally Posted by
Dennis
I was given this boulder opal to turn into a pendant and decided to mount it in just a decorative frame, with a swivelling bail, so that either side could be on view.
Having followed Faiths tale of her double sided earrings, I got out the Polymorph to support it for setting, but rather than boil a kettle I softened it in a mug of water in the microwave, and when embedded, cooled it rapidly in our freezer. This saved time, but releasing it, turning it over and repeating the process several times involved far too many trips to the kitchen. I was right fed up. What would you have done?
Long bezels take a lot of pushing over, so I also experimented with using a Dremel engraver as a hammer tool, as suggested by a member some months back. It sort of worked but not as well as sheer elbow grease. Dennis.
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