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    Question :'( What am I doing wrong?

    Anyone know what I did wrong here or got any good tips on bezel setting?

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    (And yes I realise its not just the setting that's a mess. I just couldn't be bothered to polish until after I seen if I could set the garnet)

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    Crikey! I think you might be using the wrong size chisel to set that.

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    Quote Originally Posted by geti-titanium View Post
    Crikey! I think you might be using the wrong size chisel to set that.
    pms!

    Seriously, have you tried working around it with a burnisher?

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    Quote Originally Posted by caroleallen View Post
    pms!

    Seriously, have you tried working around it with a burnisher?
    I think it might be too late for a burnisher Carole!

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    It's not great Gemma. However, you haven't set yourself an easy task if it's your first go at bezel setting.

    Start with a slightly larger cab - and make it a smooth domed rather than faceted one as well. I think your measurements may have been off both on the size (it looks like the bezel may have been a bit too large), and on the depth - you need only a very small amount to rub over successfully - generally about a third of the total height of the cab is fine. I don't know what you've used as a pusher, but it looks like it might have been rather too small as well.

    I can't see what's going on at the base though - have you tried to set the bezel into something else, or is it soldered flat onto a backing sheet? Lastly, it looks like there's a split at about 4 o'clock. Your bezel strip really does need to be perfect in both size and height before you start rubbing it over. And tight enough for the cab to 'snap' into it.

    What tutorial did you use?

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    it looks like there's a split at about 4 o'clock.
    It looks like there might have been a spliff at 4 o'clock to me :-)

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