2.5 mm Cooksons setting

[Gemsetterchris]

What's excepted is the final result
If you have a diamond or sapphire, pushing the solid claw against the stone will indent the gold enough to make a kind of bearing.
You need to judge if you can get away with it, sometimes It's not a good idea & looks a mess or just won't work.
A short fat stubby claw probably might not be moveable without cutting a bearing & the only option is a stone that fits properly.

You can bend the "rules" abit once you've learnt them & sometimes It's required.
You can't always have everything ideal unfortunately but it is of course better..

I use various rubber wheels these days to tidy up most jobs..

[Edhelien]

Hi, it's me again
After a long time it is finally done.
Best advice was "Don't over complicate".


Thanks again.
And thanks a lot for the tip on a burr handle. I don't have anything like it and now I see it as must have I was thinking about using hand drill or something similar for burrs for quite a long time (every time when I was cursing high rpm of my hobby drill) but I wasn't sure if it works.

[susieq]

I think it looks beautiful Anna, well done. Loving the texture on the ring shank too.

Suse

[Edhelien]

Thanks Susie, I am still learning basics of working with faceted stones.
Texture is done with old hammer personalized with saw.

[Dennis]

I think the ring shank with its texture is beautiful Anna, but I am not a great fan of prongs.

Perhaps one day you will try a tapered rub over collet. You can buy them, or make your own. They have the additional benefit of not being so size sensitive. Regards, Dennis.

[Tabby66]

Very nice result Anna!!

[Nick martin]

That looks great Anna, and as you've just learnt, the uses for a dremel are fairly limited due to their high rpm.

Chris: interesting comments about prong setting stones and the indents made when pushed onto diamonds etc. Presuming that you always need to cut a 'v' groove when pushing against much softer stones right?

Nick

[Gemsetterchris]

You should always have a bearing cut, this was an instance of having a too small stone where the stone sat inside the claws rather than "inside" the claws.
I make cuts are more shaped like a "7" for bigger stones.