Inside Bangle holder??

[camalidesign]

Hi all,

I make a bangle that has a number of set stones around it in little collets, but my problem is how to hold the bangle while cutting seats and setting the stones! Is there such a thing as an "inside bangle holder" just like there is for rings? My vise isn't big/deep enough so I risk breaking stones and marking the bangle badly every time I do this, which is not good and very nervous... I have attached a pic of the bangle in question but I guess this goes for a lot of similar jobs.


Any ideas, gang?!

Carin

[Goldsmith]

Carin, I made this engravers wooden clamp way back when I was an apprentice, so it has lasted me for over 50 years, I used it the last time I had bangles to engrave patterns on, it might be worth considering.



James

[enigma]

Love those bangles!
I put mine on the bangle mandrel and rest it on a sandbag to set stones, not ideal but works ok.

[Dennis]

Wind electrical tape or masking tape around a rolling pin, until the bangle can be wedged on. Then you will have an inside bangle holder.

Dennis.

[mizgeorge]

I do much the same as Dennis, or use my lovely GRS vice, which is fab for this sort of thing, though I do use a piece of leather to protect the silver from the jaws.

Lovely to see you Carin - hope all's well!

[camalidesign]

Hi all!

I knew I would get lots of helpful suggestions here!

James, I love all your custom tools and things you've made over the years! Thanks for the tip, looks good and could then be held in a normal vice for stability I guess.

Enigma, thanks! Sounds OK but I think I need something which can be "hands free" so I can set those stones well.

Dennis, love your Blue Peter idea! Not sure why I haven't thought of that myself! Again, I guess that the pin could then be held in a large vice, but not sure how stable that would be.

George, all good here thanks! Baby Maja Daisy arrived on the 4th of November and all is well! So, I have the GRS system too, but not the vice, I will look into that as I love the GRS and the bits I have for it so far, it really is a great piece of kit! I only have the setters package now but think I shoudl have got the inside ring holder as well adn perhaps now the vice then, it just grows with every attachment you have, which I love!

Carin

[enigma]

If you rest one end of the mandrel in a groove and the other on the sandbag you can use both hands to set the stones
Although I do like James wooden clamp, think I need one actually!

[josef1]

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/100MM-3-JA...item43a4143c75

If you could find a cheaper maybe second hand 3 jaw chuck and screw it to a base that could be attached to the bench it would hold things well, maybe use a wide silicon band on the jaws to stop it marking the bangle

[Kathryn Harrison]

Carin, I made this engravers wooden clamp way back when I was an apprentice, so it has lasted me for over 50 years, I used it the last time I had bangles to engrave patterns on, it might be worth considering.



James

I would love to make one of these! (Or really find someone else to! *runs off to see if her borther really does want to learn wood working*)

[Aurarius]

I only have the setters package now but think I shoudl have got the inside ring holder as well adn perhaps now the vice then, it just grows with every attachment you have, which I love!

Carin

Carin, if you've got the setter's package it should have come with an inside ring holder. You certainly need it , or something similar, for a lot of ring work.
Mark.