How to invisble /flush set gemstones with video

[johnmoto]

(I HAVE PUT THIS ON AGAIN SO IT IS LINKED WITH VIDEO)
The best way I use is to use an old drill ball 005 flatten of the end make sure the end is polished smooth
And put into Handel ball round , drill hole so the stone fits in so tight it won't come out even if you bang it hard ,
Then with your flat end pusher scim around the edge of the hole about 45 degree angle clock wise or anti keeping a
smooth even pressure until metal is over the stone if done properly you will end up with a bright rim around the stone no
Scratches marks around the stone it will be very clean .
Secondly get another 005 ball drill put it in your drill and with sand paper take the drill down to a fine pin point
And make sure it is highly polished and put that in a grain tool Handel , then with it burnish inside the rim in a circular
Motion until all the metal is on the stone and rim is even .
There you go no mess no buffing over metal getting out scratches dents clean job, believe me it's the best way ben doing this for over 30 years , if you need any help give us a call.
Here is the YouTube link to show you how to video. http://youtu.be/1RVZvnyo2wM
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[Lucie]

Wow. Thank you very much!

[johnmoto]

Wow. Thank you very much!

Your welcome I am glad you had success , if you can send me a picture of the setting would like to see it.
Regards John

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[metalsmith]

Your welcome I am glad you had success , if you can send me a picture of the setting would like to see it.
Regards John

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Here you go John - these 3no 1.25mm black diamonds went in really smoothly after watching your video
The most difficult bit was finding the one I dropped... then finding the one I placed on the floor to see what the one I dropped would look like when it was on the floor

I found them both in the end tho

[johnmoto]

Here you go John - these 3no 1.25mm black diamonds went in really smoothly after watching your video
The most difficult bit was finding the one I dropped... then finding the one I placed on the floor to see what the one I dropped would look like when it was on the floor

I found them both in the end tho

I am pleased the video helped thanks for the pic , l no what it's like to drop stones on floor , lost one for a few days
Only to find it had bounced 3feet of floor onto picture rail only saw it when the light caught it , just bought vacuum
tweezers there brilliant.

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[enigma]

Thanks John, those look great!
We shall need another video for rub overs

[Dennis]

drill hole so the stone fits in so tight it won't come out even if you bang it hard ,

That's fine for diamonds john, but many of us aim to flush set other stones, which are too fragile to force in, so a compromise is needed. Dennis.

[Unhindered]

I used this technique recently, took a while to get to grips with it but I got there in the end after a few attempts and sifting through the ultrasonic! I used it with sapphires, I wasn't experienced enough to get them to click in but it still worked ok (eventually!)

[johnmoto]

I used this technique recently, took a while to get to grips with it but I got there in the end after a few attempts and sifting through the ultrasonic! I used it with sapphires, I wasn't experienced enough to get them to click in but it still worked ok (eventually!)

Hi your not aiming to click the stones in , just drill the hole just big enough so the stone fits in very tight so if you
turn the job upside down and bang it hard and the stone does not come out then you have adjusted it properly,
And on small stones adjust them low enough so the top of stone is level with the surface ,so when you skim around the
Top of stone your not hitting it .

[johnmoto]

That's fine for diamonds john, but many of us aim to flush set other stones, which are too fragile to force in, so a compromise is needed. Dennis.

Hi Dennis this technique is ideal for soft stones because your never directly putting any pressure on the stone
Especially on the first to steps of instructions as a precaution for someone who is not used to setting I would
Leave out step 3 the thicker pinning tool and Finnish with the thin fine pinning tool angling away from stone.
I use this technique all the time for emeralds , amathyst ,opal, etc .

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