thank you chris, I will aim to do it that way from now on wherever I can.
thank you chris, I will aim to do it that way from now on wherever I can.
Well diamonds do at least cut their own bearing to an extent, anything softer though I don't know how people get it to sit properly unless they cut out.
I was taught to use a scorper but being lazy I generally go with a hart burr
It's an obvious solution, but the infinitesimally small surface area where the girdle contacts the round profile of the prongs means the risk of cracking the stone is a lot higher than average. And the thing still won't be held very securely after I've done it. The stone isn't straight in its setting either.
Maybe not straight because it`s loose? you could use a small flat scorper & bring down a smallish amount of metal from the inside edge of the claw onto the stone.
All guesswork unless you can get a decent photo of it which might help abit...I`m picturing all kinds of things from your description.
Take it out file that lip back a little, cup burr it & cut a small bearing & push back up to stone.
Claws are the right length so you don't need to worry about that.
Last edited by Gemsetterchris; 27-01-2016 at 02:12 PM.
OK, thanks. I'll give it a go when I'm feeling patient.
Wow, looks great! Good Job!
Well done! I agree there are some small optimizations that could be done, but overall I think you did a great job on a complicated design.
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