I have a sterling silver with quartz ring that I've made about a half size to big. The size was perfect, but before setting the stone I stupidly double-checked the fit on a hot and humid day and stretched it. I set the stone and finished it only to find in normal weather it's too big. Lesson learned. Now I want to resize it with the stone in place.
I just removed 1.5mm on the band at the solder joint. I understand that if I secure it upside down, keeping the stone submerged in water, I can solder the band closed without messing with the stone. Hopefully that is true!
My question: What do people use to hold the water? Is a glass jar safe to use? Will that amount of heat be ok? What about ceramic? I have lots of little ceramic candle holders that are just a bit bigger than the stone. I also have a small aluminum box...
Are there other ways to go about this?
Thanks!
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