I've never used snaptite settings before, nor ever set gemstones in anything before, so please forgive my stupidity! All the "how to" videos I've watched say how "easy" it is to use snaptites - just push the setting over the gem and it snaps in place and it's done. However, the 4mm faceted emeralds I bought from here seem to be too thickset round the edge to fit at all in the 4mm snaptites - the prongs are forced off the sides of the gems, surely this isn't right? Do I need to go for 5mm snaptites to accommodate this chunkyness? I've measured the gems and settings and both are indeed 4mm it seems...
Has anyone else set faceted gemstones from this site into snaptites? I was hoping to be able to start setting gemstones this way as it's fast and "easy" but if all the stones I buy from here are the same and won't fit into snaptites I'll don't want to waste time and money. Any advice anyone could offer would be very gratefully received!
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