Well not really, but I'm pretty sad right now.

Here lies my first attempt at dome setting:

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That little loop in the foreground had previously been attached, threaded through a hole drilled in the back of the dome and soldered on the inside. Pretty sure that getting the stone out now will ruin that little dome and pretty sure I can't solder it with the moss agate in.

So possibly not so much a case of ask the experts and more 'share my pain'

Hope everyone else is having a more successful weekend

Faith