Originally Posted by
Dennis
Well, you have chosen a difficult task because slices are very fragile and soon dry out to the point of falling apart.
I would say that they are unsuitable for rings, but for pendants on short chains, where they are unlikely to get hard knocks, they can be mounted with bezel strip, trimmed to be about 4.0mm wider than the slice, the ends soldered and a jump ring added.
The slice can then be inserted and both sides set with fingers and then burnishers, taking care not to crack it.
If standard bezel strip turns out to be too narrow, then strip cut from 0.3mm fine silver sheet, can be used. Dennis
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