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> Oh please, please, don't give people advice unless you really
> know its absolutely true
Hello Tony: I respect your decision not to solder rings with the
stones under water. We should all realize our bounderies and what we
are comfortable doing. As a full time bench jeweler who makes a living
doing repairs and custom work, I must say that if I were to remove
every heat sensitive stone every time I wanted to size or repair a
ring I would not make any money. If I was to try to charge the
customer for all that extra labor and material, they would go
elsewhere (to someone like me). If I were to refuse any of those jobs,
I would not be able to consider myself a full service jeweler. Most
importantly, If I were to advise a customer that the only way to do
the repair was to remove the stone or stones, then I would be
misleading them. Removing a bezel set stone and then reseting it is
risking the stone also. Soldering or welding rings with heat sensitive
stones is not without risk and should not be taken lightly, but it is
a useful method of dealing with many jobs that come into my shop
daily. I invite you to visit my web page and read my step by step
proceedure. I'm sure you will agree that with due care this method is
invaluable.
http://www.geocities.com/Colosseum/Loge/9493/watersizing.html
Michael R. Mathews Sr. Victoria,Texas USA
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