[Jewelry making - Article 00256] - [Orchid] Assist sizing bezel set black opal ring

[Victoria James Designs]

========[ Invite a Friend - http://www.ganoksin.com/invite.htm  ]========


    Hi. I haven't made too much work in opals and I have a ring in 18KY
    with an extremely well bezel set rare solid black opal that needs to
    go down about 1/4-1/2 a size. I really, really do not want to try to
    dig the stone out as I think it may cause more trouble in the end. In
    the past on other rings with smaller commercial opals I would use
    Kool Jool, but it always seemed like the opals lost their lustre
    somewhat after soldering the band back together. Is there a better way
    of doing this? Thanks as always for your valuable help, Victoria

____________________________________________________________________
T h e   O r c h i d   L i s t
Open Electronic Forum for Jewelry Manufacturing Methods and Procedures
____________________________________________________________________
Orchid FAQ:
~ http://www.ganoksin.com/orchid/faq.htm
Orchid Archives:
~ http://www.ganoksin.com/orchid/archive
Orchid Galleries:
~ http://www.ganoksin.com/orchid/gallery.htm
Invite a Friend:
~ http://www.ganoksin.com/invite.htm
____________________________________________________________________
Tips From The Jeweler's Bench - Article Archive
~ http://www.ganoksin.com/borisat/tip_sear.htm
The Jeweler's Selected Bibliography List
~ http://www.ganoksin.com/jewelry-books
Buy Orchid Jewelry:
~ http://www.ganoksin.com/shop
____________________________________________________________________
-Unsubscribe:
-Email: orchid-request AT ganoksin.com Body=unsubscribe subject=blank
____________________________________________________________________