[Jewelry making - Article 00962] - Re: [Orchid] Retipping sterling prong

[FrodoGem]

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>     These are Legendary settings from Rio. I have had so much trouble
>     with them being of poor quality 

    I buy the cheapest prong settings I can find.  They are great for
    what I use them for.  Building a small prong setting is a pain.  I
    merely use the setting as a form to build on.  I solder square wire
    to the outside of each prong and end up with a strong higher quality
    mounting at a low price with much less effort than trying to build
    from scratch. 

    As to retipping...You should probably look to someone else with more
    experience; while I have done it, I do very little repair work. 
    That said, a solder pick with some sticky flux on it is a great way
    to apply small pieces to the end of a prong.  There are also tip
    kits available that have solder pre-applied. I am sure that there
    are many other possibly better ways. 

Howard
Eagle Idaho


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