[Jewelry making - Article 00834] - Re: [Orchid] The secret of faceted stones and bezels

[JSEllington]

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    I make the bezel and then make a smaller bezel to set down inside
    it. I keep trying the stone until it drops into the bezel just
    enough. If it won't drop down enough, I sand down the inner bezel
    some more. The inner bezel does not have to be soldered to the outer
    bezel for most applications. 

    In instances where the underside of the bezel will be visible, I
    usually solder the inner bezel to the outer bezel before joining the
    ends. Once the ends are joined, if the stone doesn't drop in far
    enough, I grind down the inside bezel a little with a burr on the
    Foredoom. 

    I have done round, trillion, and oval. I would like to do octagonal
    cuts but so far have not attempted. Also, I won't do much smaller
    than a 5 mm because it is just too tedious. You can buy good quality
    round tube settings from J. S. Ritter at jsritter.com. I am only one
    of their customers and do not benefit from their sales. The only
    problem I have run into with them is that they have not had a very
    plentiful supply when I order. 

J. S. Ellington
jsellington AT cs.com
432-699-4040


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