[Jewelry making - Article 00236] - Re: [Orchid] Working with reticulated sheet

[Beth Rosengard]

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Hi David,

    Soldering a bezel to reticulated sheet is somewhat problematic no
    matter how you do it.  My preferred method is to grind a seat in the
    reticulated metal using various burs (whatever shapes work best,
    basically).  The idea is to create a flat enough surface for the
    bezel to sit on comfortably.  You don't have to be as precise as when
    you saw out a hole to fit the bezel into. Slips of the hand are
    easily masked because of the texture of the reticulation.  Just be
    careful not to make the seat overly large.  Beth 



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