[Jewelry making - Article 00227] - [Orchid] Repairing a ring of stones

[ElegantBee]

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    Dear All- I would really appreciate some help  and ideas about
    repairing a 'ring of stones."  Here's the story: About 7 or  8 years
    ago, I made a ring for a good friend that consisted of 10 lab grown
    star  sapphires set in Fine Silver.  The stones were 6 mm, and were
    set in  individual bezels that formed a complete ring.  This type if
    ring is  difficult to size. To make it smaller, a complete setting
    has to be removed and  in this case that would have been too much.
    So it was always a little too big,  and I tried to compensate for
    that by inserting an inner ring to take up some of  the space. This
    kind of ring should also not be worn all the time, while doing 
    everyday tasks! 

    However, the ring has broken into two parts--one segment  of two
    stones, and the rest in another.  So I guess my first question 
    is-Can the lab grown stones handle the heat of resoldering them to
    the rest of  the ring?  There is only about 3 mm space between the
    bezels.  

    If I did want to remove one setting to make it smaller, would it be 
    possible to close the circle somewhat without breaking other parts
    or stretching  the bezels completely out of shape? 

    Are there any outside-the-box solutions? 

Thank you, Thank you!  
Sandra Buchholz
elegantbee AT aol.com

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