[Jewelry making - Article 00271] - Re: [Orchid] Repairing a ring of stones

[David L. Huffman]

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Hi Sandra;

>         Can the lab grown stones handle the heat of resoldering them
>     to the rest of  the ring? 

    Yes, I've done this many times.  If you are talking about those star
    saphires the used to be made by Linde, they have a script letter "L"
    etched in the bottom.  You can get those sucker's glowing, and
    they'll change color, but they return to their original color when
    the cool down.  They're cheap anyway. 

>         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? 

    Couldn't tell you for sure without seeing the design, but if the
    bezels are heavy enough, the geometry of what you are describing
    sounds like it should be feasible. 

>     Are there any outside-the-box solutions? 

    As for out-of- the-box, let me out-of-this-cage and we'll see what I
    can do. :-) Seriously, if you've got a JPG of the ring you can email
    me, I'll be glad to rack my brain for a bit on the situation.  I've
    gotten pretty slick in my old age. 

David L. Huffman

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