[Jewelry making - Article 00099] - Re: [Orchid] Oval tube setting

[samuel]

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Mark

    I have set many shapes and sizes of stones both cab and faceted . If
    you have a faceted peridot look at the girdle is it sharp or med or
    thick? If it is Sharp to med use a 2mm hart bur to cut a seat for
    the stone about 3/4 of a mm from the top edge do not cut to deep
    measure your wall thickness and go in 1/3 rd .If your stone wont fit
    in , with care and a light touch use a round 2.5 to 3 mm bur to
    remove a bit of the top inside edge till your stone sits on the
    seat.This may require you to cut the seat deeper if you have to
    remove enough metal that the seat gets to shallow .Go slowly grind
    with great care take off very small amounts of metal ,till your
    peridot is well seated .To set the stone use a bezel pusher or bezel
     rocker etc.Do this part with great care to much pressure will chip
    your stone .You may need to file the outside of the bezel slightly or
    not it depends if the wall is very heavy or light, silver will be
    easy to move dont push to hard rock gently the bezel pusher and work
    your way around the stone till you are pleased the bezel is evenly
    down on the stone. 

    If your stone is a cab email me I will be happy to explain as well. I
    find it best to modify some cutters for this purpose I can explain
    if you are interested . 

Regards, 
Sam 

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