[Jewelry making - Article 00406] - [Orchid] Cab calibration problems

[Zen Sojourner]

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    I've joined an artist's co-op and they've been pushing me to get my
    stuff into the store (they really like the stuff I wear, but its all
    I've got from the Old Days right now, I'm still buying tools and
    supplies!) 

    So I went ahead and did something I've never done before, I bought
    some pre-made bezel settings with posts and some small round cabs to
    make simple stud earrings (and a few other odds and ends of stuff
    that can be thrown together quickly with no soldering required). 

    Well, the cabs I bought - 4 mm and 6 mm - don't always fit in their
    same-sized bezel settings.  about 3/4 of the 4 mm are too large, and
    about half of the 6 mm. 

    Is this a problem with ALL smaller cabs, or just this one supplier?
    There was no warning about calibration problems in their literature,
    which I have seen before with other suppliers. 

    It does appear to be a problem with the stones and not the settings.
    The stones that are too large are too large for ANY of the settings. 

Sojourner
Ottist Annoyedatus

 
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