[Jewelry making - Article 00504] - Re: [Orchid] Cab calibration problems

[Zen Sojourner]

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>         I found that I can only use bezel cups in very few instances
>     where price is the main criteria. 

    I have never used manufactured bezels before, nor have I ever tried
    to use such small cabs. Frankly, I'm not interested in trying any
    more of the 4 mm cabs even if they DID fit into the bezels. 

    I was doing this in the interest of speed - trying to get enough
    stuff fabricated so that I can have at least a few things on display
    by next month.  Even at 6 mm, I really feel like its not worth the
    time and effort to make bezels by hand. 

    If I can't rely on getting calibrated stones, I'll have to drop this
    line altogether. I can't imagine what I'd do with handfulls of tiny
    little cabs that wouldn't fit into the pre-manufactured bezel
    settings they're supposed to go with. 

    Is there any particular supplier you've found that was better than
    others? 

    Now I'm worried that the oval cabs I bought are going to be useless,
    too.  Sheesh, no wonder its so hard for people to find simple stud
    earrings, if we have to custom make bezel settings for them it just
    isn't worthwhile to fabricate them by hand! 

Sojourner

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