[Jewelry making - Article 01031] - Re: [Orchid] Tips on square rings settings

[Noel]

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Hi, Lori,

>     Put the stone in and when I go to set it, I have to much bezel
>     wire and the corner split.

    If your bezel split when you tried to close it, it may be that the
    bezel is higher than needed. If it is only just as high as it needs
    to be to hold the stone in, you shouldn't have to push it very far
    before it contacts the stone. 

    Second, try pushing on the corners first. It is difficult to push
    the corners down to the stone, but it is much harder to do it after
    the sides are down.. If you close the corners first, then move on to
    work on the sides, you should get a neater look. 

    If they still come apart, there is probably a problem with the
    construction of the bezel in the first place. It sounds as though
    you are constructing the bezel from four pieces with seams at the
    corners. If this is the case, those corners are going to be *very*
    stiff. You might make your bezel out of one piece, with the seam in
    the center of a side. If you are using thick material, you will need
    to cut/score along the bend line halfway through or more with a
    separating disc or one corner of a square file to get a neat, sharp
    bend. 

    If none of this sounds right, you may need to give us more
    information about what you're doing (I don't have the book you
    mentioned). 

Noel

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