[Jewelry making - Article 00258] - Re: [Orchid] Bezel punch

[John Donivan]

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>     When they split there was not much to do but scrap it. I also
>     didn't like to cut seats in them. Cutting a seat in a tapered bezel
>     was a pain, I found it hard to estimate thickness versus stone size
>     and then getting the whole thing into the proper punch hole. I just
>     could never figure them out and for the frustration I could have
>     fabricated a straight wall bezel or cast a bunch of them and had a
>     better product. 

    I've never even worked in a shop that had bezel punches --- I've
    always thought of them as expensive toys. If I've ever needed to do
    something like that, I just use the dapping block. Sometimes I just
    put the bezel in a hole and hit it with a hammer, without a punch.
    Then it squeezes the bottom without stretching the top. 

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