[Jewelry making - Article 00330] - Re: [Orchid] Tricky Layout

[John Donivan]

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>     If I dap a cone first then scribe layout lines I don't really have
>     a perfect reference point from which to begin. 

    Yes, you do have a perfect reference point, it's your circle. I would
    make the cone shape, file the top of it flat, and there's your
    circle. Just use a center finder, and then dividers will turn that
    into 1/8's, marked on that top circle. Then I just make a tiny sawcut
    for the 16 lines, partly so they can be seen from the sides and the
    top, and take it from there. As you realize, if you premark it, then
    it needs to be stamped, marked and domed all precisely on the same
    center, which is not realistic with bench tools. Plus your lines will
    get erased in the deformations...
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