[Jewelry making - Article 00499] - Re: [Orchid] Tricky Layout

[Christine Pyman]

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>     8 prongs, tapered. Each prong will be triangular in shape, with
>     the bases meeting, base angle to base angle, and the tips to be
>     holding the stones. essentially an eight ray star, folded to a
>     taper. Bright ideas? 

    I would do it the way Peter has suggested, but with one more
    suggestion from me - consider making the settings from 4 double
    length pieces of triangular wire instead of 8, and make each into a
    V shape first, so effectively you are making the setting from 4
    double prongs instead of 8. I find this way to be quite quick, but i
    must say I do like Peter's " hole in sheet metal idea" to hold
    things, thanks peter i will try this

cheers, Christine In Sth Australia
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