[Jewelry making - Article 00413] - Re: [Orchid] Diamond cut gemstones

[Noel Yovovich]

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>     Yeah, I know what you mean. You almost need a ball bur that's had
>     the top of it cut off to set them. (Or bottom..depending how
>     you're looking at it) 

    I assume this is in response to my rant about bellied stones... 

    My solution has been to cut the seat with a bud bur. 

    And, by the way, yesterday, just for fun, I decided to try flush
    setting a trilliant stone (a 4.3mm colorless topaz). I did it--
    though not well. But it's in there, which is fine for a first try,
    especially without instruction other than my written notes from
    Blaine Lewis' quick verbal description a couple years ago. I just
    put it in silver, as I correctly anticipated that it wouldn't look
    fabulous. Actually, the front's not bad, but the back is a mess. It
    isn't easy to saw out a triangular hole with sloping sides in a
    ring, without hacking up the back or the shank! Kudos to those who
    do this kind of work all the time, in not much time and for not much
    money! 

Noel
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