[Jewelry making - Article 00468] - Re: [Orchid] Diamond cut gemstones

[Phillip]

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>     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, whenever you have to fit a stone to a hole, especially flush
    settings it takes time. You can go faster as you get more experience,
    but the technique will be essentially the same. You might try
    securing the piece well, and work away with a graver too. That can
    save time. Be a bit more gentle with the saw if I can add that. You
    should be able to keep the bottom of the shank in tact. What I mean
    to say is that this kind of work always takes time. Mind, it is
    easier to embed the shape into wax if you have that option. The
    poorer the cut the more work you have to do and that equates to the
    cheaper the stone the more work (a lot more) and in a lot of cases it
    is never going to worth the while no matter how good you are fitting
    odd shaped stones, flush set... 

Phillip
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