[Jewelry making - Article 00252] - Re: [Orchid] Rub over or bezel setting

[Helen Hill]

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Brian,

>     Like (herein follows some speculative thinking) say you made a
>     hole in the silver base inside the bezel and made a
>     specially-shaped steel rod to clamp in a vice. The steel rod might
>     have a reduced diameter for a short mm or so to locate into the hole
>     in the silver base and also might have a stepped 'landing' which
>     provides support right under the bezel. The steel could be quite
>     quickly made out of annealed tool steel by putting it in a drill
>     and spinning it while filing/sanding/polishing. Harden/temper then
>     polish. 

    This sounds interesting and worth a try. A friend of mine was round
    the other day and is not a maker of jewellery and she suggested
    something similar, ie. soldering some sort of rod onto the bottom,
    clamp that in the vice, set the stones and then remove the rod. I'll
    re-read your suggestion later to get my head around it and try it
    next time I attempt something similar. 

>     Thicker (fine sil) bezel walls are easier to align properly and
>     therefore to solder well. 

    Again a good suggestion and one I hadn't thought of. I may well
    remake the pendant as I was not entirely happy with that, although
    my daughter loved it. Here is a picture of my daughter on prom night
    wearing the set (pendant, earrings and ring) I made for her. Don't
    look too closely or you'll see mistakes!

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