[Jewelry making - Article 00040] - Re: [Orchid] Comparing gemstone setting techniques

[baumgartle]

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>     I've always wondered how you can use the steel posts to secure the
>     jewelry to the engraver's ball and avoid 

    my grandpa cut a wooden ring clamp a little shy of the middle, and
    then cut the base to fit around the screw in the center of the vise.
    He added some leather to the outer points of the ring clamp and
    maybe added some sand paper to the inside of the vise to get a good
    hold to the leather. He had made all sorts of his own tool to use
    with the eng. ball. Surprisingly his tools worked exceptionally
    well. These were the days before GRS, and other practical devices
    were marketed. He also cut his own, eng. ball vise, pins and
    sometimes he, cut a flat spot so he could glue leather to the pin.
    He used multiple variation for, different uses. Sometimes making,
    your tools for various small jobs will save you, a few pennies. 

good luck
brad baumgartle
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