[Jewelry making - Article 00606] - Re: [Orchid] Setting rough stone

[Neilthejeweler]

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    Your first priority should be the mechanical aspects of it. Is the
    stone suited as is to being held in some manner? Can you saw it in
    half perhaps and get two sorta like pseudo cabochons? having a flat
    back will go a long way in suggesting how to hold it. Get a good
    bearing and the rest isn't so hard. Prongs or bezel, depends on the
    shape of things. Or a combination of the two. 

    How well formed is the crystal? Can you use that to your advantage? 

    Sawing isn't as big a job as it sounds. A diamond wheel in the
    flexshaft could do it if you're careful to avoid heat buildup and
    chattering. 

    maybe you could drill thru it and use a wire to hold the thingie in
    place. Ballup the ends or make it a screw. I once used a 4 ct diamond
    in a bezel mounted on a screw to hold an onyx saddle ring together. 

    Grind a groove around the largest circumference and use that as your
    bearing surface, like the old scarab bracelets kinda, but double
    sided 

    Ok my head hurts now from thinking.
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