[Jewelry making - Article 00603] - Re: [Orchid] 14K Bezel frustrations

[Candy]

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    I missed the question and saw some answers. Where I work almost all
    we do are 14K bezels, both in white and yellow. We have started
    using the palladium/14k from Hoover for some of the white ones. And
    some of the things we set in those, make us cringe. The azurite
    bluberry halves, tourmaline slices, trillion apatites and so many
    other fragile items. We almost always use 28g if we want a little
    heavier look we might use 26g. Make sure the piece is annealed well
    before setting. Some times a groove cut on the inside (where you want
    it to bend) with a ball bur helps. Just take it slow and easy. It
    helps to have the piece held solid. We use plasticene and also a hot
    glue gun to mount the piece to a piece of wood, then set the wood in
    a vice. This allows both hands for using hammer and little setting
    tools. Again Take it slow and easy, give yourself lots of time to go
    away from the project and gather your wits and your calm. If your
    stressing it will cause you problems. And like Noel said you can
    always cut the bezel down to make tabs or prongs. 

Good Luck,
Candy
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