[Jewelry making - Article 00080] - Re: [Orchid] Appropriate gauge for flush setting

[John Donivan]

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>     so it's contacting the metal at about a 30 degree angle, a bit
>     shallower than John's description 

    That's pretty much how I do it, too. The 45 degree tool method I laid
    out requires the stone to be tight in the hole to begin with, and a
    more progressive rubbing is more forgiving of that. I think the
    biggest thing that the curious can walk away with from this thread,
    as Peter has somewhat un-knowingly illustrated, is the level of
    precision that "real" setters - people who set stones for a living -
    deal with. Yes, you can just bang in stones in many settings. You can
    gouge out bearing cuts in prongs, slap in a stone and walk away, but
    that's not great setting or even fine setting. And setting as a field
    of expertise gets progressively more difficult and demanding. That's
    one reason why there are times when it's better not to pretend to be
    one, and just send it out to a pro. It's also why good work habits
    and an ability to work and see to a level of precision is essential.
    Fine jewelry isn't a genre, it's jewelry that's fine - worked at a
    .01mm tolerance and the like. It's a state of mind.... 

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