[Jewelry making - Article 00505] - [Orchid] Sizing ring with bezel-set stone

[linda_walsh]

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    I have gone through the archives looking for discussions on
    sizing rings where the stones cannot be removed without damaging
    the setting and it seems that the prevailing opinion is to work
    with the stone under water.  The theory seems to be that, because
    the stone was in water (or wet paper),  the stone could not get
    hotter than the maximum temperature of the water.  That doesn't
    sound right to me.  Couldn't the metal absorb more heat than the
    water could dissapate and transfer that heat to the stone
    (especially if the shank was a 4 or 5 mm. band)? 

Linda


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