[Jewelry making - Article 00537] - Re: [Orchid] Sizing ring with bezel-set stone

[HolliRay]

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Linda,

    First question, what is the stone? Second, what is the metal.
    Water is one of the greatest heat absorbers in the world.  You
    can size nearly any heat sensitive stone by sinking it in water.
     It is true that the stone will not get any hotter than the
    temperature of the water.  If it is a gold ring often you can
    hold the ring in your fingers and solder it there.  If your
    fingers get hot then you put the whole thing in water and the
    stone does not get damaged.  Many stones will accept the heat of
    sizing without any problems.  Only sink the ring in water up to
    the level of the bottom of the bezel.  The farther you sink it
    in ther water the more heat it will absorb and it will be harder
    to get the solder to flow.Soldering a ring while holding it in
    your fingers is one of the first things I teach new people it
    gives you a very graphic representastion for just how fast the
    heat is transfered through a shank.  Holding the ring in your
    fingers does not work with silver though. And a 4-5 mm band may
    be a litttle too heavy for finger work. 

Good luck

Ray in lovely sunny southern Oregon


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