[Jewelry making - Article 00557] - Re: [Orchid] Sizing ring with bezel-set stone

[linda_walsh]

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    Ray, Tom and Julie, 

    Thanks for your help. 

    A while ago, I tried to size a silver ring  (a 5mm or so band)
    with a green tourmaline and a CZ without removing the stones.  I
    used a heat shield product that is in a jar and a radioactive
    pink color.  The CZ crazed and the tourmaline blackened, so I
    threw out the pink stuff.   I now have an anthill garnet in a
    14K gold setting with a 7mm band that needs to be made smaller. 
    I have a "Little Torch", so 5 to 8 inch flames are not possible. 

    Would the pink stuff have worked if the ring were gold instead
    of silver?  I had also tried garnet sand quite some time ago,
    again with silver, but found it difficult to get solder to flow -
    too large a heat sink, I guess. 

    Are you really able to do the water thing with all kinds of
    stones?  I picture amethysts with citrine halos... 


Linda

 

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