[Jewelry making - Article 00583] - Re: [Orchid] Sizing ring with bezel-set stone

[J Kaufman]

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    No offense to anyone but ditto on the daredevil wet finger
    method..... I use tissue paper soaked in water wrapped around the
    stone area. You can build up a tissue paper mache stand in a low
    walled can or ceramic dish. Immerse the protected section of the
    ring  in water to insure that it doesn't dry out. Start with a
    lot of insulation and work down to to just enough to do the job,
    better too much that too little, all you'l be wasting is gas and
    clean and prep time if it doesn't go the first time. You will
    get a feel for the right amount. The trick is  to cover enough of
    the ring to keep it cool, but not too much ; precluding adequate
    heat. A small but intense flame directed from the inside of the
    ring may help to  keep it ftrom sputtering and messing the whole
    thing up, heat  it up fast enough to flow the solder but not
    damage the stone or melt the gold. It's easier than it sounds,
    really! 


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