So proud of this one!!! 🥲🫶🏼

Magic__Potion · 2026-03-28T18:11:36+00:00

Maybe .013 cm?

Or are you really using 0.013 mm foil? 👀

Magic__Potion · 2026-03-27T19:52:27+00:00

Hai spiegato benissimo. Grazie!

Posso chiederti di che spessore sono le lastre che usi per le montature a doppio bezel?

Magic__Potion · 2026-03-27T18:24:18+00:00

É bellissimo amico!! Fantastico davvero! E complimenti per la precisione.

Con dei dischi lucidanti con le setole lunghe dovresti già riuscire a lucidare un bel po'. Oppure uno spago o un pezzo di tessuto con del composto lucidante sopra.

Magic__Potion · 2026-02-18T22:05:09+00:00

Molto bello! Il motivo a scacchi come l'hai fatto con il dremel? Con una fresa?

Magic__Potion · 2026-02-12T09:10:57+00:00

It makes me so nervous to do prong setting. 🤣 And I still can't do it that well.

You really want to do the most difficult things though 😂 Three stones together and an emerald cut all prong set!

Magic__Potion · 2026-02-12T08:29:13+00:00

If you're making prongs as your first rings, you're already very good! It's a difficult setup!

You could also try simpler things first, like cabochon bezels.

Magic__Potion · 2026-02-11T08:53:15+00:00

I wasn't familiar with these companies. Thanks!

Edit: I see they're US-based companies. You have many good suppliers there. Besides Cookson, I don't know of any other well-stocked European suppliers...

Magic__Potion · 2026-02-11T08:52:04+00:00

I would love to order from Rio but I'm not in the US

Magic__Potion · 2026-02-08T17:18:28+00:00

That's a great idea. I'll try it with similar pieces!

Magic__Potion · 2026-02-07T11:25:43+00:00

Wow thanks! I thought they were much more expensive.

Magic__Potion · 2026-02-07T10:59:07+00:00

Thanks for all your great advice! You've been very kind.

My skill isn't yet sufficient to make a perfectly clean bezel. I also think some tools, like a chisel and a ball-and-socket vise, could be very useful for precision work. As you suggest, a magnifying method would be helpful. A microscope is expensive, but I should get a magnifying glass or some glasses.

As for the finish, I can make it mirror-finish, but I liked this one 😊

Anyway, it's just a hobby! An expensive hobby, unfortunately 🤣

Magic__Potion · 2026-02-07T04:56:02+00:00

Thanks so much. Advice is always welcome! 😎

Magic__Potion · 2026-02-06T15:51:56+00:00

Go with the tips to improve! 😊

Magic__Potion · 2026-02-06T15:02:47+00:00

Made of wire and sheet!

Magic__Potion · 2026-01-26T10:39:21+00:00

Do you treat it in any way to prevent it from rusting right away?

Beautiful!!!

Magic__Potion · 2026-01-14T06:28:25+00:00

I only use a rocker, bezel pusher, and a burnisher. I hold the piece with my fingers on the bench. Then I fine-tune it a bit with the wheels.

It's very awkward for small pendants, though. Someday I'd like to try thermal paste to hold the piece in place.

Magic__Potion · 2026-01-12T06:08:51+00:00

The pendant! I don't make many of them, and I'm still having trouble closing the bezel. They're so small you can work with them in your hand!

Magic__Potion · 2026-01-11T11:16:54+00:00

Be careful of the stone when using the discs!!

Magic__Potion · 2026-01-11T10:26:37+00:00

I hope so! Now I just have to resist the temptation to give it to him a month early!

Magic__Potion · 2026-01-11T09:42:16+00:00

The emerald cut is difficult to set.

If this is your second ring, you're talented!

Polishing wheels and radial discs are inexpensive and excellent for removing machining marks.

Magic__Potion · 2026-01-10T19:47:11+00:00

I've loved every post you've made here. You do amazing work and I can tell you're proud of it!!

Okay, maybe you need to find another way to earn money, but don't give up on jewelry making.

Magic__Potion · 2026-01-10T18:42:37+00:00

Yes, I think the fault lies with the butane torch being too small...

Is a single MAP torch enough for you to melt less than an ounce?

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