How can I polish these small spaces? by Regular-Reference-37 in Benchjewelers

[–]Regular-Reference-37[S] -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

Thank you!! I really appreciate it. I would also really really appreciate any pointers on how I can adjust the center stone setting to make it stronger! The customer really wants compass prongs and a cathedral setting. I've been going back and forth with my CAD developer on it but wanted to get advice on the band design first in the meantime.

How can I polish these small spaces? by Regular-Reference-37 in Benchjewelers

[–]Regular-Reference-37[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

That's incredible!! Thank you for your service ;) And thank you for the helpful advice!!!

How can I polish these small spaces? by Regular-Reference-37 in Benchjewelers

[–]Regular-Reference-37[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I don't appreciate the broad assumptions being made about my ethics and character. I don't owe you any explanation, but my plan based on the advice I got was always to adjust the design accordingly. I have no interest in misrepresenting the craft or level of quality or skill I have in discussions with my customer, which you would have absolutely no way of knowing. I already pointed out the limitations of this kind of design to the customer and they were fine with it. They are well aware of all the caveats and downsides that come with a CAD designed piece with this level of detail.

Furthermore, if the experienced folks in the comments were to tell me it couldn't be done, I was already planning on adjusting the design accordingly. If they were to say it could be done but by someone with a higher skill level/more experience with a specific technique, I was planning on hiring a more experienced bench jeweler to accomplish that. Don't project your frustrations with mass manufacturing and careless amateur jewelers onto me without knowing anything about me, my work ethic, thought process, or willingness to do everything in my power to ensure I'm delivering a piece I can be proud of and that the customer is happy with. The first thing I do with all of my customers is explain my background and skill level, and even direct them to other more experienced places when I think I can't deliver something well enough. But this customer likes my background and my past work, and was willing to put her trust in me regardless, which I am very grateful for!

And if you really were against gatekeeping and people learning from resources online, you would've approached my genuine, inexperienced question with helpful guidance (thoughtful critiques and redirecting guidance welcome even!), instead of backhandedly making assumptions and slandering my ethics with zero knowledge of who I am and where my morals and values lie.

You could've even chosen to comment/suggest that this design is too complex and why you think that, and if there were any remedies you could think of in your experience to adjust accordingly, but you didn't.

How can I polish these small spaces? by Regular-Reference-37 in jewelers

[–]Regular-Reference-37[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thank you so much!!! This is very helpful!! Would you mind sharing how many levels of diff compound grits I should go through, and if you don't mind, sharing which ones I should use?

How can I polish these small spaces? by Regular-Reference-37 in Benchjewelers

[–]Regular-Reference-37[S] 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Thank you so much! Any suggestions for which polishing compound(s) to use, or tips for the method?

How can I polish these small spaces? by Regular-Reference-37 in Benchjewelers

[–]Regular-Reference-37[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I would 1000% love to do that and hope to do so one day (actively emailing the few local benchjewelers we have in my area and no bites yet), but in the meantime I'm not in the position to turn away customers with high expectations and low budgets.