Making Jewelry by You: How to Set Stones Easily?

Stone setting was considered a very ardent task a few years back when no formal design to setting the stones was available to the layman. The basic instruction given then was to use a jeweler’s file to file the prongs until the stone fitted. Of course, this is very hard task and also a very time consuming one. But nowadays the task has become much easier. Now, just anyone can use the settings that are specially designed for mounting stones. One just needs to get a proper stone to mount one the settings. This article provides some information on the aspects and scope of setting stones oneself.

The first thing to know is that your setting is never going to equal a professionally crafted design of the jewelers. However, if you focus on your task, it may be a very polished job. After all, all instructions about setting the stones are readily available nowadays. The pre-set settings are nowadays available from some jewelry merchants nowadays. In these cases, one needs to match the size of the stones to the size of the settings. Therefore if you need to mount a 10mm stone, you will order a 10mm pendant. To set the stone pressure has to be applied to the setting against the tone and it automatically snaps into the setting. You may use a pair of pliers if you need additional support in fixing the prongs onto the stone.

However there is a special type of settings known as easy mount settings because they are easy to mount. In using these setting one needs to use a special kind of pliers known as gem setting pliers. These are perfect for setting the stones into Easy Mount settings as the force exerted by these pliers are just the perfect one needed for easily setting the stones without damaging them. These pliers can be adjusted to fit prongs from 2 ½ to 15 millimeters high, thereby fitting to large extent to everyone’s needs. In these cases too, the stone needs to match to the settings. The stone usually sits tight in the setting and then pliers can be used to set the prongs around the stone. Usually written instructions are available with the pliers and that teaches how to squish the prongs perfectly around the stones.

The value of the pendant increases many times when someone makes it by own hand. Moreover, the job is interesting too, making it one of the most favored choices of the hobbyists. The special care that needs to be taken gives a special feeling too. However, it should be noted that no special crafting work can be done on the stones through these methods. If you need help regarding craftsmanship, the best way is to contact a professional. He will know best how to take care of that aspect. But if you just need to set the stones into pendants there are plenty of options available to you. You just need the will to perform the task flawlessly.

Linus Orakles
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