Flush Setting Demo | Jewelry Making Basic Skills

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In the meantime though - here's a little taster!

Flush setting 101

Follow the instructions and pray a little to whichever deity you subscribe to - it’s simple honestly 🤪

IF YOU NEED GLASSES WEAR THEM – if you can’t see what you’re doing, you are most likely going to suck.

Drill a hole

Use a ball bur (or several) to open the hole to ¾ the size of the stone

Use a bud bur to open the top of the hole to exactly the same size of the stone – if you make it bigger than the stone – you’ll need to find a larger stone 😉 DO NOT MAKE IT BIGGER THAN THE STONE!

Use a setting bur exactly the same size as your stone – drill deep enough with your setting bur so the table of the stone is flush with the metal. DO NOT USE A SETTING BUR THAT IS LARGER THAN YOUR STONE!

If you don’t have the perfect size setting bur – which is usually the case, you will want to use the closest size SMALLER bur and ream out the hole – KEEP THE BUR PERPENDICULAR TO THE METAL AND MOVE METHODICALLY, we are not mixing pancake batter

Ensure the stone is a tight fit – if it’s not, select a stone that is slightly larger 0.01mm can make a big difference here! The stone should not slot into the hole, but should require a LITTLE shove with a brass pusher (basically a tapered piece of brass rod in a graver handle) to sit nice and securely in the setting

Use your needle burnisher (broken ball burs in graver handles work well) – they should have a smooth rounded and polished end if you value the surface of your stones – and run it around the stone at an angle just off horizontal until the stone is set
Good luck 😘

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