Tuesday, September 16, 2008

Setting/Flossing Tip!


Tip photo.... flosssyyyy
Originally uploaded by bcyrjewelry
This is a pretty common tip, but if you haven't heard it, it can be a life saver (and a tooth saver!)

When working on settings and you want to check to make sure the fit is just right - use some dental floss under the stone. That way if the stone gets a little stuck - very easy to pull it right out. Otherwise, you risk tearing the whole setting apart just to get the stone out. And THAT is no good. I usually keep a random piece floating around on my work bench just to keep it handy. Floss works great because it can flatten out to almost nothing, but is plenty strong enough that if the stone is quite tight, you don't risk having it break when pulling the stone out.

3 comments:

Catherine Chandler said...

Thank you so much for the reminder!!

Katie Do said...

Hey, great tip! I always drill a hole in the back of my work so I can push the stone out with a pick if it gets stuck... but this changes everything! Muahahaha.

Beth Cyr said...

sometimes I do that - but sometimes the stone is kind of ugly on the back! and I don't want that to be seen...