This video is the second in a three-part series on the marquise stone. Make this beautiful ring to hold your marquise setting. Lots of tricks, tips, and inspiration!
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TOOLS
AFFILIATE LINKS
PEPETOOLS
Best soldering pick, IMHO: PepeTool's Carbide Soldering Pick: pepetools.com/collections/sol...
Check out PepeTool's Bench Basics for the flux, sprayer, Blade Butter, and more, that I use - pepetools.com/collections/ben...
Large Soldering Block, that I use (the only way to go!), at Pepetools - pepetools.com/products/harden...
PepeTools Smart Pickle - pepetools.com/products/smart-...
PepeTools Ring Mandrel - pepetools.com/collections/rin...
PepeTools Finger Ring Sizer - pepetools.com/products/finger...
PepeTools Ring Clamp - pepetools.com/products/ring-c...
AFFILIATE LINKS
AMAZON
Abrasive wheels, Scrubbie, Amazon - amzn.to/3AjZMuP
Abrasive wheels kit with polishing felt and cotton, Amazon - amzn.to/3QOup2A
Ball Burs, Amazon (Set) - amzn.to/3AJlJ7Q
Habilis File, Amazon - amzn.to/3RbSMXP
Hand File, 12", Bastard Cut, Amazon - amzn.to/3wqjpQA
Hand File, Crescent Nicholson 14" Flat Magicut® File - 07965N, Amazon - amzn.to/3AvRYYb
Needle Files, Grobet on Amazon - amzn.to/3R4tACq
Ruler, Flexible & Clear, Amazon - amzn.to/3PRcAOW
Scrubbie Brushes/Abrasive Wheels, Amazon - amzn.to/3R3dl8C
Silicone Polishing Wheels, Dedeco, Kit, Flat-edge, Knife-Edge, Amazon - amzn.to/3pHZEjU
Silicone Polishing Points, Dedeco, Amazon - amzn.to/3TfXp4G
Tape, Double-Stick, Sheet, Amazon - amzn.to/3CtZpRd
NON_AFFLIATE LINKS
(Non-supporting companies)
Bristle Discs, Radial, 3/32" shank, 3/4", Rio Grande - Item No. 332597
GRS Engraver's Block, GRS - MicroBlock XL ITEM #003-773
Needle Files, Cut #2, Rio Grande - Item No. 114793
Polishing Pins, Silicone, 3mm, Kit, Rio Grande - Item No. 332690
Pumice Wheels and Points, Rio Grande, Medium Grit, Points - Item No. 33268510
Pumice Wheels and Points, Rio Grande, Fine Grit, Points - Item No. 33268810
Pumice Square-Edge, Knife-Edge, and Points, Stuller, Medium Grit - Item #: 11-6290:298358:T
Pumice Square-Edge, Knife-Edge, and Points, Stuller, Fine Grit - Item #: 11-6248:147629:T
Silicon Polishing Flat-Edge, Knife-Edge, Points, Kit, Rio Grande - Item No. 332800
Tube Cutter, Beregeon, Rio Grande - Item No. 113000
MATERIALS
Ring Shank - 4 mm X 1.63 mm (14 gauge), Rectangular Sterling Silver Wire, Rio Grande - Item No. 100572
Bridge - 4 mm X 1.0 mm (18 gauge - sort of), Rectangular Sterling Silver Wire, Rio Grande - Item No. 100541
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LINKS FOR MORE INFORMATION
My Videos:
Easy Marquise Stone Setting - • Easy Marquise Stone Se...
Finding Center and Creating Precision Edges on Metal - • Finding Center and Cre...
How to Create Flat Square Edges on Sheet Metal (2012 but still relevant!) - • Flat Square Edges on S...
ID Ring Sizing Chart (on my site) - nancylthamilton.com/resources...
MOHS Hardness Chart, The Gem Society - www.gemsociety.org/article/se...
QUICK LINKS
00:16 Math and Metal
02:15 Mitering Edges
02:53 The Evils of Burs
03:17 Measuring
03:43 Cutting the Shank
04:15 Miter Cutting Vise
04:50 Shaping
05:57 Soldering
06:26 Design
08:14 Marking
09:01 Materials Bridge
09:37 Shaping Bridge
11:05 Rounding Edges
12:18 Soldering Bridge
13:30 Prep Shank
14:51 Scribing
15:23 Cutting Bezel Area
17:00 Shaping Cut Out
19:13 Fitting the Setting
21:03 Soldering
21:59 Clean Up
26:41 Last Words