"C.C.C." or 'Computer Created Claws' - 7 photos

As this was a CAD created disk, there are some things to understand with CAD and wax insertion of stones.

 There are areas where a larger stone is required and be very knowledgeable of this fact.

In this photo the larger stones appear to be along the wide band of wax. In fact, there are smaller stones needed along the edge of the circle of the disk.

 Once the stones are set into the metal, you can use a 'cup-bur' (77B) to smooth and round off the tips of the claws.

 The base of where the claws are situated is rough and highly textured. The polishing cloth cannot reach into this deep area, but this can be overcome (to a point).

 I use a FLAT graver of #40 width to reduce the rough-texturing from the casting processes. You can do this 'metal finishing' either "before or after" the stone setting.

Even at this stage of development, you can see the quality of stone setting vastly improve.

 Be very mindful of the sizes of stones being needed in any circular area. Nothing is made in this disk to be uniform, we must be prepared to set various sizes of stones. 

                                  CLEANING A WAX, PRIOR TO METAL CASTING.

  If possible, clean out any areas of metal before the stones go into the pattern. When the stones are set, then it's too late. 

 I suggest to use a thin shaped Bud-Bur #003-#004 for this detailed cleaning, just get rid of those extra pieces of wax that will turn into metal.

 At this corner of the disk where the "circular sections" of the frame meet, select a larger stone.