Diamond Setting Diagrams => 8th (final) Page (8 photos)

 When you have completed the stone setting, 'finishing' is next on the preverbial list. I have displayed the aspects of the 'square stone' setting before. This again is on my immediate "to-do" list in the few weeks ahead.

The contact spot for cutting into the metal is with the fine edge of the rotating HSS bur. NEVER USE A '156C' soft steel Carbide bur.

 

 Continually ensure that the domed ring is kept in a 'DOME shape.

  Drill slowly & gently when preparing the bearings for the stone.

 The chances of preparing for setting a ROSE-cut stone are almost 'nil'. But this is what that stone looks like.

 

 Gemstone & Diamond setting is one of the most difficult aspects of this profession. My apprenticeship took me a mere 9 YEARS, not months, to learn and another 5 years to perfect.