Pear basket setting

Hey Guys, in this video I will show you how to create a soldered, pear shaped basket setting using silver wire. You can use other metals if you want.
Let me know what you think!
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Materials:
- 0.8 mm (20 ga) wire
- 1.3 mm (16 ga) wire
- 1.6 mm (14 ga) square or round wire
- 10 mm faceted pear gemstone
Tools:
- Flush cutters
- Torch (I use a Iroda PT-550 CR)
- Hard/medium/easy solder
- Soldering surface
- Quenching bowl/pickle
- Steel block
- Hammer OR
- Rolling mill (this works much better)
- Hart and flame burrs (or similar)
- Jeweller's files

[@theresaschneider8975]

Thank you for the great tutorial, really full of great information I was looking for🌸

[@AngieCee1]

So gorgeous! I love this channel, thanks for putting so much good contact out there!

[@ImbaliCrafts]

Thank you! Glad you enjoy it!

[@donnaanasse5177]

Good tutorial. Thank you. But I am not sure how we went from the stone sitting way on top of the bottom to sitting in deeply. I don't think the little bit of filing down the edges did that.

[@ImbaliCrafts]

Yes, you would file the setting down in the corners, or taper the inner edges a little if the stone won't sit snug from the start. Hope this explains it :)

[@evelinepeterhans4873]

Very beautiful. Thank you for uploading. What is the stone called?

[@ImbaliCrafts]

Thank you 😊 it's a peridot.

[@evelynvongizycki1017]

It’s like you’re wearing Tigereye nail polish

[@ImbaliCrafts]

You're not the first to mention this. I never realised until folk started mentioning it. you're right!

[@flyingcheff]

Hi! I think your pendant motor might be I'll. Needs new brushes, perhaps. It sounds VERY unhealthy. I really recommend a micro-motor if you want to check those out. Inexpensive dental units are available. Love your channel.

[@ImbaliCrafts]

Hi, thanks for that! it's a foredom motor. It seems to work fine but I have no reference on what they should sound like! Do you think it is 'slipping'?