The following tips will hopefully make this work a little easier.
Channel set diamond ring repair.
Channel set rings are also very difficult to repair in the event of damage.
No problem matching the diamond size though i didn t have any that color.
This makes for an especially durable setting for the life of the ring but should the material wear down and become thin it can be a real challenge to restore.
Hardly a week goes by without some form of repair being preformed on a channel set piece.
In fact one came out which is how it came to me.
When channel setting it is of utmost importance to cut a precise seat.
Lets take a sneak peak behind the scenes mike and eric use a gravemeister tool that closely resembles a very mini jack hammer to tighten and set diamonds that are channel set into mountings.
Why worn out channel settings are difficult to fix channel settings are more low set and free of prongs that can catch on clothing purses etc.
I managed to move some of them around they were on the verge of coming out anyway so my pale one won t call attention to itself at the end of the channel.
The stones are cut specially to fit the channel.
Setting small diamonds rubies sapphires and even emeralds into channels has become commonplace in most shops.
In this demo kevin will be showing you how to repair a channel set a diamond.