still kicking
- Thread starter Dani Girl
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I did this extremely hard stainless ring a couple of days ago. I set the sapphire in. I broke 4 116 gravers trying to push beads up and over and severely mushed a beading tool, which I can repair. any pro tips for setting into hard metals? should one make ones own beading tools out of carbide with diamond ball burs? should one restrict oneself to certain methods of setting? carbide burs and drills seem a must. I was going to try setting this piece but I've surrendered to just engraving it as i started to drill it with a carbide busch pave bur and found it maybe even harder than that ring was. (gold plated stainless tags)
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