Tube Setting For Jewelry

[@dashotajewelry9472]

Thanks for the great tutorial! Your voice is incredibly clear and SUPER pleasant to listen to!

[@denipar69]

Great instructor and instructions!! Smooth calm voice easy to understand! And some fantastic videography that we can really get in there and see what he’s doing! Thank you! 👌👍

[@glendafox5414]

Agreed on all points.

[@LionPunchForgeLPF]

I love the videos!! I am a self taught Jeweler and metalsmith and enjoy seeing what everyone else is doing! thank you for the great products !

[@RioGrande1944]

You're very welcome! Glad to hear that you find these videos to be helpful!

[@runtenelli]

I would like to see you set an oval stone into one of your cast settings. Such as cutting a seat for a faceted oval stone.

[@DebMachen]

Thank You so much, thus eas so informative❗ You gave me so many Ah Ha moments on how to use the tools and what I've been doing wrong❣️ Greatly appreciate your knowledge and teaching through this video❣️

[@draganakostic3337]

Svidja mi se vas rad i video koji ste prikazali

[@consueloyoung4484]

Thank you for the wonderful, easy to follow tutorial. A great way to set any stone. 🙏🏼

[@RioGrande1944]

We are glad you liked the video. Thank you for the great comment!

[@shamimahmadkhan6677]

Nice illustration and delivering info.

[@ruthmoldan5523]

Awesome, thanks for showing!

[@wendyannh]

Great video, Scott! I've never seen a hammer handpiece in use before, so that was really nice to see. Could you do another video on how to set those taller cabs, though? The very idea of using glue is anathema to me, but I don't really know how to secure the stone with a bezel when the sides are taller than the bezel.

[@RioGrande1944]

Hi Wendyannh, Thanks for your comment! We'll pass this suggestion along to Scott.

[@mirelapopovici9077]

I also need instructions on setting a taller cab in the tube

[@helenhill9482]

I like a nice thick bezel and make my own tube settings using 0.5-1.0 mm Sterling. I’ve never yet had to file the edge of the settings to make setting easier. I use a hammer and setting punch.

[@cynthiaharrison4610]

I use a fine silver bezel like I would for a cabochon. Then I solder a ring of sterling inside the bezel to seat the faceted stone. Fine silver is a lot easier to push. No visable difference in the finished product.

[@josetonon5726]

Excelente vídeo. Obrigado por compartilhar seus conhecimentos. Parabéns pelo seu trabalho.

[@jaymack619]

Wow ! Beautiful. You made that look so much easier than I reckon it is !

[@stephencoster9532]

Hiya, Great video, thank you. Do you do these settings in Argentium, please? Stay safe, Steve.

[@mikicro1983]

Thanks! Hopefully, one day i will be able to make to do this.

[@RioGrande1944]

You can do it!

[@oldsongs2304]

What name the tools you used for make frame round for out shape? Thanks 👍🙏

[@andreap9355]

Thanks for a easy to watch, concise video.

[@MacherlaPrabhakar]

Nice great explanation, instructor, thanking you

[@RioGrande1944]

You are welcome!

[@AlwaysMetaling]

This is one of if not the very best explanation and demo for setting a stone or cab in a tube setting. Thanks sooo much and I hope you do many more very detailed demos such as this one. I just LOVE Rio!! 👩🏼‍🎨🌵🔨

[@RioGrande1944]

Thank you so much for your kind feedback! We love hearing it and we always want to help in any way we can!

[@vanniet9328]

Thank you.

[@RioGrande1944]

You're welcome!

[@TOBCR8TIV]

Thank you Scott.

[@andreap9355]

Thank you for a super clear and easy to understand video.

[@novamane4727]

Great video! ordered one of these tubes for an engagement ring!

[@joyceeberner]

What tool did you use with shaft.. that had tapping motion? Great video & thumbs up to all those other great comments!

[@jerielkins7706]

It’s a hammer hand piece. I have one and it fun!

[@MBrusaZappellini]

You can also use a brass punch (make them yourself with tool brass rods) and hammer to push a heavy bezel like that. The trick is to tap it towards you (so the stone is between you and the punch- which makes the work easier to see). A hammer hand piece is awesome, but not 100% necessary (in case you’re like me and prefer to work with simple, inexpensive tools)

[@RioGrande1944]

Hi Joyce, Thanks for watching! The other commenter, Jeri, is correct. Scott is using a hammer handpiece. You can see them here ow.ly/o83x30msAeT Please don't hesitate to let us know if there's anything else we can help to answer for you! 😀

[@efraincolon2958]

Very interesting friend.

[@epicunderstament867]

Hello, I hope you can help! How do you do rubover set a single round stone on signet rings? Should I use a flat top with straight edge stone and just glue it? Or a flat top with single bevel stone? If using a FTSB stone that is 1.5mm in height, do i need the bevel to be a bit higher than the stone? And what would the thickness of the bezel should be? Many thanks in advance!

[@RioGrande1944]

We appreciate the question. Our technical team is not 100% certain of what you are requesting, but they recommend watching the attached video at 3:23 to learn how to flush set in a signet ring. kzbin.info/www/bejne/g53Pd5mpj9aLapI

[@athingwellmade3157]

good tutorial!

[@RioGrande1944]

Thanks! So glad it was helpful.

[@CurvyFox86]

Hi! I love the finished look of the ring! Is that half round wire he used for the ring band? If so, any idea what gauge? It looks great!

[@RioGrande1944]

Hi, and thanks for asking! Our jewelry techs say that you could use half-round wire for this, and they suggest 8-gauge. Hope this helps!

[@federicogonzalezramirez382]

Great tutorial thank you very much ...

[@ingridsaab5413]

Thanks for explaining it. Question, what kind of tubing is it? Is it regular sterling tubing? Or is it the thick kind, or is it special tubing for bezel making only? Thanks again

[@RioGrande1944]

Hi Ingrid, Thanks for your question. These tube settings are cast from sterling silver using a mold. Hope this helps!

[@jimbettridge3123]

Thanks Scott!

[@YouTubeSue]

I’m having a hard time finding out how to set my very small 1x2 mm oval stones. It’s either to thick and won’t curve on the end to make it flush or it’s too think and the second heat hits it, the silver melts before I can get the solder to melt. Uggg help!

[@RioGrande1944]

For the stone setting part of this, we would treat it like a round stone when setting. Make the tube setting slightly oval. If the metal is too thick a bur can be used to thin it down slightly. We also start at the smaller ends of the stone and work our way to the wider areas. These are very tiny so they can be a challenge when setting. Not exactly sure about the soldering question and the metal heating issue. Could we get more information?

[@YouTubeSue]

that might be the issue. I just have a brûlée type torch. I have bezel wire which is very very thin and I have thicker silver plates that I try to affix the bezel to but the heat seems to get too hot too quick and melts the bezel wire before the solder can melt. Like if I’m trying to make an earring for example.

[@brandied.7706]

​@@KZbinSue Try directing your heat from UNDERNEATH the back plate so the flame never directly touches the thin bezel. Helps me, anyway. Good luck!

[@YouTubeSue]

Sounds like a plan!

[@farshidkavosi5818]

Thank you so much, it was really useful

[@benyaminbenyamin6176]

Good

[@hansteichmann199]

Plis Quadrat stoun setting

[@P4TCH5S]

Great video, great voice! What is that vice setup?! #want!!!

[@ingeborgkeane641]

I wish you’d do the same video, without using a hammer hand piece. Many of us learning to set don’t have such lovely tools (yet) .

[@gjk540]

You don't have to use the hammer piece. You can achieve the same result by using a nail that you've flattened and polished and a hammer. You can also buy a stone setting system from Rio Grande. They come in different sizes and prices.

[@indira3]

The - best! Thank you very much!

[@RioGrande1944]

Glad you liked it!

[@P4TCH5S]

Awesome! Thank you

[@00dfm00]

I dislike the tube setting but I appreciate your instruction!

[@GDubby69]

I'm confused on what you said about annealing, wouldn't you let it cool down slowly rather than quenching and hardening it?

[@chestercopperpot2219]

Non ferrous metals don’t harden when quenched

[@Lightness108]

Thank you... Great class! 😉🌻

[@RioGrande1944]

Thank you for sharing!

[@jaimefields6705]

What is the name of the work holder?

[@RioGrande1944]

Thank you for the question. The full list of tools and equipment can be found in the show notes.

[@Arbaz1404]

How can I get that hammer machine? And what's it's cost?

[@RioGrande1944]

Here are all the products in the video! Sterling Cast Tube Settings: ow.ly/JpCO30msz6x Gold Cast Tube Settings: ow.ly/K4eg30mszcn GRS BenchMate ring clamp systems: ow.ly/h9Wn30msA18 Master stone-setting system: ow.ly/wsZ930msA66 Flex shaft hammer handpiece systems: ow.ly/o83x30msAeT

[@PhilStevensphilongold]

How dare you tell people to GLUE stones into setting - that isn't how real jewellery makers set stones - they use the metal to set the stone NOT glue! Phil

[@DNTurner94]

Relax Phil

[@PhilStevensphilongold]

@@DNTurner94 Don't tell me to relax - how can you call your self a jewellery maker if you tell people to GLUE stoners in. Maybe you don't know how to make a settting to take a gemstone in the right size so it can be set properly! It is you that should go back to school and STOP trying to tell people how NOT to make jewellery!

[@shamimahmadkhan6677]

See later

[@vikkysoni2407]

I can make this ring without these tools in an hour

[@flyingcheff]

What a mess! C"mon Rio....really? Glue?