Introduction to Basic Prong Setting
Instructor: Randy Burns
Prerequisite: Metalsmithing 1 or equivalent
Limit: 6
Duration: 8 Hours
Students need to bring the following:
Optivisor, if needed, to see up close
Jeweler’s saw frame 2 ½ or 3-inch depth preferred (or bring the one you have)
4/0 saw blades (more than 1 blade)
Bees Wax for holding stone (size of a marble)
Dividers – 2 steel legs (small pair)
Pliers (flat smooth jaw) 3 mm approximate width of jaws (chain nose)
Prong Pusher (square steel in a wood handle)
Sili-Pum rubber wheel with small mandrel
Square needle file (4/0 cut)
Particulate respirator (P95 or N 95 or better – bring the one you got in Metals 1)
Safety glasses
The current kit fee is $52 (already included in your tuition). The kit includes:
4-prong heads (2)
round CZ (2)
hart bur (1)
Remaining miscellaneous items necessary for the workshop
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