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How to remove bad embedded gemstones from a metal clay design

7/4/2016

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Hi! Have you ever fired a gemstone into a metal clay piece and afterwards if turned out damaged or an ugly color?
Here is how you can remove them and either add a new stone or setting to the area on your piece.
Here is a bangle I made out of 960 silver. It is representing a bent twig.
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 I embedded Rubies and Amethyst CZ's. The CZ's faded to an ugly blue grey as you can see.
Tools needed
​A spring loaded Center Punch found and any Hardware or big box store.
A mandrel or a sturdy wood backing block
​Your metal clay piece
​Safety Glasses (Very Important)
A sharp pointed metal piece (ice pick etc)
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Use the nail setter and punch the stone on the side of the setting. I found three time in different sides did the trick. It will shatter the stone.
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Once shattered, the pieces of the stone can be picked out and the resulting space ground for re embedding a new gemstone or you can use clay and paste to fill the void in order to set a bezel or prong embeddable setting. See above the three indentations where the nail setter punched stone?

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Empty setting ready to be cleaned up

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Here is the finisher bracelet with rubies in bezel cups which replaced the nasty faded CZs. 
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