swaye2010
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I am lucky to now have a jeweler in the family now which has allowed me to play around with some of the new technology available for printing and design. These are not my everyday rings so I know they may not be considered as sturdy as some cast or hand forged but I was interested more so in the process & technology itself. I bought a few rings through some of the vendors in the Fabulous Fashion Jewelry thread but the platinum was softer than I liked. I had an antique cushion moissanite that I really liked but the tapered baguettes were rather flat & ‘plasticky’ looking so I bought a matched diamond pair from Ivy & Rose that are .40 tcw. I think they ended up matching the center moissanite really well. That ring is getting hand engraving and miligrain added to it right now. The 2nd ring was an antique diamond 5 stone that I bought off ebay that was in a really ugly 14K white gold setting. I decided to get it remade in PT950/RU in a very low tapered setting. The last ring is a solitaire that I managed to deform pretty easily because the platinum was so soft. This was made a little thicker and also in PT950/RU with a 10mm moissanite.
Here is a short time lapse video:
These are just some fun rings for me but I find the process very interesting. They are also using a program called Sketchfab so you get a CAD drawing but also a 3D model which allows you to see the ring from every angle. I think this really helps visualize the setting and makes it easier to fix things without guessing. Here is an example:
https://skfb.ly/6KO9E
Here is a short time lapse video:
These are just some fun rings for me but I find the process very interesting. They are also using a program called Sketchfab so you get a CAD drawing but also a 3D model which allows you to see the ring from every angle. I think this really helps visualize the setting and makes it easier to fix things without guessing. Here is an example:
https://skfb.ly/6KO9E
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