Anyone up for a hunt...

[deorwine]

I really wouldn't advise a tension set in silver unless it's a gemstone you don't mind losing. Really I personally wouldn't do it unless it's a springy metal like titanium or steel (or a gemstone I don't mind using -- I've worn tension settings with small and "losable" gems) or someone who specializes in "springy" gold alloys, but I'm pretty hard on my rings. I mean, you can find tension settings in silver, but I'd still say it was unwise -- all it takes is one good hard thunk, and silver's both soft and non-springy, and there goes your gem. (Argentium and some other alloys are a little springier, but still I believe not as hard and springy as even gold, not to mention titanium.)

 

[whitewave]

I really wouldn't advise a tension set in silver unless it's a gemstone you don't mind losing. Really I personally wouldn't do it unless it's a springy metal like titanium or steel (or a gemstone I don't mind using -- I've worn tension settings with small and "losable" gems) or someone who specializes in "springy" gold alloys, but I'm pretty hard on my rings. I mean, you can find tension settings in silver, but I'd still say it was unwise -- all it takes is one good hard thunk, and silver's both soft and non-springy, and there goes your gem. (Argentium and some other alloys are a little springier, but still I believe not as hard and springy as even gold, not to mention titanium.)

Thanks.


Well, this project is shelved. Ed at Wildfish gems gave out five 40% off coupons, so I grabbed an emerald. Lol. So now everything gets put in a safety deposit box for at least 6 months.

 

[metall]

I really wouldn't advise a tension set in silver unless it's a gemstone you don't mind losing. Really I personally wouldn't do it unless it's a springy metal like titanium or steel (or a gemstone I don't mind using -- I've worn tension settings with small and "losable" gems) or someone who specializes in "springy" gold alloys, but I'm pretty hard on my rings. I mean, you can find tension settings in silver, but I'd still say it was unwise -- all it takes is one good hard thunk, and silver's both soft and non-springy, and there goes your gem. (Argentium and some other alloys are a little springier, but still I believe not as hard and springy as even gold, not to mention titanium.)

That's good to know. Thank you! Goes to show that even fact checked internet info needs to be re-checked.