Well, for anyone that has been following my eRing process... Here''s an update.
I''ve decided to go with the local guy that uses 5-axis machine for my design. He actually has some guy in CA do it for him and then has the guy in CA overnight it to him. That''s fine by me, as long as I get it. When the local guy saw my design he said that he laughed pretty hard. (I sent it in email) He said, "You know, most jewelers would be scared STIFF by this. I see most designs done by professionals with less detail than this!" hehe, he asked me if I do this for a living and if I do we should do business. That was cool! I wouldn''t mind doing a little side design here and there! hehe.
Now, the scary part. Time is still ticking and I''m really hoping to get it before I go on vacation for a bit. So, the local guy thinks he can have it to me by then but not sure. The setting and everything else takes the most time. He''s trying to push it for me but then again, I don''t have the rock yet. That''s due to Gary by the 21st hopefully and then to me soon after.. I hope. I''m really squeaking in on this one. I guess I should have started this process well before April 7th like I did and maybe I''d be further.
heh. j/k still wouldn''t get the stone from Paul and Gary before then.
Anyway, so here''s another scary part. The local guy wanted my model file from the computer design I did. So they are planning on using my actual file and my surfaces I built in the eval software that I use. Holy crap! That scares me because I don''t do this for a living. What if something is messed up. Well, anyway, I rebuilt it with the same idea in mind and sent it to him on Tuesday this week. I never heard back from him and was starting to get discouraged that it''s going to be another hand holding job so I went to give a live visit last night (Thursday) He said he sent it and the guy should be sending it to him and have it today. He said, "Let me call him" So, he does and the guy said my design is all messed up. The channel floor is too thin and the prongs are too small. It won''t hold. So he says he can do it himself (4 hours maybe more and $$$$) or I can build it up a bit and get it back to him. So, this morning I rebuilt it for the third time (getting good and fast at it now) Then I rebuilt the prongs a 4th time and sent off the file. Called him and said he forwarded the first file with small prongs but is going to send this one and call the guy. Hopefully I''ll have a wax Monday! That would be great!!
Now, just need that stone from Gary and will take it in for apprasial then get it to my jeweler for setting. Can they start casting before they get my stone? I designed my computer model with the actual dimensions of the centerstone and used approximate melee dimensions given to me by the local guy. Hopefully they can start casting and a little work before they set the centerstone. Anyone know this answer?
Thanks for reading!
Ukieza
I''ve decided to go with the local guy that uses 5-axis machine for my design. He actually has some guy in CA do it for him and then has the guy in CA overnight it to him. That''s fine by me, as long as I get it. When the local guy saw my design he said that he laughed pretty hard. (I sent it in email) He said, "You know, most jewelers would be scared STIFF by this. I see most designs done by professionals with less detail than this!" hehe, he asked me if I do this for a living and if I do we should do business. That was cool! I wouldn''t mind doing a little side design here and there! hehe.
Now, the scary part. Time is still ticking and I''m really hoping to get it before I go on vacation for a bit. So, the local guy thinks he can have it to me by then but not sure. The setting and everything else takes the most time. He''s trying to push it for me but then again, I don''t have the rock yet. That''s due to Gary by the 21st hopefully and then to me soon after.. I hope. I''m really squeaking in on this one. I guess I should have started this process well before April 7th like I did and maybe I''d be further.
heh. j/k still wouldn''t get the stone from Paul and Gary before then.Anyway, so here''s another scary part. The local guy wanted my model file from the computer design I did. So they are planning on using my actual file and my surfaces I built in the eval software that I use. Holy crap! That scares me because I don''t do this for a living. What if something is messed up. Well, anyway, I rebuilt it with the same idea in mind and sent it to him on Tuesday this week. I never heard back from him and was starting to get discouraged that it''s going to be another hand holding job so I went to give a live visit last night (Thursday) He said he sent it and the guy should be sending it to him and have it today. He said, "Let me call him" So, he does and the guy said my design is all messed up. The channel floor is too thin and the prongs are too small. It won''t hold. So he says he can do it himself (4 hours maybe more and $$$$) or I can build it up a bit and get it back to him. So, this morning I rebuilt it for the third time (getting good and fast at it now) Then I rebuilt the prongs a 4th time and sent off the file. Called him and said he forwarded the first file with small prongs but is going to send this one and call the guy. Hopefully I''ll have a wax Monday! That would be great!!
Now, just need that stone from Gary and will take it in for apprasial then get it to my jeweler for setting. Can they start casting before they get my stone? I designed my computer model with the actual dimensions of the centerstone and used approximate melee dimensions given to me by the local guy. Hopefully they can start casting and a little work before they set the centerstone. Anyone know this answer?
Thanks for reading!
Ukieza
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