Milgraing Question...help please:)

[h1juhas]

I am having a halo ring made with milgraining all around the bezel and outside of halo. The pictures I have sent in to replicate differ from the cad Drawings. The milgraining looks larger. I have conveyed this to the jeweler many times and his response is that they will try to come close to the pic. My concern is that the cads milgraining looks large and harsh whereas the replica pics are soft and delicate. I will include a pic of what I want the milgraining to look like. Can anyone tell me what gauge milgraining you have on your halos and add pics too..this would be so helpful!!!

 

[distracts]

Milgraining should be done by hand with a milgraining tool, not in CAD. Ask if your jeweler can do the milgraining by hand or if he knows anyone he can outsource that particular aspect of the work to.

 

[h1juhas]

They plan on casting it as opposed to having it hand done. Not sure why.

 

[distracts]

They plan on casting it as opposed to having it hand done. Not sure why.

Probably because they don't have the skill to do the milgrain by hand. I would not have the milgrain cast - UNLESS they can show you an example of their cad/cast milgrain and it passes your inspection.

And while I don't know if it is to you - to ME personally that is a dealbreaker - I have been looking for a local jeweler to make a ring for my mother based on a design she wants, and they all want to cast all the milgrain and the engraving. Each one gets a no from me. I don't approve of shortcuts when I want perfection.

 

[Niel]

I agree! I would t have the. Cast the mill graining when they're just saying "oh we can do that, you'll see. I've been burned by local jewelers with that mentality before.

Does the shank have princes cut side stones or are they all round? Because if they are just round I'm sure ritani and James Allen both have similar settings that could have beautiful millgraining added to them. No custom work.

 

[diamondseeker2006]

I'd go with Beverley K if you want a cast ring with hand milgrain or engraving.

 

[yssie]

They plan on casting it as opposed to having it hand done. Not sure why.

And while I don't know if it is to you - to ME personally that is a dealbreaker

Ditto - casting milgrain sounds like a dreadful idea
When you cast (pour molten metal into a mould) there is a limit to how finely you can represent artifacts, and the more artifacts there are the more *stuff* there is to work around to finish and polish... Milgraining and engraving done with tools by hand after the piece has been cast will permit much more control over granularity, precision, and quality of finish!

 

[distracts]

They plan on casting it as opposed to having it hand done. Not sure why.

And while I don't know if it is to you - to ME personally that is a dealbreaker

Ditto - casting milgrain sounds like a dreadful idea
When you cast (pour molten metal into a mould) there is a limit to how finely you can represent artifacts, and the more artifacts there are the more *stuff* there is to work around to finish and polish... Milgraining and engraving done with tools by hand after the piece has been cast will permit much more control over granularity, precision, and quality of finish!

Yeah part of the appalling thing about casting milgrain to me is the polishing. With hand-milgraining, you do it AFTER the piece has been polished. With cast milgrain, you are doing so much sanding and polishing after the casting that I can't imagine how it could come out looking anything but kind of watered-down.