Keep The Microscope Out
After getting everything to sit flush and firm, it’s time to start setting. This also happens with the microscope. First, we put some moldable wax in hot water, then covered most of the ring. This prevents finished parts from getting scratched up while you’re doing the setting. Basically you’re folding the metal over the edge of the stone. To start, I did light taps on each opposite face, just doing a little at a time. After that, just kept working one side at a time, tap tap tap. Had to spend some time thinning the walls so that they would bend without having to hit too hard.