Ring setting recommendations

[neodetectorist]

After finding this gem
http://www.treasurenet.com/forums/today-s-finds/608562-unexpected-find.html#post6199598

I would like to try my hand at putting this is a ring setting. Where can I find ring settings and what advice can I get for setting this one myself?
Thanks

 

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[gunsil]

Rio Grande Jewelry Supply has all manner of prong settings. Problem is that you have to get the right size and the little notches the stone sits in before the prongs are bent down are not cut in. One needs the right burr of the right size and shape and a tool like a flexible shaft jeweler's drill/polisher (Dremels will work but their RPM is too high) and cut the little notches to the right depth and even distance on the prong. In other words, this is what jewelers are for. If you are real handy go ahead, if not pay to get it done professionally. You will also run the risk of chipping the edge of the stone when squeezing the prong down. I make some pretty nice jewelry on occasion and am speaking as one who has the tools and has broken a fair amount settings and stones while learning. Ovals are harder to do than rounds.

 

[Kray Gelder]

Measure your stone in millimeters, width and length. Yours looks like 9 x 11 or 10x 12 or so. Try riogrande.com, tripps.com, stuller.com on line, and see if they have a setting for your size stone. Tripps has settings pre-notched, which makes setting easier, otherwise you would need to cut the notches with a dremel or file.

Also, if yours has a deep belly cut, which I can't tell from your photos, you can run into problems with the stone fitting into the setting.

I used to set a lot of colored stones, and did a few really large ones, and this would be my advice...find out if it is genuine or synthetic. A synthetic ruby has very little actual value. They make them by the ton. IF it's genuine, that stone would have a LOT of value, many $1000's, and you should have a pro mount it. Good luck.

 

[Kray Gelder]

Amen to that, Gunsil.

 

[neodetectorist]

Follow Up,
I have one happy misses here.
Got a blank from Etsy (Thanks for the lead) and mounted the gem.
It turned out great and scored me some points.

 

[Kray Gelder]

Wow! That looks terrific! You did a great job. Congrats!