Metal working – Gem and jewel setting
Patent
1993-07-29
1995-06-27
Echols, P. W.
Metal working
Gem and jewel setting
291606, B23P 500
Patent
active
054268362
ABSTRACT:
An attachment for heated wax carving tools, for forming gemstone settings in models used for casting articles of jewelry by the lost-wax process. There is a die which corresponds in size and shape to the selected gemstone, and a sleeve for detachably mounting the die to the tip of the carving tool. The heated die is pressed into the wax to form an indentation which corresponds to the seat in the finished article. The attachments may be provided in a set corresponding to calibrated sizes of stones having a particular style or shape.
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Echols P. W.
Hathaway Todd N.
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