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Published: 2010-02-15 18:08:28 +0000 UTC; Views: 655; Favourites: 18; Downloads: 36
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Not happy with this photo, so it shall be replaced. The setting is not as off-center as it looks.Brass, aluminum, steel, titanium, sterling silver, 5mm garnet.
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If it was in silver with polished surface mmm 
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Hm, that may not be a bad idea at all... thanks
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Thank you! It is 20mm or 0.782in/slightly more than 3/4in. And the stone is 5mm.
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you're welcome, It's very cool looking ^_^
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Replying to the stones question. Take a look at these but keep in mind that price does match quality unfortunately.
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Oh and don't think that you're asking me to do extra work, I love doing this and enjoy the whole process
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Thank you so much! And thank you for all the adds as well
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has been a pleasure to watch your work!!
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Thank you so much! And likewise
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Very nice work! the metals look good together, and such a nice centrepiece with the garnet. well done!
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Thank you so much! It took me a bit of time to figure out a way not to use any soldering on that setting, but I have
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Great pendant, I love the different colours of the metal and I love the way you wrapped the "stone" in it.
As for the photo, I can assure I've seen worse one! This one is quite good!
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Thank you! Well, of course there are worse, but we have to strive to be the best right?
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It's a good looking piece, and that photo is still better than plenty I've seen
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Well thank you, one thing bothers me about this pendant, and that is the setting. I don't know how visible this is but it is one of those thin prong types that sticks out quite a bit and is stamped so there is no way to make it not as tall
By the way, I made the thing without any glue or soldering
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You can tell it sticks out a bit by the angle, but just think of it as added dimentionality
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Is that like a cross between dimensions and demented? 
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At least from the picture it doesn't really bug me. If it bugs you. could you add a wire twist or something around the setting to make the raised look intentional? (Sort of like in woodworking my dad will double up a trim to make it look like one fancy one.)
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I've thought about that, I've also thought about replacing that setting with a four prong cast setting, but the thing is that the whole thing is held together by a machine screw that I've flattened like a rivet inside the setting, the stamped setting has a flat bottom that I drilled a hole in, the cast setting looks like an upside down conical tube and I'd have to solder it, risking ruining the rest of the piece
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I say leave it then. Or put it away for awhile at least.
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That is basically what I'm thinking too, though.. think I should try to just put a ring around the base and try to make it stay by friction?
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Worth a shot if you've an easy way to make the right size ring.
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The problem is more in getting it on there without destroying everything
Wanna see what I just did with the moonstone piece? [link] (basically a failed setting in my opinion but whatever)
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I LOVE this piece! Do you sale your work on etsy or anything?
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Thank you! 
This piece isn't listen and being that it is much simpler than my other pieces I guess I'll put it up for around 20$ I guess
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very cool, do you do commission work as well?
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if its whithin the realm of what i can do sure, you had something in mind?
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I really love your work, let me think about it and see what I can come up with 
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Thank you very much 
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Not to sound stupid or gullible but, really? O_o
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Well I meant that I haven't used depleted uranium, though radioactive materials are much easier to acquire than you may think
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