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Seeking advice on 1st-time engagement ring design.

The diamond I am to buy will be in the .75 to .80 ct range, round, brilliant cut. I will design for 6 posts. What is recommended thickness per post, in palladium, please?Which casting houses take CAD…Continue

Tags: palladium, ring, engagement, jewelry

Started Feb 20

Tolerances for engagement ring in palladium?
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I mostly use Rhino for designing (mostly temporary) test stands in a combustion lab. But I'm wanting now to design an engagement ring and wedding bands for myself and my Canadian betrothed. Going for…Continue

Started this discussion. Last reply by Gan Uesli Starling Feb 16.

 

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Gan Uesli Starling posted a discussion

Seeking advice on 1st-time engagement ring design.

The diamond I am to buy will be in the .75 to .80 ct range, round, brilliant cut. I will design for 6 posts. What is recommended thickness per post, in palladium, please?Which casting houses take CAD files in *.3dm format? Or better yet, can you recommend a known reliable one?Should I design in the sprule and gates and a feeder...or leave that to the casting house?What I get back from the casting house...can I polish that myself? And if so, how best to do that. I have a lapidary tumbler at…See More
Feb 20
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Gan Uesli Starling replied to Gan Uesli Starling's discussion Tolerances for engagement ring in palladium?
"Thank you both. I have purchased diamond model in 3ds format for $10 and have it imported. On my own I found a very thorough instruction on designing for and working with palladium here: Palladium Casting Might any jewelry designers out there…"
Feb 16
Pascal Golay replied to Gan Uesli Starling's discussion Tolerances for engagement ring in palladium?
"Hi Gan- .001 mm should be OK for jewelry. Some people start at .0001 and then, if there are problems joining (naked edges) , back the tolerance out to .001 at the end. It is not a good idea to start at a looser tolerance and them make them tighter…"
Feb 15
CarterTG replied to Gan Uesli Starling's discussion Tolerances for engagement ring in palladium?
"Rhino's template descriptions are indeed odd, but you're on the right track. "Small Objects - Millimeters" is the appropriate starting point for jewelery-sized objects. It launches with a 100 x 100 mm grid pattern (though of…"
Feb 14
Gan Uesli Starling posted a discussion

Tolerances for engagement ring in palladium?

I mostly use Rhino for designing (mostly temporary) test stands in a combustion lab. But I'm wanting now to design an engagement ring and wedding bands for myself and my Canadian betrothed. Going for palladium because can't afford platinum and wanting to avoid allergic reaction to nickel.Seeking advice from jewelry professionals on whether the Rhino small project default settings are adequate. Somehow, "smaller than a truck" still seems a bit coarse. Any advice?Also, is there anywhere a *.3dm…See More
Feb 14
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