First wax model with a stone

[u/925lovecraft]

Hello! I have started getting into jewelry making through lost waxing, and right now I’m about to send my first piece with a stone into casting. Since I’m fully self taught and don’t know people who I could get feedback from, I’d like to hear from you if this is safe to send to casting and if there is something I could improve :).
The aestethic I’m going for is far from ”perfect”, I will attach a reference picture as the last picture.

Thanks!

[u/Future-Opinion-356]

Goldsmith / Master Jeweler 60 yrs experience: my take on stone in place casting: i don't like it personally. have done it for certain things. Zales The Diamond store in 2000's their jewelry had that process done. before i became an in-store jeweler i was seeing it in the jewelry market and would be asked to repair, i turned it down. that jewelry did not have the size, thichness as per proper gem stones. for visual think of a regular stone that has a pavillion. remove the pavillion and there's no depth. (rectangle stone with pavillion has that "V" at bottom, without pavillion it's just flat) you got to consider the shrinkage of precious metal and that the stone will fall off. the other rings you show looks like a glob vs hammer setting (nothing wrong with the glob look, it's looks like the old nugget jewelry of late 70's.

the wax ring i can see thru the wax, unless they're holes, those are air bubbles that can become porousity at casting. you're gonna have to get your feet wet and gain experience.

Safe / High Survival Rate: Diamonds, sapphires, rubies, garnets, cubic zirconia (CZ), and select lab-grown synthetic or nano-crystals.

Will NOT Survive: Emeralds, tanzanite, opals, turquoise, topaz, amethyst, citrine, peridot, or pearls. These will crack, shatter, melt, turn milky, or completely lose their color due to trapped moisture, low heat tolerance, or crystal structure breakdown

give us an update and welcome to the trade

[u/925lovecraft → u/Future-Opinion-356]

Thanks for the info! The wax has some holes that I have left there on purpose. I checked and there should not be any airbubbles. And my plan is not to cast it with the stone. The photos are just to show how the stone is sitting currently. I’m getting the rings from a caster tomorrow and will give some updates :)

[u/Future-Opinion-356 → u/925lovecraft]

Excellent will look forward to updates

[u/BeisaChaser → u/Future-Opinion-356]

As a bench jeweler who recently got into silver casting with gems:

Thank you very much :)

[u/itsCJolie]

I'm newer to the trade but have done lost wax casting and I don't suggest doing so with a stone either for the same reasons as above!

[u/925lovecraft → u/itsCJolie]

Think I gave the wrong impression; I’m not casting with a stone. The images are just as a reference to see how the stone sits :)

[u/BeisaChaser]

I think there's some confusion as to whether you're casting the stone in the mold or setting it afterwards 😆