Setting Making Jig With 5 Grooved Heads

Make your own custom prong settings with precision and consistency. The Setting Making Jig features five different grooved heads, each with slots designed to help you lay out perfectly aligned wire prong settings in three, four, six, or eight prong configurations. Whether you're a bench jeweler crafting one-of-a-kind pieces or a production metalsmith building settings in volume, this jig streamlines the process of forming claw settings from wire.

Wire settings can be made in sizes ranging from 15 point (0.15 ct) to 2 carat (2.00 ct). To use the jig, position your wires in the appropriate grooved slots. You can apply an instant adhesive to temporarily hold the wires together—taking care not to bond the wires to the jig itself—then remove the assembled setting for soldering. The jig is also compatible with laser welders, tack welders such as PUK or Orion units, or traditional torch soldering.

Features

• Five grooved heads for creating three, four, six, or eight prong settings
• Head configuration: one head with eight slots, two heads with six slots each, two heads with four slots each
• Accommodates wire settings from 15 point (0.15 ct) to 2 carat (2.00 ct)
• Compatible with instant adhesive assembly, torch soldering, laser welding, and tack welding methods
• Includes a metal base with four sleeves
• Packed in a wood storage box

Specifications

What's Included

• Setting making jig with 5 grooved heads
• Metal base with 4 sleeves
• Wood storage box

Notes

When using instant adhesive to hold wires in place prior to soldering, ensure the adhesive is applied only between the wires—not between the wires and the jig—to allow clean removal of the assembled setting. A video demonstration by Peter Keep of Jewellery Training Solutions is available; contact him directly for more detailed instruction on use of this tool.