Setting a Gem into a Mother Of Pearl Guitar Nut for HTOB | Experimental Luthiery 101
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 Published On Mar 16, 2024

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In this continuation of the previous video, Ben is finishing the preparation of the gem setting and polishing it. Will he succeed in his first ever attempt at setting a precious gemstone?

Chapters:
0:00 Introduction (short)
1:08 Deconstructing the ring with Fret Pullers?!
3:20 Preparing the setting - more FIRE!
6:25 Polishing with 400 grit carborundum powder (vintage tool shop card?)
8:36 ...with a hand drill?! Is this considered a handicap?
10:20 Now for the Autosol gold and silver polish
11:40 Raiding the kitchen for handy tools now...
14:50 Now to make the setting the correct size for the stone
16:50 Gently folding the edges to hold the stone in place
20:25 Final polish ready to insert into the nut? Or is it?
21:52 So...it turns out that Jewellery making is hard!!
22:40 Making the hole in the nut slightly bigger
23:55 Setting the gem in place

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Ben's camera setup includes: the Blackmagic ATEM Mini Pro, Prime Cameras (Front facing and over the bench) Canon EOS 250D, suspended from the ceiling (bench side) Canon EOS 90D, and on the movable tripod a Canon M6 Mark II

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