So I spoke with Scott again today regarding where to start. So far it comes down to determining the diamond first. That probably seems like a no brainer to all you guys reading this, but I've been thinking about metal types, prices, finishes, ring design types, different size formatting, etc... There's a lot to look into.
So I still want to make the ring. It's happening.
As stated before, Christine is a size 7, so according to the chart above, that makes a 17.3mm inner diameter.
Scott gave me some of his professional recommendations for design parameters and they are as follows from the sketch above:
- No more than 2.5mm thick for the band thickness at the sides
- No more than 2mm thick for the band thickness at bottom
- For a more rounded feel, round the edges to a 0.2mm fillet (rounding of corners)
- For prongs to hold onto a main central stone, prongs need to be at least 1.1-1.2mm in diameter.
- For prongs holding in secondary or side stones of a three stone ring, a minimum of 0.8mm is the going rate.
I'm excited to get started, and will post shortly with sketches and some new ideas collaborating principle design elements of the rings posted previously!
As stated before, Christine is a size 7, so according to the chart above, that makes a 17.3mm inner diameter.
Scott gave me some of his professional recommendations for design parameters and they are as follows from the sketch above:
- No more than 2.5mm thick for the band thickness at the sides
- No more than 2mm thick for the band thickness at bottom
- For a more rounded feel, round the edges to a 0.2mm fillet (rounding of corners)
- For prongs to hold onto a main central stone, prongs need to be at least 1.1-1.2mm in diameter.
- For prongs holding in secondary or side stones of a three stone ring, a minimum of 0.8mm is the going rate.
I'm excited to get started, and will post shortly with sketches and some new ideas collaborating principle design elements of the rings posted previously!