Below are our setting videos to help you learn to set Prenotched and snap-tite settings.
Here is a list of tools you will need to set.
1. Setting Pliers can be a good(easy moving) pair of needle nose pliers.
If you're looking for the kind of pliers that are in the setting video Click here
2. I highly recommend a pair of digital calipers(Harbor Tools & Freight) or online at Fox Run Tools
3. Some kind of magnification. (visor, magnifying light etc.)
4. Some kind of sturdy pointed object. An awl etc.
5. Patience. Take your time. Chances are you will ruin a few settings learning, but if you're good with your hands, you can teach yourself.
A setting class would cost you from a $100.00 up. You can and will destroy settings, but it's less money than a class. Destroyed settings have scrap value. But above all taking your time will minimize your destroyed settings.
Always check your gemstone with calipers. Don't assume because it's written on a bag or gem box that it is the size that is written.

Video on How to set a 10mm Heart shape Pendant into a prenotched setting.
Some notes on the following video:
I use a German pair of gem setting pliers. Don't know the brand name, as I've had them over 25 years. It may be necessary for you when setting to pull the prongs out slightly to seat the gemstone into the setting. Always make sure the stone is level in the setting, before you start to set the stone. Use minimal pressure when setting.



In our next video we show you how to set a 10mm round cubic zirconia into a 10mm round prenotched ring setting. It may be necessary for you, when setting, to pull the prongs out slightly, to seat the gemstone into the setting. Make sure the stone level in the setting before you start to set the stone. Use minimal pressure when setting.



The next video deals with setting a snaptite earring setting with a 6mm round cubic zirconia.
Two important things in setting a snaptite earring setting.
1. Make sure your stone has a thin girdle. Thick girdle stones will not set well into a snaptite if at all.
2. Don't hold the setting by the post, when setting. Hold it by the bottom of the basket.



More videos to come.