A flat piece of sheet, one cone

A cone setting starts flat. Unrolled, a cone is a curved strip – an arc of a ring for a round stone, a strip with folds for a square or a hexagon. Saw it out, bend it round until the seam closes, solder it and true it up in a bezel block.

Conemaker works out that strip from the stone and the angle of your block, and draws it at true size, ready to print, glue to the sheet and saw.

What it does

• The stone – round, oval, square, rectangular, hexagonal or octagonal, in any size, with its crown, girdle and pavilion.
• The cone – a 17° or 28° bezel block or any angle you like, the sheet thickness, the play round the stone and how high the rim stands above the girdle.
• The top edge – straight, a crown, scallops or prongs, with the stone resting at the girdle or set up in the prongs.
• Openings for light – arches, rounds, ovals, drops, triangles or hearts round the lower part, with a check that the bridges between them stay strong.
• Template, 1:1 – the flat strip with the seat, the fold lines and the drill points marked, and a 50 mm ruler to check that the print is true. For a round stone, the two radii and the sector angle to draw it with dividers instead.
• Step by step – sawing, bending, soldering, forming in the block and setting the stone, with the nearest hole in your bezel block.
• The numbers – the height, the inside at top and bottom, the size of the template and the weight in your metal.
• Files – SVG to print, DXF for a laser and STL for 3D printing or casting.

Beta

Conemaker is new. Check the first print against a ruler, and the cone against your stone, before you cut.

Made for makers

Conemaker is part of Silversalen's tools for silversmiths and hobby makers, next to Signetmaker, Ringmaker, Chainmaker and Bench Mandrel.