Help, please: Setting Burs for steel?

dlilazteca · Apr 12, 2016

Hello, everyone Ive been searching but cant seem to find what im looking for, Can someone recommend some setting burs that will stand up to harder metal such as steel and stainless steel. I know nothing will last forever but want to get the most use.

For starters I want to do some flush setting.

thanks again.

jb1983 · Apr 12, 2016

What shape stone & what kind of setting are you doing?

Sinterklaas · Apr 12, 2016

Hi you can order them from Jura here:

http://www.juratools.com/uploads/1/3/4/6/13468850/catalog_jura_tools_february_2016.pdf

They are on the last page.
But any carbide drill/bur should work if I am not mistaken. It the bur is made of a harder metal than what your burring you should be fine.

Any decent jewelry supplier in the States will carry them.

oiseau metal arts · Apr 12, 2016

these have given me the best results in steels. practice plates as well as Damascus parts. use the bur life too.

https://www.riogrande.com/Product/rio-high-speed-steel-stone-setting-burs/345716

dlilazteca · Apr 12, 2016

jb1983 said:
What shape stone & what kind of setting are you doing?

I have some CZs to practice with but ultimately I'd like to set some diamonds I think it would just be the regular shape not sure the technical name for them.

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jb1983 · Apr 12, 2016

If you are doing bead setting/bright/Pave. What was mentioned a nice set of Busch drills and Busch ball bur will do the trick. I like www.OttoFrei.com. If you are flush setting/channel get some hart bur to under cut. A set of setting burs is nice but you are working with steel so not necessary to have I only use them for prong setting.

Good luck

Jan Hendrik · Apr 12, 2016

You can prolong the life of your burrs by applying wintergreen oil to the burr every now and again. Simply pour a little bit of the oil on a cotton ball in a small container and dab the burr point on the oiled cotton wool. Smells nice too!

monk · Apr 12, 2016

Jan Hendrik said:
You can prolong the life of your burrs by applying wintergreen oil to the burr every now and again. Simply pour a little bit of the oil on a cotton ball in a small container and dab the burr point on the oiled cotton wool. Smells nice too!

you too ? i used the oil a long time ago. i had some cranky stuff, that just didn't want to be engraved. the wintergreen worked batter than the others i tried.

Gemsetterchris · Apr 12, 2016

dlilazteca said:
For starters I want to do some flush setting.

thanks again.

Best of luck with that! I'd not recommend bothering flush setting in steel.
Not impossible but...

dhall · Apr 13, 2016

I think Brian Marshall wrote about some health warnings from using oil of wintergreen. Long ago I used it, and it did smell nice, but now I'd probably opt for some other type of cutting fluid or bur lubricant, based on Brian's research and warning.

Thank you,
Doug

dlilazteca · Apr 14, 2016

dhall said:
I think Brian Marshall wrote about some health warnings from using oil of wintergreen. Long ago I used it, and it did smell nice, but now I'd probably opt for some other type of cutting fluid or bur lubricant, based on Brian's research and warning.

Thank you,
Doug

If I'm not mistaken Lynton Mckenzie attributed some part of his troubles to that same stuff im sure Sam can fill in the gaps.

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Omar Haltam · Apr 17, 2016

Rio Grande has some Bur Lube that you can use while setting and using burs.
I use it on all my burs and also on my Jewelers saw.

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