| Custom designed jewelry came into existence | | | | or setting of other precious metal parts to |
| as far back as the 1800s. In some cases | | | | make a complete jewelry piece. For the making |
| today, some of these old techniques have been | | | | of a custom jewelry design, the jewelers |
| modified and are still being used. However, | | | | follow this process to give shape to the |
| after the introduction of computer | | | | design. |
| technology, and along with a technique called | | | | |
| Computer Aided Design, custom designed | | | | In the CAD jewelry process, many of these |
| jewelry has a new standard or level. With the | | | | steps are forgone because the software allows |
| help of CAD and Computer Aided Manufacturing, | | | | the user to create mockups before the item is |
| designs that were not even imagined, can now | | | | even made. With the help of computer |
| be created with ease. Along with excellent | | | | programming, you are able to produce |
| designs, using these techniques has helped to | | | | unlimited designs, and the measurements are |
| provide customers with more choices of design | | | | so accurate that you do not stand the risk of |
| and ultimately higher quality products. | | | | losing any stone later due to the metal's |
| | | | weakness. |
| Are you familiar with the process of making | | | | |
| custom designed jewelry? This process is | | | | Now lets have some discussion on Computer |
| called lost wax casting. In this process, the | | | | Aided Design and it's usages when making |
| experts use small knives and scalpels to make | | | | custom jewelry. Computer Aided Design is, |
| a cut out of the jewelry from the wax to give | | | | basically, an upgraded process of making |
| it its shape. After that, the replica or the | | | | mechanical designs made with highly developed |
| model is poured in a flask, and it is filled | | | | software. |
| with plaster that is known as investment. | | | | |
| Then it is allowed to dry, and once the model | | | | After making these drawings, they are fed |
| hardens, it looks like the exact model inside | | | | into different replica machines that are |
| the flask. Once this procedure is over the | | | | known as CNC mills. The work of these |
| model is burned out of the flask, and all | | | | machines is to remove the material from the |
| that remains is the crater of the design. | | | | lump of wax to create the jewelry model. This |
| | | | is the main difference between man- made |
| After the burning process is over, melted | | | | designs, and the design made by a machine. |
| metal is inserted in the flask by using | | | | They are far more precise and accurate. With |
| vacuum casting. Once the metal has hardened | | | | the help of 3D-CAD in custom jewelry |
| and is cool, the plaster itself is broken. It | | | | designing the designers are able to make |
| is done to bring out the un-finished jewelry | | | | changes in a design any number of times. |
| casting, which is then filed, cultured, and | | | | Ultimately, you are able to attain the exact |
| prepped for the final stages. This assembling | | | | custom-made design with the most efficiency |
| procedure includes the setting of gemstones | | | | and to the most exactness of detail. |