Vacumn tweezers- for picking up melee diamonds

Jewelry Discussion
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Hello,

Would anyone be able to suggest a good vacumn tweezer unit/ brand, for picking up and placing small diamond melees when doing pave, french cut halos, etc…?

I recall seeing them in prior tool catalogs…

i see them being used in youtube stone setting videos…

any advise would be greatly appreciated.

Julie

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hi,

i was wondering if anyone has feedback regarding this “pick it up” tool, for picking and placing melees (1.5mm , 1.75mm, etc)

any comments would be greatly appreciated

julie

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…or, this one?

julie

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or…this one?

(grobet brand, i think)

julie

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This looks brilliant. Now I’m wondering if it works well.

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hi there,

i got a tip from a goldsmith friend regarding picking up and placing tiny 1.2 to 2.0 melees, without using wax…his tip…was “spit”…!

ie: lick the end of the pick up stick!

just wanted to add that to this query!

anyone else have any tips?

julie

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This may be totally off the wall, but cheap to try…

How about using a fish tank aerator? Hook a length of copper tubing with a hole in it to the intake side, cover the hole with a finger to direct suction to the tip, lift finger to drop the stone. Maybe a light coating of rubber cement around the tube edge at opening would give a better seal.

Who knows, it might work. :upside_down_face:

Neil A

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