Assessor Resource
MEM19007B
Perform gemstone setting
Assessment tool
Version 1.0
Issue Date: May 2024
This unit applies to most diamond and gem setting styles by manual methods, with the aid of basic electrical/mechanical equipment.
Techniques cover the basic forms of claw, grain and rub-over styles by manual methods, over a range of design styles.
Metals may include precious jewellery metals and their alloys.
The unit is not intended to cover the work of a specialist gemstone setter and typically applies in a jewellery manufacturing and repair environment.
Do not select this unit for the setting of stones into wax, rubber, resin, etc. For production setting, Unit MEM07024B (Operate and monitor machine/process) should be considered.
Where annealing and tempering are required, Unit MEM19005B (Produce three-dimensional precision items) should also be selected.
Band: A
Unit Weight: 6
This unit covers performing most diamond and gem setting styles by manual methods.
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