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Old 09-28-2007, 01:21 AM
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Originally Posted by xeresana
Here's a dumb question. I can't figure out where to post this, though. What exactly does "half-drilled mean"? I had assumed it would be halfway through the pearl. But, is it actually more shallow than that? I just got some "half-drilled" pearls back from being removed from their stud settings and they appear to be barely drilled at all.

There is no standard in drilling. If the mountings are Walmart quality so are the holes. If the pearls are only 2-4 mm don't expect holes to be too deep. Usually the holes on 6-8 are 3mm +/- deep. In any event is very easy to increase the depth with the proper equipment. Drills are usually .8mm or 1.0mm.
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