On Tue, 15 Aug 2006 01:29:51 +0000, Abrasha wrote:

And what exactly do you mean with "mechanical mount"? How would you mount a
pearl "mechanically" to a sterling silver post? Would you elaborate a bit
please.

I should have excluded pearls; I mount drilled pearls with adhesives
myself. I do believe that _generally_ if you want a permanent mount of
something on a metal surface, a mechanical one is better than an
adhesive one.