I have done cab settings for years but at last I have been called upon to do some prong settings for cut gemstones. Not being one to buy ready made findings does anyone have a good tutorial on making them? I have seen lots of nice expensive tools to facilitate the process but I'm also not willing to spend around seventy-five dollars for a tool for a maybe one time project.

Yep - here is  sweet tute from Chad over at the network forum: (actually a basket setting)
http://home.comcast.net/~cvpark/basket.html

You can also do a modified prong setting by making a traditional cab bezel and placing wire for prongs at various points on the outside of the bezel - I know I've seen a project for it - but don't know where. If you do bezels though I'm sure you can picture it.

Hope that helps

Thanks for the link. This is what I was looking for. I also bought a book by Jinks McGrath that has some other Ideas that are useful.