Internal adjustable ring to make a piece one size?

Jewelry Discussion
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Hi folks,

I’m making a ring from base metal that I’d like to make a one-size
to fit most… I’ve seen rings where they’re made at a big size and
then there is a piece soldered inside the shank that looks like a
round metal wire that doesn’t form a full circle (it’s open at the
top) and it’s flexible/adjustable so the customer can make it bigger
or smaller depending on her ring size. Does anyone happen to know
what this is called and/or where I can get it?

I’ve included links to images of a few rings by Kenneth Jay Lane
where this is visible:

http://www.ganoksin.com/gnkurl/1kz
http://www.ganoksin.com/gnkurl/1l0
http://www.ganoksin.com/gnkurl/1l1

Thanks!

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From our archives…

Installing an Adjustable Shank
by Alan Revere

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I call it a round metal wire that doesn’t form a full circle
soldered inside the shank. I would make it. It’s just a round metal
wire.

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I think you would just make it yourself, since it must be soldered
into the ring. It’s just a piece of flattened wire, IMHO.

M’lou