Stretching vs. sizing

Jewelry Discussion
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Good one! I thought he was stepping in it with the pregnancy line.
Some places you just don’t go.

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Hi all

never ever ever stretch a ring with stones in it

if the shank is of a quality thickness say 2 mm aka built to last it
can be planished up 2 sizes and filed sanded and polished. Will
still have a 1.5 mm thick shank and work hardened.

all the best
Richard

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Reality, most womens wedding rings eventually will need to be
re-sized due to pregnancy…

I must have been lucky then. Four children and my wedding rings
still fitted the same afterwards. Now middle age spread - that's a
different story! I've had to size up my wedding rings a couple of
times in the last eight years.

Yeah, Shannon, I was stepping in it, having a retail store for 24
years, not much experience…

Helen, “Except not the rule”…

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You take a piece of pvc pipe with an outside diameter a little
bigger than the band. Cut a length a hair wider than the band.
Trim the outside of the pvc section into a cone that fits into to
shrink plate hole desired. Trim the inside of the pvc section into
a cone that allows the band to fit mostly inside, a tight fit. It
ends up fairly thin.

I’ll have to try this next time the need arises. Thanks