Comments on: Ring Blank Sizing http://www.nancylthamilton.com Thu, 12 Jan 2012 22:58:12 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Nancy LT Hamilton http://www.nancylthamilton.com/charts/ring-blank-sizing/comment-page-1/#comment-4811 Nancy LT Hamilton Wed, 16 Nov 2011 17:31:18 +0000 http://phoenix.webfactional.com/?page_id=54#comment-4811 Hi Tabitha, Right now, I don't have time to put up a chart that includes men's sizes but, here's the formula: Ring blank length = Inside diameter + metal thickness X 3.14. The funny thing is, I've researched this area pretty well, and every chart is different - but, usually by a percent of a millimeter. Even the ring diameters don't match up. I've looked at about 10 different charts. It's crazy. So, the best I can do, for now - until I have the time to recalculate every size - is to give you the diameters, and have you complete the formula. Here goes (all diameter sizes in mm's): size 13 1/2 - 22.61, 14 - 23.01, 14 1/2 - 23.42, 15 - 23.83, 15 1/2 - 24.23, 16 - 24.64, 17 - 25.5. That's the largest I can find for now. Here's an example of the formula for a size 14 ring made from 16 gauge stock: 23.01 (inside dia.) + 1.291 (16 gauge metal thickness -see my drill bit chart, B&S gauge sizes) equals 24.301x 3.14 (pi) = 76.01 ring blank length. Hope this helps. Thanks for writing. Nancy Hi Tabitha, Right now, I don’t have time to put up a chart that includes men’s sizes but, here’s the formula: Ring blank length = Inside diameter + metal thickness X 3.14. The funny thing is, I’ve researched this area pretty well, and every chart is different – but, usually by a percent of a millimeter. Even the ring diameters don’t match up. I’ve looked at about 10 different charts. It’s crazy. So, the best I can do, for now – until I have the time to recalculate every size – is to give you the diameters, and have you complete the formula. Here goes (all diameter sizes in mm’s): size 13 1/2 – 22.61, 14 – 23.01, 14 1/2 – 23.42, 15 – 23.83, 15 1/2 – 24.23, 16 – 24.64, 17 – 25.5. That’s the largest I can find for now.

Here’s an example of the formula for a size 14 ring made from 16 gauge stock: 23.01 (inside dia.) + 1.291 (16 gauge metal thickness -see my drill bit chart, B&S gauge sizes) equals 24.301x 3.14 (pi) = 76.01 ring blank length.

Hope this helps. Thanks for writing. Nancy

]]> By: Tabitha Aker http://www.nancylthamilton.com/charts/ring-blank-sizing/comment-page-1/#comment-4591 Tabitha Aker Tue, 08 Nov 2011 16:30:22 +0000 http://phoenix.webfactional.com/?page_id=54#comment-4591 do you have mens sizes I am looking for the measurement for a size 14 and size 22 Thanks so much, do you have mens sizes I am looking for the measurement for a size 14 and size 22

Thanks so much,

]]> By: Nancy LT Hamilton http://www.nancylthamilton.com/charts/ring-blank-sizing/comment-page-1/#comment-3159 Nancy LT Hamilton Mon, 01 Aug 2011 21:03:37 +0000 http://phoenix.webfactional.com/?page_id=54#comment-3159 Hi Beverly, sorry for the slow response. I wrote thick and it should have said wide. Obviously, the chart takes into account metal thickness already. Woops! Thanks for catching my boo boo. I fixed the page to read correctly. Appreciate the heads up! By the way: supposedly (according to Rio Grande), If you don't have a chart, you are supposed to multiply the ring thickness by PI (3.14) and add that number to the length. Thought you might like to know this just in case your ever stranded on a desert island and want to make a ring. Thanks again, Nancy Hi Beverly, sorry for the slow response. I wrote thick and it should have said wide. Obviously, the chart takes into account metal thickness already. Woops! Thanks for catching my boo boo. I fixed the page to read correctly. Appreciate the heads up! By the way: supposedly (according to Rio Grande), If you don’t have a chart, you are supposed to multiply the ring thickness by PI (3.14) and add that number to the length. Thought you might like to know this just in case your ever stranded on a desert island and want to make a ring. Thanks again, Nancy

]]> By: hand stamped jewelry http://www.nancylthamilton.com/charts/ring-blank-sizing/comment-page-1/#comment-2978 hand stamped jewelry Sun, 17 Jul 2011 00:32:25 +0000 http://phoenix.webfactional.com/?page_id=54#comment-2978 one question though, nancy. you mention on this page that if your metal is more than 4mm thick then to add .5mm. however, on your charts page you say to add .5mm if your band is wider than 4mm. do you mean both thicker and wider? wouldn't the adjustments above account for the band being thicker already? thanks. one question though, nancy. you mention on this page that if your metal is more than 4mm thick then to add .5mm. however, on your charts page you say to add .5mm if your band is wider than 4mm. do you mean both thicker and wider? wouldn’t the adjustments above account for the band being thicker already? thanks.

]]> By: hand stamped jewelry http://www.nancylthamilton.com/charts/ring-blank-sizing/comment-page-1/#comment-2977 hand stamped jewelry Sat, 16 Jul 2011 23:39:06 +0000 http://phoenix.webfactional.com/?page_id=54#comment-2977 thank you! thank you! thank you!!!! i've been looking all afternoon for this chart. finally found it as i was starting to fall asleep at my computer ; ) thanks! thank you! thank you! thank you!!!! i’ve been looking all afternoon for this chart. finally found it as i was starting to fall asleep at my computer ; ) thanks!

]]> By: Leslie http://www.nancylthamilton.com/charts/ring-blank-sizing/comment-page-1/#comment-2160 Leslie Sat, 11 Jun 2011 18:11:36 +0000 http://phoenix.webfactional.com/?page_id=54#comment-2160 Thanks for this excellent resource! Thanks for this excellent resource!

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