The perils of customers' own measurements

[Wallace]

My plan was to borrow Sams ring sizers and transer the ring to the mandrel with a pencil mark to ensure right size. I have a ring mandrel with sizes on but never used it as I am not sure how accurate it is. Which ring sizers make is the most accurate, not really sure how accurate Sams are either.

A little while ago, I did a conversion for working out lengths and thickness for making rings. anyone can to use it (pm if you want the excel version).

Hopefully, I have done it correctly and managed to attach it as the pdf!

kindest
W

[caroleallen]

Wow, that's amazing Wallace. Thanks very much. I shall certainly print that out and use it. Must have taken you ages.

[mizgeorge]

Fab resource Wallace - perhaps someone could move it to the sticky place with useful tables (though I know many of the links there are now broken).

[Wallace]

Wow, that's amazing Wallace. Thanks very much. I shall certainly print that out and use it. Must have taken you ages.

Thank you Carole, it took one whole Sunday, I think it was around the time when my cat Tesla, then just a kitten had chewed through the lead to my micro motor lead, the curly kind and a few other things like son's keyboard oh, the list went on... saved my brain and the kitty!

Fab resource Wallace - perhaps someone could move it to the sticky place with useful tables (though I know many of the links there are now broken).

Thank you and what a great idea G.....oh, perhaps we could all restart some links and useful or needful things?

Attachment 4863 - Tesla, can't ever stay mad at her, she is too cute and makes noises like a Tribble.

[Patstone]

Thanks Wallace, what a good idea. Presumably the horizontal lines are the width of the metal, not the thickness. I have already copied and printed it. Thanks again X

[Wallace]

Thanks Wallace, what a good idea. Presumably the horizontal lines are the width of the metal, not the thickness. I have already copied and printed it. Thanks again X

thanks Pat.
The horizontal lines are the length of the metal. At the very top is the thickness of the metal. The width is entirely up to you.

[caroleallen]

I often use this http://mordent.com/toolsapps/

[susieq]

Thanks Wallace, have saved and will be putting it to good use.

Carrole - I tried your link out, put ring size J UK 2mm thick and 3mm width and it calculated a ring blank of 95.03mm! I only use 185mm for a bangle. Can't be right - but I can't fathom out what I'm doing wrong.

[caroleallen]

I think you have to type the ring size in upper case Susie

[LydiaNiz]

this is really interesting. I send out the plastic belt sizers, and ask that people measure at least three times over two days. I haven't had any rings come back yet - I always advise going up a size for wide rings (if folk know their size already). My main problem is if measuring in the studio, it is usually so cold I have to remember to add half a size!