Making A Gold Ring Bigger

For this reason it s an easier element to mold and shape as jewelry.

Making a gold ring bigger.

The ring a size w and weighs 9g. I d get a quote from both an independent jeweller as well as a chain. Gold like silver can become relatively malleable under high heat. Making a ring smaller is a fairly easy process compared to making it larger.

More metal will have to be inserted into a thicker wider and heavier shank than a thinner one. Adding extra metal to the band. This could be a metal wine stopper a pen or a lipstick holder. The ring a size w and weighs 9g.

A jeweler will add extra metal to enlarge its band. In this video i take some of my scrap gold and melt it down into a ring. To make a ring size larger jewelers can either. Remove the necessary amount of metal.

Making a ring smaller will almost always cost less than making it larger because there are no costs for added materials. Find a hard round surface that is the diameter of this ring but is narrower on one end and tapers toward the correct size. Rings come in all different shapes sizes and materials. Cut the band in the back.

The second factor to consider when sizing a ring larger is how many sizes up the ring is being sized. Use a ring that fits your finger perfectly as a model. There are two ways to resizing a ring to be larger. To resize a ring to make it smaller use a coffee stir stick to apply silicone sealant along the inside of the ring.

If your finger ring size is 6 but the dream ring you just purchased online is a size 5 then you need to have the ring resized up. Since gold is selling for well over 1200 00 an ounce the difference can be significant. To make a ring smaller jewelers typically. Make sure to use a color that will contrast with the ring.

They will need to cut the ring s shank and add a bridge of gold to make up. Cut the ring along. If you need to resize a gold ring to make it larger a jeweler will need to add on more material. Can t remember the cost as it was years ago.

22 november 2010 at 12 50pm. The crescent pieces are then re soldered to the required size to create the full circle once again. When i had some rings made slightly bigger all they needed to do was stretch them no extra gold needed. When a ring is made smaller the jeweler usually cuts out a small portion of the band and joins the pieces back together again.

Of course if you resize it bigger the jeweler must add some metal that might weigh a gram or so. Solder the two pieces back together. Resizing your ring to a smaller size.