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Ring resizing

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Illustration: Ring resizing

A jeweler can enlarge or reduce a ring by one or two sizes without it showing. The method depends on the metal, the design and the stones.

Steps of the technique: Measure, Cut the band, Add or remove, Solder, Round, Polish
Summary of the steps

Enlarging #

The band is cut, opened with a stretcher or a piece of metal is added, soldered, rounded on the mandrel and polished.

Reducing #

A segment of the band is cut, closed and soldered, and rounded and polished.

What cannot be resized #

Tungsten or ceramic bands and certain designs (stones all around the band, tension settings) do not allow resizing, or only very limited.

Alternatives #

Sizing beads or bars inside the band, as a temporary fix.

Step by step #

  1. Measure. On the ring mandrel.
  2. Cut the band. At the bottom.
  3. Add or remove. A piece of metal.
  4. Solder. With the right solder.
  5. Round. On the mandrel.
  6. Polish. And check.

Tools and materials #

Common mistakes #

  • Not protecting stones from heat.
  • Joining with solder that differs from the metal.
  • Changing too many sizes.
  • Not checking the roundness.

See also #

This entry was drafted with the help of AI and is pending review by the author.