[Jewelry making - Article 00426] - Re: [Orchid] Resizing a titanium band

[raakhi rana]

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Hi Billy

    Depends if you going up or down in size. The way I have done it
    inthe past is with a ring stretcher. if u are going to size down then
    you dome both sides of the ring and flatten with a jewellers hammer
    with the ring on a ring mandrel, hitting on the domed area. Dont hit
    so hard that metal thickness starts to depleat. This process of dome
    and forge flat you should do 4-5 times depending on how small you
    want to go. Basically when doming you go a few sizes smaller than the
    size your require and then flatten...you will find that the size
    starts to decrease. remember to anneal. 

Hope that helps
Raakhi
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