[Jewelry making - Article 00230] - Re: [Orchid] Cuff bracelets the right size

[James Binnion]

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Andy,

>     Add to the confusion the wide variations in ring sizer sets, the
>     choice to use wide band or regular sizers and the different places
>     on a ring mandrel where people measure-- some use the leading edge,
>     others the middle of the ring-- and a "standard" or "atomic size"
>     or "Greenwhich mean size"-- really becomes moot, in my opinion.
>     I've been having people measure the leading edge on the mandrel and
>     then use digital calipers (outside edge of the blade aginst the
>     wide end of the mandrel taper) to give me a millimeter size. It
>     works great-- if our calipers match... 

    This is exactly what I am talking about. We have one "standard"
    mandrel in the studio, we take all the finger gages we buy or make
    and test them against the standard and adjust the finger gages to
    fit the standard mandrel. We also make a bunch of finger gages to
    accommodate comfort fit style and wide rings. We send out 5 or 6
    finger gages to our retail clients to chose from, they pick the
    right fit and we are set. The problem comes in with the stores and
    galleries. Some read leading edge (the only accurate method) and
    some read middle. None of the gages are right and some rely on finger
    gages that have not been calibrated (I have yet to find a set of
    finger gages that is consistent from set to set or that matches any
    mandrel from smallest to largest size). We also get the store
    personnel who "know what they are doing" and refuse to use our
    finger gages and what happens, gee the ring is not a good fit,
    imagine that. So anyway I feel that at least some of this time and
    effort can be avoided if we had a true standard in finger sizes here
    in the US. 

    This is my pet peeve, 

Jim

James Binnion
jbin AT mokume-gane.com
James Binnion Metal Arts
http://www.mokume-gane.com
360-756-6550


 
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