[Jewelry making - Article 00482] - Re: [Orchid] Hitting the right ring size

[Helen Hill]

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>     make the ring a tad small, within a quarter size, pound it on a
>     ring mandrel, polish the hell out of it, rounding off the corners.
>     I prefer to polish the inside of a shank with a small bristle brush
>     at 60-90 degrees instead of parallel to the shank. 

    I do the same as Neil. I used to make them exactly the right size
    and sometimes they weren't as round as I wanted them to be. Then I
    accidentally made one for my son and it was too small once I'd
    soldered it closed. It started out as 3x3mm square stock which I'd
    forged to about 1.5x4.5mm and soldered closed. I put it on the ring
    mandrel and continued to hammer it (being careful at the solder
    joint). Within a few blows, it was the perfect size. I now make all
    plain band or hammer textured rings slightly small and "stretch"
    them in this manner and they are perfectly round as a result. 

Helen Hill
UK
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