Our sales representatives and customer cares are available monday to friday 8 am to 5 pm. Jewelry gaugessizes can vary between manufacturers. Remember the bigger the number the smaller the wire thickness. For an immediate response please call us. So 20ga is the smallest gauge we sell and 2ga is much thicker. The higher the gauge number the smaller the wire is.
Measuring body jewelry gauge. Inside length between balls for barbells doesnt include the posts on externally threaded jewelry diameter. It also refers to the size of the hole in the body. The majority of our returns and exchanges are due to the wrong size being ordered. Inside diameter for rings. Captive bead rings are measured from the largest inside diameter.
Thickness of body jewelry length. For captive bead rings and circular barbells also called horseshoes length refers to the inside diameter. They come in many variations shapes and sizes but the same measuring rule applies. Jewelry is measured through a gauge system see chart below. There is no universal regulation on companies to make a standard size in body jewelry. You can measure gauge with our dial calipers.
Always measure the largest inside diameter of the circle. In order to help clarify some of the confusion regarding the gauge sizing of body piercing jewelry we have decided to include a page which describes the methods by which body piercing jewelry is measured and a conversion chart which displays the more common gauge sizes in various formats including. We will respond to your query within 24 48 business hours. Captive bead rings are also known as cbrs bcrs and ball captive rings. We urge you to take the time to measure your current jewelry that fits you properly to determine the correct size you need before placing an order. Size guide printable actual size guide pdf print to see the actual size or compare with your jewelry.
Length l refers to the length of the shaft of the design. Simply lay your jewelry on the diagrams below to determine the accurate size. Gauge g refers to the thickness of body jewelry. This chart is a reference guide for measuring dierent types of body jewelry and includes common measurements for lengths and diameters ball sizes and gauge. A standard earring is usually 20 gauge. Body jewelry color chart bead sizes and sizes chart how to measure yout body jewlery actual gauge size images 2 inch 50mm 1 34 inch 44mm 1 12 inch 38mm 1 14 inch 30mm 1 inch 25mm 78 inch 22mm 1316 inch 20mm 34 inch 18mm 58 inch 15mm 916 inch 14mm 12 inch12mm 38 inch10mm00 gauge 516 inch8mm0 gauge 14 inch6mm2 gauge 5mm 4 gauge 4mm6 gauge 32mm8 gauge 24mm10 gauge 2mm12 gauge 16mm14 gauge 12mm16 gauge 1mm18 gauge bead sizes measuring chart sizes our colors.
Most body piercing jewelry manufacturers including us use the brown and sharpe wire gauge also known as the american wire gauge to indicate the wire thickness. Every body jewelry size chart real life size chart for body jewelry. Thickness length ball size color and how to measure body jewelry contact us.