Ring Making Gear

Written By Custom Deluxe
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Fabricating rings from sheet metal and wire doesn’t have to be a guessing game or a math equation. The backbone of a ring is the ring blank. You need to know the ring size, the material thickness of the metal (gauge or mm), and the width of the band you’ve designed. Outfit your tool kit with the essential tools listed here, consult the Ring Blank Chart linked below, and you’ll be making stackers, bands, and gemstone rings in no time.

Gear Box: Ring Making

The Basics

Ring Mandrel: For forming the metal into a round shape, checking that the ring size is correct, and as a support for applying hammer texture.

Ring Sizer: A measuring tool that holds up to the test of time and wear.

Nylon Mallet: A non-marring forming tool with just enough weight to shape thicker stock.

Jeweler’s Saw: A trusted do-all for cutting ring blanks.

3/0 blades: Quality blades that won’t cause extra headaches. 3/0 is an ideal size for minimal kerf (thickness of the sawed lined).


Digital Calipers: An inexpensive reliable tool to measure anything. This is a budget version that will not only measure but give fast conversions between inches and mm.

Rubber Polishing Wheels in Medium: Great for solder removal inside and outside on a ring band

Rubber Polishing Wheels in Fine: Bring rings up to a shiny finish without polishing compound

Calculate the Ring Blank Size:

Upgrades

Tube Cutting Jig: A great tool solution for a straight cut every time

Wubbers: A handy tool for making a round shape before soldering

Pepe Ring Bender: This tool will change your ring-making life! Great for thicker metal and takes less effort to get your solder seam to match.

Trizact Sanding Mandrel and Belts: A high-end, sanding and pre-polishing solution for a flex shaft.



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