There are metal and plastic things that fit inside a ring to make it fit smaller fingers so no changes have to be made to the ring. Another option is having the ring modified with a hinge and latch. One is CLIQ https://cliqjewelry.com/cliq-retrofits/I've also seen a lever action style where it pops open a bit but doesn't completely separate. One thing to watch out for is jewelers that'll shave gold or silver off rings when doing modifications. Many years ago my mother had to have her engagement and wedding rings cut off. Dad took them to a jeweler to be repaired and permanently attached together (they're a pair that nest together). When he got the rings back the bottom of the combined band was narrower than either of them had been individually.
On Monday, November 18, 2019, 3:47:22 AM MST, andy pugh <[email protected]> wrote: On Mon, 18 Nov 2019 at 03:52, Gene Heskett <[email protected]> wrote: > I suggested that the jewelers usually have an expandable tapered arbor, > and a collet of sorts that can adjust a ring, cold, by about a size, > more if heated. https://www.cooksongold.com/blog/equipment-technique-focus/how-to-resize-a-ring > But what about my ER42 kit? It ought to be able to do this compression to > restore a decent fit, or would I wreck the ER42's ball bearing nut > trying to put that much squeeze on the ring? I think it would work, but might alter the profile. I think a better way would be to machine the required half-profile of the new size into a piece of bar on the lathe, then push the ring in, flip and repeat, like the commercial ring shrinking tools. But, then, I doubt that a jeweller would charge much for the service. (My sister is a jeweller, I have asked here whether she would squeeze or cut-and-shut. But as she is in the UK she is no help to you) _______________________________________________ Emc-users mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
