{"id":31762,"date":"2022-11-22T16:34:14","date_gmt":"2022-11-22T21:34:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.jewelry-secrets.com\/Blog\/?p=31762"},"modified":"2022-11-22T16:34:14","modified_gmt":"2022-11-22T21:34:14","slug":"size-or-stretch-your-own-rings-at-home","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.jewelry-secrets.com\/Blog\/size-or-stretch-your-own-rings-at-home\/","title":{"rendered":"SIZE OR STRETCH YOUR OWN RINGS AT HOME!"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"blog-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.jewelry-secrets.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/SIZE-YOUR-OWN-RINGS-AT-HOME-WITH-THIS-DIY-RING-SIZER.gif\" alt=\"SIZE OR STRETCH YOUR OWN RINGS AT HOME\" TITLE=\"SIZE OR STRETCH YOUR OWN RINGS AT HOME\" width=\"200\" height=\"200\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-31764\" \/><\/div>\n<p><strong>Do you have a ring you need sized up?<\/strong> Stretched?<\/p>\n<p>\nDid you know that you can use <strong>the same tools<\/strong> that jewelers use&#8230;<\/p>\n<h2>YOURSELF!<\/h2>\n<p>\nAt home, at your convivence, and leisure. Yes you can!<\/p>\n<p>\nIt&#8217;s true. For <strong>Amazon sells a ring sizer<\/strong>, that boasts to size rings from sizes 2 to 14.<\/p>\n<p><h2>See here&#8230;<\/h2>\n<p>\n<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3GE09oE\">Size your rings at home with this ring sizer!<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\n<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3GE09oE\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.jewelry-secrets.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/SIZE-STRETCH-YOUR-OWN-RINGS-AT-HOME-WITH-THIS-DIY-RING-SIZER.jpg\" aalt=\"SIZE OR STRETCH YOUR OWN RINGS AT HOME\" TITLE=\"SIZE OR STRETCH YOUR OWN RINGS AT HOME\" width=\"640\" height=\"640\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-31763\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.jewelry-secrets.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/SIZE-STRETCH-YOUR-OWN-RINGS-AT-HOME-WITH-THIS-DIY-RING-SIZER.jpg 640w, https:\/\/www.jewelry-secrets.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/SIZE-STRETCH-YOUR-OWN-RINGS-AT-HOME-WITH-THIS-DIY-RING-SIZER-100x100.jpg 100w, https:\/\/www.jewelry-secrets.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/SIZE-STRETCH-YOUR-OWN-RINGS-AT-HOME-WITH-THIS-DIY-RING-SIZER-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.jewelry-secrets.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/SIZE-STRETCH-YOUR-OWN-RINGS-AT-HOME-WITH-THIS-DIY-RING-SIZER-148x148.jpg 148w, https:\/\/www.jewelry-secrets.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/SIZE-STRETCH-YOUR-OWN-RINGS-AT-HOME-WITH-THIS-DIY-RING-SIZER-53x53.jpg 53w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>\nIt sounds like <strong>a true winner<\/strong>&#8230; I mean, sizes 2-14 is incredible.<\/p>\n<p><h2>But is it true?<\/h2>\n<p>\n<strong>MAYBE! <\/strong>You see, it&#8217;s not saying you can size a ring that&#8217;s a size 2 all the way up to a size 14&#8230; <strong>NO WAY!<\/strong> You can&#8217;t.<\/p>\n<p>\nBut it is saying if you have a size 2 ring, and want to increase it to a 2.5, 3, or even a 4, <strong>you should be able to<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>\nMost rings can be sized a couple of sizes up, with <strong>very little harm to the ring<\/strong>&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><h2>But you have to be very careful.<\/h2>\n<p>\nFor if not, you can <strong>crack your shank<\/strong>, warp the metal, <strong>break the stones<\/strong>, and ruin your ring forever.<\/p>\n<p>\nRing sizers like this one shown require slow and steady pressure to expand a ring. And you have to go slow and steady and rotate your ring gradually around and around so <strong>it doesn&#8217;t damage the roundness of the ring<\/strong>. For if you just stretched it up in one spot quickly, it would probably come out <strong>looking like an octagon<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><h2>To size a ring properly:<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Make sure the ring is room temperature, or warm to the hands (jewelers actually warm the ring up first)<\/li>\n<li>Slide the ring on level until it stops (<strong>don&#8217;t force it<\/strong>, but do make sure it&#8217;s level)<\/li>\n<li>Twist the handle very very slowly to expand the shaft a tad (Jewelers use a device like this that&#8217;s bolted to the bench and has a handle)<\/li>\n<li>Ease off pressure, <strong>rotate the ring a little<\/strong>, and repeat stretching<\/li>\n<li>Keep doing this until the ring is the proper size (ring sizes are shown on the size of the stretcher)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><h2>But before you begin&#8230;<\/h2>\n<p>\nDo note that this is <strong>mainly used for simple rings<\/strong>, or rings that are plain gold, or plain silver (see rings in photo). <strong>Don&#8217;t use it on titanium, tungsten, or platinum<\/strong>. If your ring has a row of <strong>channel set diamonds<\/strong>&#8230; DON&#8217;T STRETCH IT! They will all break and shatter. Likewise, if your ring has a design or filigree, or engraving or complicated pave, <strong>I wouldn&#8217;t attempt it either<\/strong>. It can very quickly do <strong>unrepairable damage<\/strong> to your ring. Rings that are delicate, with tons of stones, gemstones, fancy work&#8230; <strong>Should be sized by a professional jeweler<\/strong> at a jewelry store.<\/p>\n<p>\nThis tool is made for <strong>very simple plain bands<\/strong> that only need to go up a size or two at the most. If you need to stretch your ring 3 sizes or more, <strong>I WOULD NOT ATTEMPT IT!<\/strong> Take it to a jeweler.<\/p>\n<p>\n<strong>Remember;<\/strong> slow and steady expanding, and keep rotating the ring so it doesn&#8217;t <strong>deform the inside<\/strong>. And always&#8230; <strong>Read ALL of the instructions<\/strong> that come with the sizer first. <strong>All of them!<\/strong> And if you feel in the slight bit unsure, <strong>don&#8217;t do it<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>\nBut if you think you can handle the pressure, and want to be able to size or stretch your rings&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>\n<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3GE09oE\">Then pick up this ring sizer at Amazon today!<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\nIt&#8217;s the easiest way to <strong>expand your rings at home<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>\n<strong>Cheers! :)<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mh-excerpt\"><p>Do you have a ring you need sized up? Stretched? Did you know that you can use the same tools that jewelers use&#8230; YOURSELF! At home, at your convivence, and leisure. Yes you can! 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