Today, ways to adjust the ring to the desired sizeworked out to perfection.

In a jewelry workshop, such work can be performed in the presence of the customer in 10-15 minutes. The main thing is that the ring fall into the skillful hands of a jeweler who deserves positive feedback about his work.

How to reduce the size of the ring?

To make the ring smaller, jewelers use three methods.

• Cutting a piece of rim (splint).

This method is applied to rings decorated with precious stones to prevent damage to the overall structure of the jewelry. It is preliminary recommended to remove all stones from the rim, especially when soldering the ring with an open fire.

For rings of white gold, with enamel or mother of pearl, laser soldering is used.

If, the jeweler cuts a piece of the base 3.14 mm long, into two sizes - 6.28 mm, and then grinds and polishes the joint.

• Stitching the rim.

This method is usually used to reduce the size of wedding rings without gemstones and decorative elements.

If the ring needs to be adjusted to a half size, it is simply knocked down, and if it is 1-1.5-2 sizes, it is preheated, increasing the elasticity of the metal, and then knocked down to the desired size. The soot is cleaned, and the product is polished.

• Insert without cutting.

The method is expensive, but excluding all signs of impact on the decoration. The ring remains the same, only its inner diameter decreases. This happens due to soldering into the inner part of the product a plate of base metal or an additional ring.

How to increase the size of the ring?

In this case, jewelers also practice three ways.

• Rim boring.

The method is simple, but applicable only for rings with a thick rim, which need to be increased by half the size. Its main drawback is the loss of fine gold, however, sometimes this method is the only one that allows without damage to increase the size of a complex ring with stones or decor.

• Mechanical stretching.

This method is used to increase the size of ordinary engagement rings and signet rings. The ring should not be too wide - no more than 10-12 mm. Thin rings are easier to stretch, even 2 sizes, but for too thin products the method is not suitable - they can burst.

The jeweler first determines the amount by which the ring should be increased, then heats the product, puts it on the crossbar and, rotating its handle, achieves the required size. At the end of the work removes bumps, grinds and polishes the ring.

• Metal insert.

Or you can increase the size of the stone by only making an insert of the same metal. The product is cut from the bottom and expanded to the desired size, and the prepared insert is soldered into the formed space. Prior to soldering, the insert and ring are boiled in boric acid to maintain shine. After final processing, the ring looks like a whole.

The girl’s favorite ring is jewelry, a jewel, and possibly a memorable gift. When the fingers lose weight and the ring begins to slip, fear is added to physical discomfort - what if it gets lost? Therefore, it is necessary not to delay, but to solve the problem either at home or in a specialized workshop for the repair of precious metal products.

Is it possible to reduce the size of the ringlet

First of all, we agree that the discussion will concern only jewelry. Many are aware that jewelry shops never undertake jewelry repairs.

• jewelry can be made of one of hundreds of alloys, each of which behaves unpredictably during processing and heating;
• jewelry in 90% of cases loses its appearance with any attempt to change its shape;
• unlike gold, etc., non-jewelry alloys crumble upon compression and turn black or green when heated;
• an unknown alloy after processing can suddenly become a source of harmful oxides that damage the skin.

In a word, only noble metals can be processed safely. So, you have a gold or silver ring that suddenly became out of size for you. To correct the situation is quite realistic using one of the methods described below. You only need to decide how cleverly you can do it yourself, ask a man or contact a professional jeweler.

How jewelers reduce the size of a gold ring

To achieve this goal, the wizard can use two methods:

• cut a piece of metal and reduce the edges of a circle;
• to compress metal on special equipment.

This procedure refers to easy jewelry work, however, it has its own limitations. For example, it is impossible to squeeze a jewelry with a thickness of more than 8 mm, since its ends will be deformed unevenly with respect to the middle. From a wide product you only need to cut out a part of the material.

The same applies to the situation when the client asks to reduce the size of the diamond ring. The fact is that inlaid with stones and openwork forging deteriorates during compression, which means that there is only one way out - to cut, cut the right one and solder the edges.

It is very simple to squeeze an engagement ring, and of any complexity and any design, if only without stones and lace. All engagement-like products are also easy to reduce, even the signet.

Are you interested in how professionals compress metal? A jeweler, to reduce the size of the ring, you need to heat it over a fire and cool. Then the product is placed in a special cone, covered with a semblance of a press - a ball with a punch - and forged with a hammer.

With each stroke, the metal circle descends lower along the tapering cone, as the ductile metal is compacted and reduced in volume. When the desired circumference is reached, the forging is stopped and the sides of the product are polished.

So, if you decide to resort to the services of a jeweler, giving him, for example, a diamond ring to reduce, ask how he will approach this task.

How to reduce ring size at home

Are you sure you won’t go to a jeweler? Then choose one of the ways that craftsmen share.

Silicone lining

This tool will prevent slipping, the ring will not fall off and put pressure on neighboring fingers. However, such a little thing is hard to find, despite the obvious usefulness and relevance. Do not try to make a lining from unknown materials!

In a place like the phalanx of the fingers, the subject has a very large mechanical load. This means that any skin-friendly rubber-like material will last no more than a month.

The trick is that factory lining (sometimes sold in large jewelry stores) should be made of silicone, as safe and durable, as well as transparent and invisible material. If you find such a thing, be sure to get yourself and a girlfriend - it will come in handy!

3D printing of the backup ring

Technology does not stand still, and today you can order in an advanced printing house an understudy ring, which will be made for you in 15 minutes from a transparent photopolymer. This option is slightly different from the previous one, since the photopolymer is less durable - the service life of such a product is about 1 year. Of the advantages - the low price of 3D printing and the perfect hit on landing on the finger.

Smaller ring

How to reduce the size if the ring with a stone, and you are afraid to give it to the master for alteration? The method that was resorted to at all times, when there was still no silicone and photopolymer, was to wear a larger ring on top of the larger one. The upper jewelry will keep the lower one, so that you will get rid of the fear of losing the jewel.

Nail polish

At home, the girl will come to the rescue of transparent nail polish. To narrow the circle inside, on the inner side of the ring you need to successively apply varnish, several dozen layers. How many layers will be enough, you find out empirically.

The main thing is to wait until each layer is thoroughly dry, so as not to spoil the work. If you have recovered, and the jewel has become fit for you, the varnish layers can be washed off with nail polish remover, the luster of the gold product will not be affected.

Often there are situations when your favorite rings become large and begin to fall off your fingers. Perhaps the reason is a sharp weight loss.

But the fact remains: you should no longer wear jewelry, since the probability of loss increases several times. But what to do in this case? Is it possible to reduce the ring and how to do it?

Jewelry is made of different metals. Therefore, before looking for an answer to an urgent question, you need to understand what material is part of the product.

An important is the analysis of the structure of the decoration: the presence or absence of inserts made of stones and other metals, engravings and other features.

The next step is to determine the size that the ring should acquire after reduction. In other words, understanding how much the rim should decrease.

All of the above indicators play a paramount role in the work. The complexity of the procedure depends on them. After all, an exclusive product will require more time.

You should not try to change it yourself. Better to entrust the work to professionals. But it should be borne in mind that not every master will agree to carry out a radical alteration of the decoration. Moreover, the higher the complexity of the work, the higher the price you will have to pay for services.

As an option, you can delve into the World Wide Web, "google" and find a jeweler. However, the best option would be a personal visit to the workshop and chat with the performer face-to-face. So you can more clearly express your wishes. In addition, you can try on the ring in place and decide on the size, which should turn out in the end. Moreover, you need to understand who you trust value if the ring is a significant item for you - a family heirloom, an expensive gift or just your favorite jewelry.

When the core of the ring is precious metal, you absolutely need to go to a jewelry workshop. All craftsmen provide repair and maintenance services for those jewelry that are made of expensive materials. Jewelry will have to try to reduce on their own.

In order to reach the final goal, the masters use two options:

1. Cut a piece of metal from the product, reducing the edges of the circle.
2. They compress metal using special equipment.

Both procedures are commonplace for masters, but this does not deprive them of their features. So, it is not possible to compress the ring, whose thickness is less than 8 mm, since the ends will become uneven with respect to its middle part.

A wide product is much more malleable in operation. It is enough to cut a small piece from it, and roll up and polish the edges.

The same non-standard situation arises if the client wants to reduce the size of the product having diamond inserts. Stone decoration deteriorates when the ring is compressed. Therefore, you have to first deform the stones, then cut out part of the metal, solder it and set the diamonds in place.

The simplest task is to compress the engagement ring. Complexity and design in this case do not play a significant role if there are no openwork inserts and stones.

To reduce the ring, the jeweler first heats the metal on fire, and then cools it. After that, the master places the jewelry in a vacuum under the press from the punch ball and begins to hammer the product with a hammer. Each blow narrows the cone, which absorbs a metal circle. After the optimum length is reached, the forging is stopped and polishing of the sides of the ring is started.

Thus, if you decide to contact the master, do not hesitate to ask what methods he will use to reduce your decoration.

If the service was denied to you in the workshop, then you can use a couple of life hacks that will not be difficult for independent implementation.

Slightly reduce the size of the ring if you squeeze the rim with your fingers on four sides. The main thing is not to overdo it. A little pressure is enough for the ring to take the form of a light oval and firmly "sit" on the finger.

But is it possible to reduce the decoration of precious metal at home? Yes you can in the following ways:

• Products made of gold or silver will help to correct the soldering. To do this, cut a small piece of the shred, and bend the edges. Platinum is another matter. This is a very refractory metal, so it will not work on its own.
• To reduce the ring of fusible material, it is worthwhile to place a small piece of flesh-colored adhesive plaster under it, or to wrap the lower part of the rim with beige nylon thread.
• For precious metal rings, special inserts called “ring sizer” are also provided. In color, they are similar to the material of the product and are not visible on the ring. If you use such an insert, then the ring will not have to be removed even during household affairs.

Despite the affordable ways to reduce the size of the ring at home, it is better to entrust this work to professionals. They have extensive experience in such a field and they certainly will not ruin the product.

During life, most people have situations when, under the influence of any factors, body weight fluctuates - it can decrease or increase. This is especially inconvenient for the female sex.

Moreover, problems arise not only of an aesthetic nature - the figure changes, but the beloved little ring becomes huge, hangs on a finger and there is a risk of losing it. And here the question arises: how to reduce the engagement ring at home without resorting to the help of jewelers?

How to reduce the size of a wedding ring

It has long been believed that if you lose your engagement ring, it will certainly lead to the collapse of the family.

Of course, it is everyone’s business to believe in signs or not, but it’s better not to lose a kind of amulet and a symbol of a happy family life. And yet this happens, often because the ring has become large and sits quite freely on the finger. To avoid annoying nuisance, it is better to make the size of the ring smaller.

Most willingly, jewelry specialists undertake to reduce jewelry in the form of a gold rim, without engraving, with a minimum of inserts and stones, or even without them.

If the ring is openwork, with a pattern on the surface and a scattering of pebbles, it is likely to get the master's refusal to correct the size of the ring to a smaller side.

Also, not all jewelry workshops work with jewelry made of titanium, platinum. This is explained by technical difficulties encountered in the process and the lack of necessary equipment.

Sometimes they resort to such a method of reducing the size as remaking the ring completely. That is, they give it for re-melting, and then order to make a new one of the right size.

Of course, you can do without a visit to the jewelry workshop, you just need to put on a smaller ring over the jewelry, which has become large.

The need to change the size of the ring up or down occurs for a number of reasons. The most common ones are:

• presented as a gift - did not guess with the size;
• body weight has changed, respectively, the thickness of the fingers has changed;
• inherited, and the jewelry does not fit in size;
• really liked the store, bought with the hope that you can fix the diameter of the ring.

And to solve such a problem as reducing the size of the ring, most ladies turn to jewelry workshops. This can be done at the nearest service, next to the house.

And you can monitor on the Internet reviews about which workshop is better - where they do not cheat, whether there is a permission to engage in jewelry, give a guarantee for the work done, compare prices for the service.

Such simple tricks will protect you from communication with scammers and outright hackers, and will help to avoid damage to your favorite jewelry. Most often, craftsmen change the diameter of the jewelry by no more than 2 sizes.   It is no longer recommended, otherwise there is a risk of significant damage or deformation of the ring.

The reduction procedure is done according to two main technologies:

1. Ring diameter compression. This method is based on the simultaneous exposure to high temperatures and pressure on the metal. As a result, the ring is the right size.
2. Cutting part of a ring. A small piece of metal is removed from the rim, the edges are welded and polished.

At the end of the work, with the help of a crossbar, the decoration is given the final look, abrasions and scratches are removed.

In addition to a professional solution to the problem, it is possible to change the diameter of the engagement ring yourself, at home.

It is better if the man does the work to reduce the size of the ring, but the weaker sex is quite capable of carrying out this process. All you need to do is use a pair of pliers to remove part of the ring rim. Then squeeze and process the edges of the cut with a nail file or sandpaper with a fine abrasive.

The only negative of this budget option is that you will have to always wear the jewelry with the cut down, on the back of your hand. But the main thing is that the ring is now fit and the probability of its loss is reduced to zero.

Another option to reduce the diameter of the ring at home is to use special silicone pads. “Ring sizer” are hypoallergenic, they do not need to be removed when in contact with water, and most importantly, they are painted in the color of metal, that is, they are practically invisible in operation.

If in the future you need to increase the size of the decoration, it will be enough just to remove the trim.

How to increase the size of the ring - simple ways

If you can reduce the size of your favorite jewelry, then increase the diameter of the ringlet is not a particular problem. The only thing: if there is a ring of inserts or stones on the surface of the rim, they will have to be temporarily removed.  There are several basic ways to resize a ring up:

1. Rolling out. The product is rolled out on a special tool to the desired size. But if the shank at the bottom of the ring is initially thin, such a method is categorically contraindicated - the rim may simply burst.
2. Boring. The thinnest metal layer is removed from the inner part of the ring, due to which it is possible to increase the diameter of the ring by 1 size precisely.
3. Insert. This method is based on the addition of a small amount of metal of the same sample and color. The soldering place is processed by a laser or fire.
4. Stretching. Allows you to expand the decoration to one or more sizes. For work, a tool is used under the fabulous name "Pinocchio". This is a special cone on which a preheated ring is put on and due to the increase in the diameter of the tool, the jewelry is given the desired size. This method is best suited for stretching engagement and smooth rings without stones.

From this video you will learn how to reduce the size of the ring at home:

In principle, it is not so difficult to reduce or increase the small size of the gold ring, you can even do it yourself without resorting to the help of specialists. Still, it’s better to get the right size for the jewelry, so that later you don’t have to worry too much about adjusting it to the right parameters.

What to do if your favorite ring has become great for you, and so do not want to say goodbye to it? There are several ways to solve this rather difficult problem. You can wear it on the other finger. So, they all have different sizes. This option is quite affordable for women and men.

Jeweler help

Also, if a ring of gold is important to you, then you can turn to a jeweler for help. This service does not cost quite a lot of money. Everyone can use it.

The cost of this service is about 500 rubles. This amount is small. Often husbands mistakenly choose their wives inappropriate ring. And to partner, the girls manage to wear it on different fingers. You can also reduce the size. This mainly applies to simple products, without engraving and complex composition.

Three ways

What to do if the ring is large in size? Jewelers can reduce size in three ways: by adding, cutting, and shrinking. Addition is considered the rarest procedure. For the price more expensive. Another thin one is added inside the ring, and because of this, the size becomes smaller. Compression - This applies high temperature. During this procedure, the ring becomes smaller. Cutting is as follows: just part of the metal is removed, and the product becomes much smaller.

Reduce at home

So what if a big ring? What to do at home? Many people ask these questions. Of course, you can correct it yourself, but taking into account if this is ordinary jewelry.

Of course, you should not compress it with great force. You can come up with an oval shape. Then the product should suit you in size. It is worth taking this work seriously. Since with considerable effort, you can just ruin your favorite ring and, thereby, get upset.

Big engagement

What if the engagement ring is large? Yes, sometimes it happens. That is, it happens that the ring purchased for a wedding is not suitable in size. There is a sign, if the engagement turned out to be great, then love and happiness leave with it. But still, do not be upset. Since everything can be fixed, it is worth taking action quickly. You can move the jewelry to the middle finger, it is thicker than the ring finger. For women and men, this option is suitable. Maybe just hang the chain and wear around your neck. But this option does not suit everyone. Since many people prefer to wear it on the ring finger. If you put a ring on the other finger, other people will not perceive it. They will assume that you are not married, and can constantly ask questions on this subject. The most correct will be an appeal to a jeweler. He will measure everything and adjust the ring to the desired size, and you will be satisfied with the result. For the price it is not too expensive, and anyone who has encountered this problem can afford it.

Indian method

There is another great method to reduce the ring at home and it was developed in India. It turns out to be quite simple and quick, and there is no need to resort to a jewelry workshop for help. It is necessary to create a braid from black kapron thread, it must be tight. It is necessary to wrap the thread and methodically tie it on the rim. Reducing the ring will depend only on the thickness of the thread.

In the process, you can track the size. Further, the ring will take an unusual look or even a unique look. You can pick up the threads even by the color close to their ring. Also often choose a universal black thread. It should be noted that the thread is synthetic, since the natural one will be wiped, and also absorb not only dirt, but also sweat coming out of the skin. This method is not suitable for everyone. Since the ring takes on a different look and does not look as it would have been originally wanted.

Transparent enamel

What if the ring is large? There are situations when jewelers are unable to help and refuse to take up work. These can be rings with multiple pebbles, which after the alloy simply can either deteriorate or melt during operation. And then you have to try different methods at home. One of them is the purchase of transparent enamel for nails.

It is necessary to paint the inside of the ring ten layers. Carefully remove the excess with a knife for cutting linoleum or ordinary stationery. This should all freeze. And then the product can be tried on, even if it remains great for you, you can apply a few more layers of enamel. Feedback on this method is positive and speaks of the popularity of the method. The duration of this method depends on external factors. If the product is often subjected to different chemical influences, the enamel can quickly fall off. And so it will last several years.

In general, there are many ways to fix this problem. In any case, you need to think everything over well, make the right decision. Many immediately resort to a jewelry workshop for help. They will not only prompt you, but also help you choose the right option for your ring. And if this is ordinary jewelry, but you have unusual stories associated with it, or just cherish it, then you can use different methods at home that are listed in this article.

An engagement ring will be more difficult to handle at home. But still, many are wondering what to do if the ring is large? Especially often it happens that a man bought and suggested a possible size. At the same time, the girl’s ring was not in size. At home, it is not recommended to bend it yourself and perform other methods to fix this problem. And it’s better to turn to specialists for help, they themselves will choose a method so that your ring fits in size. If you believe the signs, the ring should be worn on the ring finger. Some simply hang it around the neck with a chain or another finger. This is not entirely correct and will lead to unnecessary questions that are not entirely pleasant, as we said above.

Therefore, it is better to wear a wedding ring on the right finger, observe the sign and, most importantly, believe in it.

The choice

When buying any jewelry or gold products, you need to make sure that it is of high quality. And in the case of gold, you need to watch a sample of the product. After all, if the purchase is made of low-quality metal, then it will not last very long. Therefore, you need to take into account all the nuances, so that in the future there will be no problems.

Little conclusion

In case you notice that your ring has become great, what to do in such a situation, we have described above. In this case, you do not need to immediately run to the workshop and give money. It is worthwhile to carefully analyze why this happened. If you lost weight and it happened by accident, you can just make up and try to gain it if you need it without harming your health. And if you already bought it, then in some cases there are ways to exchange products in a jewelry store. Whatever method you choose, the main thing is that it brings the result.