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How to Resize a Metal Ring that is Too Large

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Do you have a metal ring that you love, but cannot wear? Is that metal ring too large to wear on your finger? Do you have insufficient funds to go to a professional jeweler? Do you have no experience with soldering?

This guide will show you how to safely resize a metal ring that is too large for your finger by creating a mold out of soft, polymer clay and then trimming the mold, so that it acts as an insert. While the guide suggests this is a two day process, it requires x hours for the clay to dry into a mold

For this repair, you will need soft, polymer clay, scissors, and super glue rather than heat-based repairs. Also, drying is required, which will

Warning: minimize contact with the super glue and your skin.

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    • Find the metal ring that is too large for your finger.

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    • Tear off a quarter size of soft clay.

    • The soft clay will act as a mold that will enlarge the metal ring.

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    • Wear the metal ring.

    • Place the back of your hand flat on a table.

    • Shape the soft clay snugly in the gap between the metal ring and your finger.

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    • Remove your finger slowly from the molded soft clay, immediately after shaping the soft clay.

    • If the molded soft clay shifts then repeat Step 3.

    • Wait for the soft clay to dry overnight.

    • To tell if the soft clay is dry, touch the soft clay to see if it has hardened.

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    • Remove the soft clay mold from the metal ring.

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    • Use scissors to trim the mold's extra soft clay sticking out of the metal ring.

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    • Limit super glue exposure from skin as it may cause a rash. If super glue comes into contact with skin, soak the skin in warm, soapy water.

    • Adhere super glue on the soft clay mold that will touch the metal ring.

    • Attach the soft clay mold to the metal ring before the super glue dries.

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    • Wait 10 minutes for the super glue to dry.

    • Trim the soft clay with scissors again, if needed.

    • The goal of this step is to align the soft clay mold along the metal ring's band.

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    • If completed, the metal ring should fit!

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Helena Sherman

Lid sinds: 02/18/20

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UC Davis, Team S2-G1, Andersen Winter 2020 Lid van UC Davis, Team S2-G1, Andersen Winter 2020

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