How To Make A Ring Bigger
This will make this step much easier.
How to make a ring bigger. Gently tap the ring with a wooden mallet or jewellers hammer. Place the ring onto the item and mark it with a marker where the ring fits. Strike at a downward angle. Do not use this method of resizing if you need to expand the ring by more than half a size.
Thin bands may break or you may reduce the life of the ring significantly. This could be a metal wine stopper a pen or a lipstick holder. Take the adhesive off one half of the bandage and place the sticky part on the inside. Your strikes should be gentle yet firm.
If you need to resize a ring thats too big because youve lost weight or because youve received a ring thats not your size there are several options. Do not use this method of ring resizing on a ring that has stones especially those fit with a tension setting as you may damage the setting. Find a hard round surface that is the diameter of this ring but is narrower on one end and tapers toward the correct size. If you have access to it use a vice to secure the mandrel.
Resizing a ring on a mandrel will certainly make the ring band thinner. Some are temporary solutions while others will permanently change the rings size. Make sure to turn the ring as you strike to evenly stretch it. Use a fabric band aid not plastic for a cheap temporary solution.