gauge/mm equivalent

[grrl13]

hello everyone,

i've been looking for online body jewelry shops, and have noticed that in
many catalogs the size is measured in mm rather than gauges. does anyone
know conversions, for lack of a better word? i've been searching for a
chart, but to no avail. i am specifically looking for the mm equivalent of
4g.

also (i'm sure this has been asked before, forgive me) does anyone have
recommendations of reputable online shops? i'm looking for some
creative/unique plugs/tunnels, but i'm wary of ordering from people i've
never heard of.

thanks for your help,
amie

[altaira]

grrl13 wrote:
>
> many catalogs the size is measured in mm rather than gauges. does anyone
> know conversions, for lack of a better word? i've been searching for a
> chart, but to no avail. i am specifically looking for the mm equivalent of
> 4g.

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gauge inches millimeters
---------------------------
20 0.032 0.812
18 0.040 1.024
16 0.051 1.291
14 0.064 1.628
12 0.081 2.053
10 0.102 2.588
8 0.128 3.264
6 0.162 4.115
4 0.204 5.189
2 0.258 6.544
0 0.325 8.251
00 0.365 9.266

> also (i'm sure this has been asked before, forgive me) does anyone have
> recommendations of reputable online shops?

i'll go with what's *so* often said in here:

http://www.anatometal.com
http://www.customsteel.com

nina
--
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[LexTalonis1]

>i am specifically looking for the mm equivalent of
>4g.

Aproximately 6 mm
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Sean
Lexta...@Pierced.com

[altaira]

LexTalonis1 wrote:
>
> >4g.
>
> Aproximately 6 mm

uh? i have 4ga in my right ear and it's about 5.2mm.

or is the chart i posted above not correct?

[Corine]

In article <39392525...@balcab.chachacha>, altaira
<n...@balcab.chachacha> wrote:

> LexTalonis1 wrote:
> >
> > >4g.
> >
> > Aproximately 6 mm
>
> uh? i have 4ga in my right ear and it's about 5.2mm.
>
> or is the chart i posted above not correct?
>
>
> nina

*Check this "oldly helpful chart", have fun with the rest :)

http://www.mutilation.net/yttrx/

Corine

--
"Never take life too seriously, nobody gets out alive anyway."
unknown.

[i'll teach you to turn away.]

altaira <n...@balcab.chachacha> wrote:

a> LexTalonis1 wrote:
> >4g.
> Aproximately 6 mm

a> uh? i have 4ga in my right ear and it's about 5.2mm.
a> or is the chart i posted above not correct?

you were right, dear. sean's full of crap.

lish
cr...@ice.net
29.9% / 32

[altaira]

"i'll teach you to turn away." wrote:
>
> you were right, dear. sean's full of crap.

*smooch*

thanks for the ego boost.

[Tom Digby]

> a> uh? i have 4ga in my right ear and it's about 5.2mm.
> a> or is the chart i posted above not correct?

The news server here ate the chart posting before I saw it, but in the
past I've seen at least two different gauge systems. Some jewelry makers
use the same gauge system as is used in the US for electrical wire ("AWG",
12ga = approx 2mm, 6ga = approx 4 mm, etc., complete list online at the
Web sites of various wire and cable manufacturers) while others use some
other system that's noticeably different. So maybe you need to know what
system is being used when somebody mentions a gauge figure.

--
Tom Digby
bub...@well.com
http://www.well.com/~bubbles/

[luke]

Corine wrote:
> *Check this "oldly helpful chart", have fun with the rest :)
>
> http://www.mutilation.net/yttrx/

actually yttrx's is not exactly accurate. if you need one even more
acurate try this one.
http://www.bmeworld.com/sweetie/gauge.html

--
luke
lbo...@mail.utexas.edu
http://www.geocities.com/SoHo/Lofts/7221
"Oh yeah. I use the Bible as a coaster."
--WyrdWoman RAB 2-00

[Tom Digby]

Tom Digby <bub...@shell18.ba.best.com> wrote:

> past I've seen at least two different gauge systems. Some jewelry makers
> use the same gauge system as is used in the US for electrical wire ("AWG",
> 12ga = approx 2mm, 6ga = approx 4 mm, etc., complete list online at the

Here's one listing of electrical wire gauges, from 40ga (.079mm) up to
10ga (2.60mm):

http://www.belden.com/products/Catalog/help/TechAWGSolid.htm

and for larger gauges there's the "solid" portion of

http://www.okonite.com/engineering/conductor-stranding.html

where a "mil" (in the Diameter column) = .001 inch = .0254mm.

But as I said earlier, I've seen some piercers using a different gauge
system. So you may want to ask your piercer what system they use.