00g?

[livelaughlovep]

What is the traditional accepted MM of 00g? 10mm, right?

I see everything from 9mm to 10mm, and it makes me wonder. I just got a pair of BEAUTIFUL 00g spring green crystal dichro in today, and while I am absolutely in love with them, they popped right in. I'm a 0g. My caliper says they are 8.8mm.  Trying to caliper silicone isn't easy, let me tell

Comments

[atrophie]

unfortunately, gauges are a rather obsolete way of measuring. they are not consistent, and they obviously don't increase at a constant rate. the best thing you can do is caliper everything, and don't buy 00ga jewelry without knowing what its millimeter conversion is.

[livelaughlovep]

Very true. I"m happy with these though, saves me from buying a 9mm to "Walk me through" to the 10mm.

Though it seriously makes me want to collect every damn peice of crystal dichro I can find, thats for sure.

[givemethepen]

Technically, using the AWG I think 00g is around 9.2-9.5mm. Kaos do 9.2mm 00g as far as I know, most glass companies choose either 9mm or 10mm, some do both.

Show pictures for the thin-ness! Downsizing and restretching helps most people, even by just 2 or 3 sizes.

[livelaughlovep]

I"ll get my SO to try to take a picture of the thin later and I"ll make a separate post or edit this one. Its really worrying me. I want 1/2 like mad (No, no, not just because I have violet opal waiting for me!) but I'm just wondering if it'll ever "go". :/

[midwintermoons]

9mm, 10mm, and anything in between are all sold as 00g. Annoying, huh?

[livelaughlovep]

Truly. At least these will hold my hand to get to 10mm, and saved me a bit of bucks buying a 9mm!

[nakedfaery]

Your ears don't look anywhere near thin enough to stop stretching yet.

00g can be anywhere between 9 and 10mm, which is very annoying. T'is why I prefer the metric stretching measurements.

[livelaughlovep]

They just feel so thin. We'll see, steady as she goes, I guess. Time to start selling my 0g and find some new stuff!

I prefer metric myself, but not everyone it seems has a caliper or knows exactly the MM of their jewelry. Unfortunately.

[saspi]

your ear looks exactly (well, almost) like mine, and I'm at 00g (9mm). I think you make it if you go REALLLY slow. But just listen to your body. And btw, those earrings are AWESOME.

[livelaughlovep]

aren't they???? I'm wearing mood rings!!! or I feel like I am. I want crystal everything now. I don't feel bad about selling my 0g reg spring green dichro now at ALL.

With how money is, slow shouldn't even be an issue. ha