Your wife is lucky to have you... I’ve always wanted a jeweler at home...when if you need a ring smaller, because your finer is 5.5 and you always get 7’s instead of me using a bandaid to make it smaller, I’d ask you to fix it

Would love to see what this looks like at a smaller scale. Do you have all these tools or can you get away with a lot less, if your jsut resizing for yourself, friends & fam here and there.

Perfectly said man

you gotta be fast to make money.

+Susan Newman He did decent job ,yes. Only because he don't use the "solder" ,he weld the ring . NOT many jewelers weld the rings together .

You must weld platinum due to the high fusing temperature. Gold and silver can be soldered.

You can slightly see where the ring isn't rounded 100% where it was welded and I think that's the only noticeable thing to someone with a good eye. But I was a bench jeweler apprentice before and people think it's a chill, work with your hands, artsy job but it's kinda like McDonald's as in fast pace. I had many rings come back for repolishing, finishing, and stone setting after I was done because the environment during the holidays was crazy and the floor was full. But these jewelers come to work and can get a load of 300 or more rings to be resized, repaired, redesigned, or polished and the clock doesn't stop ticking. He did great!!

Dan Seabreeze I had that gold beads added because I didn't want them taking gold

Dan Seabreeze why would they take the gold?

When a ring is too big for your finger they cut the shank (inside part of the ring facing the palm) to remove a small amount of gold then solder it together again to form a smaller ring.

Dan, sizing beads are usually offered when the customer has large knuckles but a skinny finger. The beads can work over the knuckle but a smaller all-around band cant. You can also ask for the sliver of gold back from where they size your ring down, but bear in mind that they take out just 2.5mm per size, and that's not including the width of the two sawblade cuts. The sad part is you probably paid more to ADD the gold beads to your ring than the value of any gold that was removed.

He wasn't rough on the ring grow a pair but I also like to take my time when sizing an expensive ring

A paste that some how stops heat transfer? That doesn't seem physics friendly.

To me, It just looked like he knew what he was doing.

@@mds1986ms I don't think anything was stated to imply the stopping of 'heat transfer'. The compound does exactly the opposite.

MercenaryMH shop work always makes me drowsy. XD There's no sleep better than machine shop sleep.

It's a good question. There are quite a few jobs in the field. I'd imagine if you get the tools and practice you can do the work freelance if you're good and earn a reputation. That said, look at metal craft courses at a fine arts college, course availability is limited but for special students(less than 8 credits per quarter), and students over 50, I have seen alot of accommodation, so that's a good option as well. I will be bronze casting next quarter, myself, which is pretty awesome if you ask me. :D Good luck!

I saw it too, and purposely started looking through the comments to see if anyone else saw it. Quickly glancing, you wouldn't notice, but I'm a stickler for detail. It would bother me. haha

I saw it too! Failed..

I saw that also but upon further inspection I think it is just an optical illusion from the different things reflecting in the metal.

It’s a reflection.

I seen it too

Well then, certainly I have no choice

Probably not. When I have had rings sized. I get the gold piece back in a baggie. My jeweler says to keep it in case I want to size back up.

@@linneaphillis2134 👍🏼 now that’s the type of jeweler anyone should have! Transparency and loyalty brings back the same in return 😇

This is actually why I looked up this video lol. I wonder if they would let you keep the bit they cut off because it is yours after all.

They charge because they're performing a service, numbnuts. Unless you want to wear an oversized ring or have all the expensive tools and skills to resize it, this is a deal.

Why don’t you try and make it smaller and see how easy it is. If you have the knowledge to do it, then you’re not going to a jeweler to get the job done… lol

Recut

Pinky Malin yes, whatever the base metal is used to bond it, then re plate the ring

+Nico777t hahahahahahah

35$, 32,50€

If it cost , ask to keep the left over previous metal whether is gold or platinum

+lxlxleech jewellers hack saw

0:27 “We’ll start with a fresh ring”. The ring designs were also very different. I think they just wanted to show the process behind it.

@@Jinjin000w starting with a fresh ring and a damaged one are not the same process. Too many possible issues and sometimes liability. So not the same process. Wish it was though!

as a jeweler yes it is an easy fix. They probably didn't file it right or polished it enough. If you're worried about being thinner you can also get a half shank and it will be like brand new.

Couldn't agree more

If they brazed the cut piece back in the ring, it would be the same size as the starting diameter. Brazing metal or solders typically have a lower melting point than the work piece otherwise it would all melt and droop. The jewelers keep any leftover scrap and collect it over time, melt it all together and sell it for somewhere near spot after assay

Better get that micro piece back. Might be worth big $$! Lolol