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Best size rings for chainmail.
Follow instructions below to make sure it prints life size.
For lightweight earrings 3 5 4mm 20 gauge jump rings are a size that works well.
To attach clasps on necklaces or clasps on bracelets 6mm 18 gauge jump rings are a good choice.
You need to know the aspect ratios of the original rings and to make sure the smaller rings you use have a very similar ratio so the rings fit together properly.
More about what aspect ratio is and how chainmaillers use it in the other answers in this section.
If you re a beginner we suggest starting off with rings that have an inner diameter of at least size h 3 16 4 8mm.
For instance say you want to make a weave with smaller rings to get a more delicate chain.
Any actual ring will be slightly larger due to springback.
Some vendors measure jump rings by the outer diameter od and others by the inner diameter id.
This chart shows data for each ring from both wire gauge systems swg and awg decimal inches fractions and metric.
Interestingly not all vendors measure jump rings the same way.
Examples of rings that make both 6 in 1 and 4 in 1 are 14 ga 1 2 qluot 16 ga 5 16 and 18 ga 1 4.
It also shows the aspect ratio ar of the ring here s the catch.