Is there a better option than sizing beads?

[lilylover]

My knuckles are a bit bigger than the rest of my finger, therefore I have to size up on rings to be able to put them on and off. Below my knuckle I am probably right at a size 4. A size 4.5 goes on easily unless it''s a really hot day, but is pretty tough to take off, and a 4.75 is easier to take off. Both the 4.75 and the 4.5 spin and move up and down on my finge below my knuckle, which I find annoying.

I have heard that siizing beads will remedy the spinning, without increasing the difficulty of removing the ring from your finger. Is this true? Is there a better option than sizing beads? I know that some people find them uncomfortable and even painful.

 

[mrb19992004]

There is a WAY better option. check out www.ringlock.com

I did a LOT of research on this last year. There are quite a few choices, and looking at all of them. I chose this company, because the design on the mechanism that closes the ring made more sense to me. Would not have a problem just "falling open" with regular day to day activities.

My husbands knuckle is quite a bit larger than his actual ring size. Broken finger from soccer accident.

Check out this post...

Date: 3/16/2009 3:36:37 PM
Author:lilylover
My knuckles are a bit bigger than the rest of my finger, therefore I have to size up on rings to be able to put them on and off. Below my knuckle I am probably right at a size 4. A size 4.5 goes on easily unless it''s a really hot day, but is pretty tough to take off, and a 4.75 is easier to take off. Both the 4.75 and the 4.5 spin and move up and down on my finge below my knuckle, which I find annoying.

I have heard that siizing beads will remedy the spinning, without increasing the difficulty of removing the ring from your finger. Is this true? Is there a better option than sizing beads? I know that some people find them uncomfortable and even painful.

https://www.pricescope.com/community/threads/diamond-rings.72943/




Hope this helps

 

[oldmancoyote]

Interesting concept - but not really practical for many jewellery designs and totally impractical for an existing ring.

FWIW - my wife has several rings with sizing beads (or bars, if the shank is wide enough) which she wears for days at a time without any discomfort. If done properly, they do stop the spinning/movement

 

[jstarfireb]

You could try a horseshoe sizer. They're put in like sizing beads, and I think they're flexible, so they widen and shrink as you move the ring over narrower/wider parts of your finger. Here's an example.

 

[Lynn B]

You can also consider small, discreet sizing "pads"... small pads of metal inside the shank of a ring; more comfortable (I would think) than the round sizing beads.

 

[mrb19992004]

True on the sizing beads. But what has to be considered is how much larger the knuckle may be in comparison to the actual ring size.

 

[Catmom]

My jeweler turned me on to sizing bridges. They can be put in any existing ring and are very comfortable.