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| | | Gauge Chart - Gauge, Length, and Ball Sizes | |
| This Body Jewelry Gauge Chart illustrates how jewelry thickness increases as gauge number decreases, from 20 gauge down to 00 gauge. The gauge thickness shown is accurate when the small square measures 1/2" on your screen. |
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Gauge
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Gauge
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Inch
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MM
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20ga
|
0.032
|
0.81
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18ga
|
0.040
|
1.02
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16ga
|
0.051
|
1.30
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14ga
|
0.064
|
1.63
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12ga
|
0.081
|
2.06
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10ga
|
0.102
|
2.59
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8ga
|
0.128
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3.25
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6ga
|
0.162
|
4.11
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4ga
|
0.204
|
5.18
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2ga
|
0.258
|
6.55
|
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0ga
|
0.325
|
8.26
|
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00ga
|
0.364
|
9.25
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000ga
|
0.409
|
10.39
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Fraction
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Fraction
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Inch
|
MM
|
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3/32
|
0.094
|
2.38
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1/8
|
0.125
|
3.18
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5/32
|
0.156
|
3.97
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3/16
|
0.188
|
4.76
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7/32
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0.219
|
5.56
|
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1/4
|
0.250
|
6.35
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5/16
|
0.313
|
7.94
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3/8
|
0.375
|
9.53
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7/16
|
0.438
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11.11
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1/2
|
0.500
|
12.70
|
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9/16
|
0.563
|
14.29
|
|
5/8
|
0.625
|
15.88
|
|
11/16
|
0.688
|
17.46
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3/4
|
0.750
|
19.05
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13/16
|
0.813
|
20.64
|
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7/8
|
0.875
|
22.23
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15/16
|
0.938
|
23.81
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|
1
|
1.000
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25.40
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