Gauges, Inches and Millimeters
Piercing affectionados probably found themselves this situation once: you talk with people from a different continent and suddenly fifty percent of your audience does not understand the size of your jewelry.
How large are 00ga? Is a quarter of an imperial inch too small for your nipples?
A stretching taper of 6mm, which is 1ga or 0.289 inch.
Here is the answer
Actually most gauge/inch tables in the world wide web differ in some sizes here and there and
do not give a clear image of the real gauge sizes. I found
this website
that uses these two diameter calculations:
dn (in) = 0.005 in × 92(36-n)/39
and
dn (mm) = 0.127 mm × 92(36-n)/39
Most results come very close to those in other tables.
dn (in) = 0.005 in × 92(36-n)/39
and
dn (mm) = 0.127 mm × 92(36-n)/39
Most results come very close to those in other tables.
| Gauge | Millimeters | Imperial/US Inch | Inch in fractions |
|---|---|---|---|
| 38ga | 0.15875mm | 0.00626in | 1/160" |
| 37ga | 0.168671875mm | 0.0045in | |
| 36ga | 0.13mm | 0.005in | |
| 35ga | 0.142mm | 0.0056in | |
| 34ga | 0.16mm | 0.0063in | |
| 33ga | 0.18mm | 0.0071in | |
| 32ga | 0.2mm | 0.008in | |
| 31ga | 0.226mm | 0.0089in | |
| 30ga | 0.25mm | 0.01in | |
| 29ga | 0.287mm | 0.0113in | |
| 28ga | 0.32mm | 0.0162in | |
| 27ga | 0.361mm | 0.0142in | |
| 26ga | 0.404mm | 0.0159in | |
| 25ga | 0.455mm | 0.0179in | |
| 24ga | 0.51mm | 0.02in | |
| 23ga | 0.58mm | 0.023in | |
| 22ga | 0.64mm | 0.025in | |
| 21ga | 0.71mm | 0.028in | |
| 20ga | 0.81mm | 0.032in | |
| 19ga | 0.91mm | 0.036in | |
| 18ga | 1.02mm | 0.04in | |
| 17ga | 1.14mm | 0.045 | |
| 16ga | 1.291mm | 0.051in | |
| 15ga | 1.45mm | 0.057in | |
| 14ga | 1.63mm | 0.064in | |
| 13ga | 1.83mm | 0.072in | |
| 12ga | 2.06mm | 0.081in | |
| 11ga | 2.31mm | 0.091in | |
| 10ga | 2.59mm | 0.102in | |
| 9ga | |||
| 8ga | 3.264mm | 0.128in | 1/8" |
| 7ga | 3.969mm | 0.156in | 5/32" |
| 6ga | 4.115mm | 0.162in | 13/64" |
| 5ga | 4.763mm | 0.178in | 3/16" |
| 4ga | 5.189mm | 0.204in | 13/64" |
| 3ga | |||
| 2ga | 6.544mm | 0.258in | 1/4" |
| 1ga | |||
| 0ga | 8.251mm | 0.325in | 5/16in |
| 00ga | 9.266mm | 0.365in | |
| - | 9.525mm | 0.375in | 3/8" |
| 000ga | 10.41mm | 0.410in | |
| - | 11.11mm | 0.428in | 7/16" |
| 0000ga | 11.684mm | 0.460in | 13/32" |
| 00000ga | 31.1mm | 0.517in | 7/16" |
| 000000ga | 15/32" | ||
| 000000ga | 1/2" | ||
| - | 14.3mm | 0.563in | 9/16" |
| - | 14.3mm | 0.563in | 9/16" |
| - | 15.9mm | 0.625in | 5/8" |
| - | 17.5mm | 0.688in | 11/16" |
| - | 19.1mm | 0.75in | 3/4" |
| - | 20.6mm | 0.813in | 13/16" |
| - | 22.2mm | 0.875in | 7/8" |
| - | 23.8mm | 0.9375in | 15/16" |
| - | 25.4mm | 1.0in | 1" |
| - | 26.9875mm | 1.0625in | 1 1/16" |
| - | 28.575mm | 1.125in | 1 1/8" |
| - | 30.1625mm | 1.1875in | 1 3/16" |
| - | 31.75mm | 1.25in | 1 1/4" |
| - | 33.3375mm | 1.3125in | 1 5/16" |
| - | 34.925mm | 1.375in | 1 3/8" |
| - | 36.5125mm | 1.4375in | 1 7/16" |
| - | 38.1mm | 1.5in | 1 1/2" |
| - | 39.6875mm | 1.5625in | 1 9/16" |
| - | 41.275mm | 1.625in | 1 5/8" |
| - | 44.45mm | 1.75in | 1 3/4" |
| - | 47.625mm | 1.875in | 1 7/8" |
| - | 50.8mm | 2in | 2" |
Sources (warning: with different gauge sizes at some points):
This is it
There we go. Now you know the size of your piercings and your stretching tapers you need.
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