Gauge Range for Body Jewelry
“Gauge [size] will vary pretty widely based on the client’s anatomy, preferences, and piercing location,” Faris explains. “Standard size is 18 g, which is what I mostly use for all my ear piercings,” Thompson reveals. “For piercings in general, 18 g through 16 g is the most common.
Consequently, how do I know what gauge my earrings are?
By finding the hole that matches your jewelry, you can measure the size of the gauge. Purchase a gauge wheel online or at a local hardware store, since they are also used by welders and metalworkers. This is the easiest way to measure the gauge for a piercing, since it’s basically foolproof.
Similarly one may ask, what is bigger 16 gauge or 14 gauge?
16ga steel is . 065” inches thick, that is about 1/16th of an inch thick. 14 gauge in comparison is . 083 inches thick which doesn’t sound like much except it is almost 30% thicker (27.6% to be exact).
