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This article is from the Piercing FAQ, by Anne Greenblatt with numerous contributions by others.

2B.1a Gauges And Equivalents

Most jewelry manufactured in the US is gauged according to the Brown &
Sharpe system. Most jewelry from the UK and Europe is manufactured by
metric gauge.

A visual representation of gauges and diameters is available at
http://www.cf.ac.uk/uwcc/psych/stevensonwc/bodyart/gauge.html

Brown and Sharpe Gauges (used by most American manufacturers)

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gauge inches   millimeters
---------------------------
20    0.032    0.812
18    0.040    1.024
16    0.051    1.291
14    0.064    1.628
12    0.081    2.053
10    0.102    2.588
8     0.128    3.264
6     0.162    4.115
4     0.204    5.189
2     0.258    6.544
0     0.325    8.251
00    0.365    9.266

 

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