Thank you for the clarification. I’m doing a Amazon review for the last gauge you displayed for stainless steel sheet material. I too was confused as to the scale, as I thought it was for wire gauges. I could make other comments about it, but suffice to say you get what you pay for.
Ha so I came across this channel while looking up the AWG standard to see if wire sizes on Amazon are correct. Anyways, it seems like you have some well made and interesting content.
Thanks for this video. I came across it while researching the differences between awg & swg in order to explain it well to my jewelry making students. Great info on the different measuring tools!
Love the depth you go into on the basics. Usual reality, to get a good outcome one needs to do the basics correctly and the devil is, as ever, in the detail.
Can you recommend a good gauge for larger wires like #4/0? I wonder why these gauges don't show these larger sizes which are commonly used in automotive and solar electric systems.
You can figure it out by measuring one strand then counting the strands, but for wires with very fine strands that is a huge pain. When it's, like, 20 or less strands it's relatively straightforward.
@@rocheville Funny you should ask, I actually explain that in the video I made previous to this one: ua-cam.com/video/v2YaSLWKOQE/v-deo.html The explanation of stranded wire measuring starts about 5:20.
If you're looking for basically a lookup chart (once you've measured and counted the strands), I have this one bookmarked, though it's only #8-#26: www.zierick.com/pdf/wire.pdf
Thanks for the clarifications. I had just ordered one and didn't realize it was swg instead of awg...but was able to cancel the order in time.
Thank you for the clarification. I’m doing a Amazon review for the last gauge you displayed for stainless steel sheet material. I too was confused as to the scale, as I thought it was for wire gauges. I could make other comments about it, but suffice to say you get what you pay for.
Ha so I came across this channel while looking up the AWG standard to see if wire sizes on Amazon are correct. Anyways, it seems like you have some well made and interesting content.
Thank you very much, I appreciate that.
Thanks for this video. I came across it while researching the differences between awg & swg in order to explain it well to my jewelry making students. Great info on the different measuring tools!
Love the depth you go into on the basics. Usual reality, to get a good outcome one needs to do the basics correctly and the devil is, as ever, in the detail.
Thank you very much for the compliment!
I noticed when looking at the knock off gauge, the images showing how to measure wire all say "AWG" too, to further add to the confusion lol
Yeah, it's really shameful.
I plan to craft with anodized aluminum wire, is the nonferus wire gauge going to be appropriate for figuring out which wire will match?
Yes, anodizing doesn't add any thickness.
Can you recommend a good gauge for larger wires like #4/0? I wonder why these gauges don't show these larger sizes which are commonly used in automotive and solar electric systems.
Thanks for the info!, Quick question, which type gauge would I use to determine the wire size of piercings? They are usually stainless steel!
Most use AWG, but some use SWG. There's no official rules for it, though.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Body_jewelry_sizes
@@JustToolBasics Thanks for the help!
I guess I bought the wrong measuring gage cuz every time used to find wire gage It ends up in a uneven number. My said in the description AWG
oh, I always thought they slipped into the holes, not the opening on the edge :/.
awg & swg wish i new that, ,lol I've got a swg. gauge. but its a awg gauge i need,,,! thank you..
Why only non-ferrous ?
If you do know gauge of wire to start with, but u can gage a single wire and count all strands. Can u figure out awg gage?
You can figure it out by measuring one strand then counting the strands, but for wires with very fine strands that is a huge pain. When it's, like, 20 or less strands it's relatively straightforward.
@@JustToolBasics Ok! But?, how do u get from a gage for a single strand of wire by number of stands to an actual gage number??
@@rocheville Funny you should ask, I actually explain that in the video I made previous to this one: ua-cam.com/video/v2YaSLWKOQE/v-deo.html
The explanation of stranded wire measuring starts about 5:20.
If you're looking for basically a lookup chart (once you've measured and counted the strands), I have this one bookmarked, though it's only #8-#26: www.zierick.com/pdf/wire.pdf
@@JustToolBasics Sorry, IB a bit of a nerd. But, that chart should be what I need. Did watch all the vids.