{"product_id":"ring-core-6-4mm-wide-double-channel-silver-uk-size-r","title":"Ring Core 6.4mm Wide - Double Channel - Silver - UK Size R","description":"\u003cp\u003eMade from a high silver content alloy, these brilliant RingCores™ are excellent for giving you professional looking consistently sized rings! The RingCores come in a selection of width, sizes, and designs, which all come in silver, bronze, and copper.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis ring core can be safely fired (just like our other embeddable findings) with your silver metal clay designs. Your silver metal clay will sinter fully with the surface and the ring itself can be legally hall marked as 'sterling silver'. The ring size will stay consistent throughout the design, firing and finishing processes (without you having to calculate shrinkage and make allowances for it), and the smoothly finished interior of the ring will need almost no finishing - leaving you free to just focus on the creative design of your ring, which is of course the fun part which we all enjoy!\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe raised shoulders (approx. 0.7mm high) create a channel ideal for building up clay, and the textured surface within the channel offers a terrific grip for adding metal clay embellishments.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis sterling silver ring features two 1.5mm-wide channels separated by a center divider band. Use the channel as a backdrop for custom designs—inlay stone or resin into the channel, string beads onto elastic cord to fit in the channel, or solder findings or other components inside the channel to create a more complex, multi-textured design. It is also ideal for fillig with metal clay, or metal clay decorations, and the textured surface within the channel offers a terrific grip for adding metal clay embellishments.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTOP TIPS FOR USING RING CORES:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe higher volume of clay you build up, the more shrinkage there will be, the less clay in a particular area - the less shrinkage there will be.  However, having an area where the clay is too thin - could result in cracking when the clay pulls apart\/shrinks, as there is not enough clay particles left to bond after the water and organic binder has burnt away, on top of a surface that has no give (the ring core).  So you are safer building the piece up more - and ensuring there aren't areas of very thin\/unsupported clay\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWhen you build up the clay and begin wrapping pieces around the core, try to ensure that what you are doing is carefully placing the pieces\/layers on and not pulling and stretching them onto the core - as this will already put tension on the clay before the shrinkage happens.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIt would be advisable to purchase something like the 'paste maker' solution we sell, and mix some of this up in a pot with a small amount of clay and then apply a good layer of this to your ring core, then allow it to dry, before you start.  This will help with bonding and help with shrinkage allowance when building up onto your ring core.  A surface of dried paste is also a better, more gripping surface to start working onto - as opposed to the shiny, slightly 'slippy' ring core as it comes.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003eApprox. ring size: \u003cp\u003eUK: R - R 1\/2*\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eUS: 9\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eInside diameter 18.7mm\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul data-v-72c9f547=\"\"\u003e\n\u003cli data-v-72c9f547=\"\"\u003e\n\u003cspan data-v-72c9f547=\"\" class=\"product__accordion-attribute\"\u003eRing Size:\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-v-72c9f547=\"\"\u003e9\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-v-72c9f547=\"\"\u003e\n\u003cspan data-v-72c9f547=\"\" class=\"product__accordion-attribute\"\u003eStyle:\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-v-72c9f547=\"\"\u003eChannel mounting\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-v-72c9f547=\"\"\u003e\n\u003cspan data-v-72c9f547=\"\" class=\"product__accordion-attribute\"\u003eMetal Type:\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-v-72c9f547=\"\"\u003eSterling silver\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-v-72c9f547=\"\"\u003e\n\u003cspan data-v-72c9f547=\"\" class=\"product__accordion-attribute\"\u003eMetal Color:\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-v-72c9f547=\"\"\u003eWhite\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-v-72c9f547=\"\"\u003e\n\u003cspan data-v-72c9f547=\"\" class=\"product__accordion-attribute\"\u003ePurity:\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-v-72c9f547=\"\"\u003e.925\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-v-72c9f547=\"\"\u003e\n\u003cspan data-v-72c9f547=\"\" class=\"product__accordion-attribute\"\u003eBand Shank Width:\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-v-72c9f547=\"\"\u003e6.4mm\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-v-72c9f547=\"\"\u003e\n\u003cspan data-v-72c9f547=\"\" class=\"product__accordion-attribute\"\u003eChannel Width:\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-v-72c9f547=\"\"\u003e1.5mm\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-v-72c9f547=\"\"\u003e\n\u003cspan data-v-72c9f547=\"\" class=\"product__accordion-attribute\"\u003eFabrication Method:\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-v-72c9f547=\"\"\u003eMachined\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-v-72c9f547=\"\"\u003e\n\u003cspan data-v-72c9f547=\"\" class=\"product__accordion-attribute\"\u003eFinished:\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-v-72c9f547=\"\"\u003eNo\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-v-72c9f547=\"\"\u003e\n\u003cspan data-v-72c9f547=\"\" class=\"product__accordion-attribute\"\u003eQuality Marked:\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-v-72c9f547=\"\"\u003eNo\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-v-72c9f547=\"\"\u003e\n\u003cspan data-v-72c9f547=\"\" class=\"product__accordion-attribute\"\u003eNet Weight:\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-v-72c9f547=\"\"\u003e3.2g (0.113 ounces)\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-v-72c9f547=\"\"\u003e\n\u003cspan data-v-72c9f547=\"\" class=\"product__accordion-attribute\"\u003eCountry of Origin:\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-v-72c9f547=\"\"\u003eUnited States\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eChannel width: 1.5mm\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePurity: .925, Sterling Silver\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e• \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIMPORTANT:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Sterling silver is an alloy containing metals that react with chemicals found in air and produce tarnish; high moisture levels, exposure to sunlight and contaminants such as salt water increase this reaction. Take steps to protect sterling silver by keeping it in airtight packages, use tarnish-resistant products (such as tarnish tabs or strips) that absorb harmful chemicals, and store sterling in a cool, dry place. Most tarnish is easily removed by polishing with a mild abrasive or soaking in an anti-tarnish solution.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"JWMetals ","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":58321475666255,"sku":"120-6151909","price":19.95,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1019\/2591\/2911\/files\/6151907-908-909-Ring-Channel__83683.1637241285.800.800.png?v=1785149759","url":"https:\/\/www.metalclay.co.uk\/products\/ring-core-6-4mm-wide-double-channel-silver-uk-size-r","provider":"Metal Clay","version":"1.0","type":"link"}