Post by Jorgomli on Nov 28, 2018 17:13:28 GMT -5
You can find individual sockets at the hardware store (Home Depot has them here in the U.S.) for relatively cheap. As you can see in the table below, the next size up from most sockets is close enough to the same weight that you can use a single socket set to make a set of beads.
Thank you to Soul (@the_soul_smith on IG) for this table below.
Thank you to Soul (@the_soul_smith on IG) for this table below.
| Weight (per side) | Width (max) | ||
| Tapered (metric) | |||
| 4mm | 8.3g | 11mm | |
| 4.5mm | 8.3g | 11mm | |
| 5mm | 8.3g | 11mm | |
| 5.5mm | 8.6g | 11mm | |
| 6mm | 8.4g | 11mm | |
| 6.5mm | 8g | 11mm | |
| Barrel (metric) | |||
| 8mm | 9.4g | 11mm | |
| 9mm | 11.2g | 12mm | |
| 10mm | 13.3g | 13mm | |
| 11mm | 19.5g | 15mm | |
| 12mm | 18.5g | 15mm | |
| Tapered (imperial) | |||
| 5/32" | 8.5g | 11mm | |
| 3/16" | 8g | 11mm | |
| 7/32" | 9g | 11mm | |
| 1/4" | 8.4g | 11mm | |
| Barrel (imperial) | |||
| 1/4" | 10g | 11mm | |
| 5/16" | 9.5g | 11mm | |
| 9/32" | 10.2g | 10mm | |
| 11/32" | 11.3g | 12mm | |
| 3/8" | 13.3g | 14mm | |
| 13/32" | 12.9g | 13mm | |
