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.

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!

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.

@JustToolBasics

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you very much, I appreciate that.

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.

@JustToolBasics

3 жыл бұрын

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

@JustToolBasics

3 жыл бұрын

Yeah, it's really shameful.

oh, I always thought they slipped into the holes, not the opening on the edge :/.

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.

I plan to craft with anodized aluminum wire, is the nonferus wire gauge going to be appropriate for figuring out which wire will match?

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

Thanks for the info!, Quick question, which type gauge would I use to determine the wire size of piercings? They are usually stainless steel!

@JustToolBasics

Жыл бұрын

Most use AWG, but some use SWG. There's no official rules for it, though. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Body_jewelry_sizes

@busbygal

Жыл бұрын

@@JustToolBasics Thanks for the help!

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?

@JustToolBasics

3 жыл бұрын

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

3 жыл бұрын

@@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??

@JustToolBasics

3 жыл бұрын

@@rocheville Funny you should ask, I actually explain that in the video I made previous to this one: kzread.info/dash/bejne/qGaNw7WFh661gag.html The explanation of stranded wire measuring starts about 5:20.

@JustToolBasics

3 жыл бұрын

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

@rocheville

3 жыл бұрын

@@JustToolBasics Sorry, IB a bit of a nerd. But, that chart should be what I need. Did watch all the vids.