Guide To Piercing Needles

May 11, 2010 - PRLog -- The tools and techniques used by your piercer will depend on his style and the type of piercing you’re getting. One tool that all pierces must use is some type of piercing needles. The needle is usually held and pushed through by hand, though some piercers use a needle holder or pusher. Good needles are crucial for a comfortable procedure.

Piercing needles come in a range of sizes to suit the preference of different piercers. Needle thickness is gauge which is a numerical standard of measurement for the thickness of wire. Needle gauges correspond to those used to describe the thickness of body jewelry. For both needles and jewelry, the higher the number, the thinner the item. It is standard practice to use the same gauge piercing needles and jewelry for most piercings. Following is a list of specific gauges of piercing needles. The gauges are listed from smallest diameter to largest with standard gauges in the left column and the millimeter conversion for the corresponding gauges in the right column.

Gauge   Millimeters
18G   1.0mm
16G   1.2mm
14G   1.6mm
12G   2.0mm
10G   2.5mm
8G   3.0mm
6G   4.0mm
4G   5.0mm
2G   6.0mm
0G   8.0mm
00G   10.0mm
7/16″   11.0mm
1/2″   12.0mm
9/16″   14.0mm
5/8″   16.0mm
3/4″   19.0mm
7/8″   22.0mm
1″   25.0mm

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