Check your balls!

If you have a piercing that uses a barbell, be it straight, bent or circular, be sure you check and tighten both ball frequently. My very large circular barbell from the long defunct Silver Anchor, is now trash as one of the balls fell out and is lost. This was a custom made piece of jewelry and I am disgusted at having to replace it due to my own carelessness.

You can get replacements try leroy they did make it around here quite close we would raid the titanium bars and anodize them to get the rainbow color the stainless balls were made on a lathe some are quite small, taps to thread them were always breaking if its made in the usa its american thread size

Silver Anchor stuff is about the best that was ever made. They have been gone for over 20 years now. No other maker builds pieces that will fit their jewelry. I hope it is around the house here and we will eventually find the ball.

Nothing worst then finding out you lost a ball to a piercing and I couldn't imagine losing one to a custom piece that has to royally suck.

That is sad sorry about losing your ball..............

I also use barbells in my PA and Frenum and have lost balls. Strangest one was a barbell I inserted into my peephole and out the PA so that it hung down with one ball inside. As it happened, the barbell unscrew from the ball inside and I had the ball stuck in my peephole. I took a little stroking and squeezing but I got it out though it left me a little sore.

Out of curiosity, how much does a piercing cost and what do the pieces of body jewelry cost?

I'm just curious. I have pierced ears and that's as far as I'm going to go!

Susie,

I was thinking the the exact question in my mind...

Andie

Thanks for the reminder- just tightened mine.

Out of curiosity, how much does a piercing cost and what do the pieces of body jewelry cost?

I'm just curious. I have pierced ears and that's as far as I'm going to go!

Susie,

I was thinking the the exact question in my mind...

Andie

I got a single, vertical nipple piercing done last year. Piercing plus the barbell was $50 and I tipped him another $50 for putting up with my hysteria (ok, perhaps not hysteria, but I was definitely not an "easy" client).

I purchased another bar from a nicer website, and it was $35 (but didn't fit). There are "cheap" places to get jewelry from, but they usually look pretty juvenile. Many piercers also sell jewelry or can source custom pieces.

That happened to my tongue piercing and I swallowed it.

The pricing of jewelry will vary depending on quality and size really. I have have some really crazy pieces but I always stay with a high quality stainless steel, glass, bone or wood.

That happened to my tongue piercing and I swallowed it.

The pricing of jewelry will vary depending on quality and size really. I have have some really crazy pieces but I always stay with a high quality stainless steel, glass, bone or wood.

glass, bone or wood???