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Is this just a missconception? Posted by Wil W [Email]  (#1148) [Profile/Gallery]
(more from Wil W) on Wed, 21 Feb 2007 14:04:32
In Reply to: Don't bust your finger..., BrianG, Wed, 21 Feb 2007 13:48:02 Members do not see ads below this line. - Help Keep This Site Online - Signup |
I was at a Jeweler looking at some Titanium bands and the sales person cautioned me about buying a Titanium ring because of the problems with cutting it off. I believed them, but is this just a trick to upsell me to a Gold/more expensive ring? Any definitive knowledge?
After more research, according to one retailers website:
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Can a Tungsten ring be cut off?
Yes! Please be aware that in any situation where there might be a medical necessity to cut off or remove a tungsten ring--for instance excessive weight gain, hand injury, etc.,--removing a tungsten ring doesn’t pose much more of a challenge than cutting through a gold or platinum wedding band. In our own jewelry shop, as in many other jewelry shops, we have a cutting tool designed for cutting titanium and tungsten wedding bands. In addition, tungsten bands can be fractured into pieces using vise-grip pliers. When we contacted our local hospital emergency room and asked if they were equipped to remove tungsten wedding bands in an emergency, they told us that most hospital emergency rooms are prepared to handle almost anything, and assured us that it would be no problem for them.
During our 30 years of jewelry repair experience, we've only seen a dozen or so rings that have been cut off in hospital emergency rooms, and in most of those cases the rings had been bent out-of-round and were putting painful pressure on the finger. Tungsten rings will not crush or bend out-of-round, so if you shut your hand in a car door or drop a heavy object on it, a tungsten wedding band is likely to fracture into several pieces and fall off your finger freely. You might be safer wearing a tungsten ring than a precious metal band! Nonetheless, check with your local jeweler or medical facility if you have concerns.
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Wil W
'02 Aero Wagon
'89 SPG
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