Men's Wedding Ring

[sk_tle]

So why didn't you guys get married before Thomas?

It really depends if it is the first or fifth mariage !

[Eric Estlund]

Started making my own replacement. My Boone was lovely, but as the arthritis kicks in my hands are bigger. Ran a silver ring for a year, but I'm wearing it out as I'm anything but easy on my hands. This one is SS, and if I finish it I suspect it will last a long time.

I've decided I don't need subtle in my life.

[Honus]

@Honus still around?

He made my wife's engagement, wedding, and 5yr rings (5yr wasn't a 'ring' per se, but rather a scaled down model of her wedding ring that I put on a necklace for when wifey can't wear her ring). out of Hurdle's in Boulder.

I'm still around! I check in from time to time but haven't been by in a while as work has been nuts and we've been doing a ton of home remodeling the last two years. Everything still good with the rings?

Just made this interesting two tone men's band-

20190706_191645 by Jerome Kelty, on Flickr

[Ras72]

@Honus
Jerome, I'm responding to your PM but your inbox is full.
I'll give you a call to discuss the details. Thanks a bunch!

[gt6267a]

Started making my own replacement. My Boone was lovely, but as the arthritis kicks in my hands are bigger. Ran a silver ring for a year, but I'm wearing it out as I'm anything but easy on my hands. This one is SS, and if I finish it I suspect it will last a long time.

I've decided I don't need subtle in my life.

If fingers swell and rings need to removed, hospitals have cutters to remove jewelry. My understanding is that softer metals, gold and silver, come off without injury. Are there ways around the swelling issue? What about Ti and Stainless? Is there a potential for problems?

[dgaddis]

If fingers swell and rings need to removed, hospitals have cutters to remove jewelry. My understanding is that softer metals, gold and silver, come off without injury. Are there ways around the swelling issue? What about Ti and Stainless? Is there a potential for problems?

Ever tried to cut titanium? It's HARD. That's one reason it's so expensive, not just rarity, but it's hard to machine and work with. I wore out a brand new hacksaw blade trimming a ti MTB bar.

I've heard with some materials, tungsten carbine specifically, they don't cut it, they just hit it with a hammer so it shatters.

I thought my finger got broken at a MTB race a few years ago, I yanked the ring off ASAP 'cause I knew it was going to swell. A rider in front of me endo'd and his bike came down on my hand, on the bars, chainring first. Race was over...

[Ras72]

Just placed an order with @Honus
Thanks everyone.

[Honus]

Just placed an order with @Honus
Thanks everyone.

Thanks Rick!

As far as removing stainless and Ti rings from damaged fingers hospitals don't seem to have any problem getting them off- most of the commercially pure Ti alloys cut pretty easy. Rings such as Tungsten carbide are usually broken off using a special set of pliers that crunches the ring. We cut off precious metal rings all time in our shop. One time we had a kid come in who had jammed a cartridge bearing race on his finger to wear as a ring and got it stuck. We tried everything to get that thing off but ended up having to send him to the hospital to have it removed. I'd be curious to know how the heck they removed that thing.

[Mabouya]

I'd be curious to know how the heck they removed that thing.

Some info here: When Hospitals Need to Remove a Ring They Use This <<TwistedSifter

[Eric Estlund]

I cut stainless and to pretty regularly. I've also mangled fingers and removed rings (I also take them off when using machine tools). All of f that is anecdotal, but these materials have been on the ring market for years, so I think statistics are on your side.

[Honus]

Some info here: When Hospitals Need to Remove a Ring They Use This <<TwistedSifter

Nope- we have that tool at my work (along with a motorized version that is designed for use on harder materials like cobalt chrome.) We also have special pliers that slip through the cut line and spread the ring open. That cutter wasn't even close to cutting through that hardened bearing race. We even tried using diamond coated abrasive discs. Honestly the hardest part about cutting off rings is keeping people calm, especially the kids and elderly.