Wearing rings

[firemanmike69]

probably.. but when it did crush.. I'd be real worried. my gold one deformed under a rush and I couldn't get it off fast enough.. and it was easy to cut off with a pair of wire cutters!

I kinda figure the tungsten ring would shatter if you applied enough pressure to it. I barely ever wear my gold one usually only if we're going out somewhere

 

[Soundguy]

i honestly don't know the propertis of the tungsten/ceramic ring. i don't know if it permanently plastically deforms or not.. either way, I 'presume' ( may be wrong there ) that SOMETHING can cut it.. even if be wear, ie.. a carbide abrasive blade.. or perhaps a diamond blade. i do believe the ring cutter i saw had a small diamond wheel.. either way.. i'd hate to have to hand spin that wheel to get thru a tough material.. might take forever.

I have 2 wedding bands.. 1 for work, 1 for normal use. my 'work band is a 10k, thus 'harder and more durable one'... it's from my 1st marriage. i wear it in places where it might be damaged... but the wife pretty much wants me ' identified' full time.

I did get a temporary reprieve when i hurt my hand a while back and had to go ringless while it healed.. but not long..

 

[firemanmike69]

i honestly don't know the propertis of the tungsten/ceramic ring. i don't know if it permanently plastically deforms or not.. either way, I 'presume' ( may be wrong there ) that SOMETHING can cut it.. even if be wear, ie.. a carbide abrasive blade.. or perhaps a diamond blade. i do believe the ring cutter i saw had a small diamond wheel.. either way.. i'd hate to have to hand spin that wheel to get thru a tough material.. might take forever.

I have 2 wedding bands.. 1 for work, 1 for normal use. my 'work band is a 10k, thus 'harder and more durable one'... it's from my 1st marriage. i wear it in places where it might be damaged... but the wife pretty much wants me ' identified' full time.

I did get a temporary reprieve when i hurt my hand a while back and had to go ringless while it healed.. but not long..

I'm sure SOMETHING can cut it like you said I wouldn't want to be the one hand cranking that wheel or be the guy waiting for the wheel to be cranked. I hear you on that the wife wants me marked as "taken" hence my tattoo

 

[Gale Hawkins]

I learned the hard way.

I was going down the ladder from a P3 military aircraft, and my ring caught on some bolt threads that were exposed, and ripped/skinned my finger from the base to the knuckle. The blood helped slide the ring off when I got to the bottom of the ladder. I threw the strip of meat/skin away.

No more rings after that, and no watches. I am not a time watcher. Besides, every cell phone has a clock on it.

I think the Navy is the main reason I do not wear rings today and I was not even married when working with P3's with VQ-2. I continued to work with electronics for a long time. Actually today I have not a clue where my wedding band is but expect the wife does. I do not give my wife reason for her to desire that I be branded. The watch was the other thing that never felt right so with the event of cell phones I do not see the need for a watch either.

Using chain saws, getting up and down from tractor, truck, etc and using a ladder often around the place is just less risky with out jewelry based on my experience and research I have read but each to his own.

 

[sea2summit]

I was at Ranger school with the army a few years ago and after our truck was "ambushed" and one of the guys wearing gloves had the skin from the webbing between his finger to his and to the last knuckle removed when the ring caught on the truck through the glove (he was jumping down from the bed to the gruond, about five feet). Now my ring lives on my watch band unless I'm around the house or church.

 

[mjncad]

Fortunately for me I can't stand wearing jewelry, and I made it clear to my wife I wasn't going to wear a wedding ring of any kind.

 

[woodsmith]

My wife to be, and I, accept that rings are not fixtures. Also we have no affinity to gold or other precious metals.

We made each other's rings. Her's is a yew wood ring with three recycled brass screws, from an electrical terminal block, forming the appearance of gemstones.

Mine is a small plat of recycled burglar alarm cable crimped to form a band which I then later set on a yew wood ring.

Both the rings are fragile and will break if tugged. The idea is that if anything happens to the rings we will fix it, and that is the way we like to see our relationship.

Neither of us wear them if working, or in wet conditions (rain, washing up, cleaning, etc.) for both safety and wear and tear reasons.

 

[Soundguy]

i made a ring one time with some spoons and a silver quarter.. remember those..

 

[firemanmike69]

Woodsmith, those rings are awesome! I really admire your craftsmanship and ingenuity in making those as well as having a one of a kind ring for the one of a kind person in your life

Soundguy, I too have made a ring out of a quarter, not a silver one just a regular old quarter,problem is it made my wife's finger turn green!

 

[Soundguy]

i've never checked the hardness scale for silver or the coper alloy in a quarter.. but I think the silver is actually pretty easy to work..

 

[firemanmike69]

i've never checked the hardness scale for silver or the coper alloy in a quarter.. but I think the silver is actually pretty easy to work..

Im sure the silver is easy to work I just didn't want to waste a silver quarter on practice and the bi-metallic quarter ended up making a neat looking 2 colored band around the rim

 

[Soundguy]

i'm surprised the finish didn' wear off form working it

 

[JD 4520]

Wear a simple gold band as wife also wants me identified. Don't understand why.

 

[Soundguy]

catch and release program.. it probably has an rfid chip in it..

 

[washita]

from personal experience in the shop our electrician was wearing a titanium/... type ring , it did not deform when his hand was smashed, broke the ring finger in two different places and he had to have the ring removed at the airport maintenance department because they were the only ones locally capable of cutting through the ring , all in all the ring survived better than the hand, same electrician also has a legible scar on wrist from arcing his watch on a 24v truck battery , the inscription on the back of the watch is still there roughly five years later it has not wore off yet

 

[Don87]

I lost mine over 20 years ago while putting in a mobile home. Never replaced it, as it was always getting caught on things.

 

[foggy1111]

Twice I caught my wedding ring on the threads of a bolt. Once on an overhead door and once on a boat lift. Each time did extensive damage to my flesh.....and I narrowly escaped loosing a finger in both instances. Extensive flesh damage to my finger and landing flat on my back in both instances - after slipping off the fastener(s)

Pretty gruesome events. Both events involved a trip to emergency rooms with stitches and cutting the ring out from under my flesh.

But I've repaired that same ring (twice) and still wear it - 42 years and counting.

 

[Mace Canute]

Twice I caught my wedding ring on the threads of a bolt. Once on an overhead door and once on a boat lift. Each time did extensive damage to my flesh.....and I narrowly escaped loosing a finger in both instances. Extensive flesh damage to my finger and landing flat on my back in both instances - after slipping off the fastener(s)

Pretty gruesome events. Both events involved a trip to emergency rooms with stitches and cutting the ring out from under my flesh.

But I've repaired that same ring (twice) and still wear it - 42 years and counting.

Third time's the charm they say, so you might get lucky and have your finger degloved next time it happens. Don't give up yet!

 

[tungularafishcamp]

Third time's the charm they say, so you might get lucky and have your finger degloved next time it happens. Don't give up yet!

U said what I was thinking Mace and am willing to bet quite a few others!

 

[Whatswrong]

I would say my finger is healed although it doesn't feel right sort of numb toward the end ,tender around the injury and still a bit swollen. I will get my ring repaired but I am not sure I will ever wear it again even for dressing up as it is a very unpredictable potential for trouble. I am pleased I started this thread it has shown the very high risk of wearing rings in many different environments. Thanks to everyone for all the positive feed back .To any one who thinks it can't happen to them just start counting your days now.