Somebody’s Getting Married
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From Lockergnome’s earliest days, I’ve shared details about my non-digital life with subscribers. I’ve pushed a lot of that over into my personal blog at this point, but all of you should know that I’m getting married on December 9th - in a few weeks. I settled on tungsten carbide. After posting about my ring decision, someone stepped forward with useful information in respect to this metal:
I am afraid that you are incorrect in your assessment of tungsten carbide in that it is hard to remove in an accident. You see, tungsten carbide is incredibly strong and resilient to damage, however torsionally it is not. In the event you are in an accident and your tungsten ring needs to be removed it can be removed easier than a gold, silver, or titanium ring. All you need is a pair of vice grips or something similar that will exert lateral stress on the ring. Once there is enough force the ring will break into two or three pieces, leaving your finger unharmed (versus smashing like gold and other metals). Also, in the event that your finger is involved in a traumatic accident it is more than likely the ring would have already broken if it was directly involved. It is merely a myth that tungsten rings are hard to remove, the truth of the matter is that they are very easy to remove and also much safer in an accident then other metals.
Any other married Gnomies out there? What kind of ring did you (or your husband) get?
[tags]wedding ring, ring, wedding, tungsten carbide, tungsten[/tags]
7 Comments
Jesse Phelps
November 17th, 2006
at 6:54am
I am in fact married now. My wife and I both got white gold rings. Her engagement ring has the three diamonds setting on it (past, present, future) and I had the jeweler add 2 small sapphires on both sides of the center piece. Then on her wedding band there are 9 stones alternating in sapphire and diamond. I think it’s a really nice ring. The darker color of the sapphires really makes the diamonds stand out.
Keith Coleman
November 17th, 2006
at 10:50am
I thought I’d comment on the tungsten ring article. I work in a hospital that keeps ring cutters in various departments. They look similar to pliars, but there is a thin, flat, curved section that goes under the ring to protect the finger, and the other part is a cutting wheel, that is turned like a can opener.
Here’s a picture of one: http://www.chiefsupply.com/Fire,Rescue/Extrication/Tools/3235
I don’t know how well these tools would work on a tungsten ring, and I doubt that all emergency personnel would know about smashing the ring to break it. I know I wouldn’t want to be the one trying it.
I do know that these ring cutters easily cut through a gold ring.
Tom Smith
November 17th, 2006
at 12:18pm
My wife and I got matching gold & white gold bands. Since I raced motorcycles at the time, wearing rings, watches, belts or anything else that could snag was a bad idea. For example, if your ring caught on anything, your finger could get ripped off. As a result, I quit wearing mine and my wife also quit in retribution, I suppose. I still don’t wear jewelery (except for a watch) due to the habits I developed. We have now been married 50 years and have 3 kids, so it looks like the lack of a ring didn’t mean much.
b28, Brussels
November 18th, 2006
at 1:06am
Married since 35 years….platinium was our choice!
Ginger Almy
November 19th, 2006
at 9:50pm
Married 15 years, gold bands for both of us. No life threatening wrecks or accidents. Works for us.
Kevin, The Dalles, OR
November 20th, 2006
at 8:33am
We went with the “traditional” yellow gold matched set with an inlaid channel of diamonds in the band. Married 20 years in may but I believe that is more due to my wife’s patience and understanding than the wedding ring. Here hoping for the best to you and Ponzi!
randi
May 22nd, 2008
at 9:58am
I just wanted to let you all know that this artcile is very incorrect. I work at Peoples the diamond store, and my fiance` is a machanic, tungsten rings are awesome as they don’t scratch and they wear well, they are heavier then titanium though. But gold is a more dense metal then tungsten, therefore gold is easier to cut off and is better in an accident. Tungsten takes 300LBS of direct pressure to break it, so for a pair of vice grips to break it, the hulf must be the one using them. Hospitals do carry ring cutters but they only work on dense metals like gold, platinum, silver…they DO NOT work on tungsten, in the case you finger is damaged or stuck, same with said tungsten ring, your finger will be ammputated, the ring removed, then the finger sewn back on. Tungsten is a better ring if you have an office job, my fiance` won’t be able to wear his to work. Please be informed before you buy this ring, the jewellery store should know all this information.