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Oct 20th 2007 @ 8:40AM
Meg Massie said...
Don't believe everything someone who's trying to sell you their product says. I've worked with a lot of jewelers and all of them agree that these rings can't be cut without some heavy duty tools - tools even most jewelers don't have, let alone EMT squads.
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Dec 5th 2007 @ 9:16PM
Eff said...
Umm.. far as I can tell, after doing the 5 mins of research that Nyx mentions, titanium rings can be cut off. There are even websites that sell equipment for emergency personnell that have ring cutters fitteted with blades designed specifically for cutting titanium. So its suggested that they just use that blade all the time since it will just as easily cut gold and platinum as titanium. I think maybe your info is a bit out dated, only a $9.00 blade is required to cut a titanium ring. That doesn't sound too heavy duty to me.
Perhaps its you who shouldn't believe everything someone says who is trying to lean your readers toward purchasing a more expensive product (platinum/gold).
Just a bit more research reveals that there are different grades/formulas of titanium = titanium alloy. Some of these
types, such as Aircraft grade titanium you'll catch hell cutting
so they should be avoided. 100% titanium is softer than most
titanium alloy, the mixture is designed to harden the metal. So
when shopping for a ring go for the purest level of titanium to be
on the safe side.
http://www.chiefsupply.com/Fire%2CRescue/Extrication/Tools/EMI3229
http://www.cascadiadesignstudio.com/faq-cut-off-ring.htm