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Scroll to the bottom of the page. It’s there. Here’s a link to a screen capture..

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You can click on the image or click on the small box that appears in the lower right corner when you hover on the image to expand it to regular size.

As far as a “beef” is concerned. Yes I do have a problem. I have a problem with any merchant that provides dangerous information that will cause personal injury. Doesn’t make a difference who the merchant is. My apologies if you don’t consider pointing out that what they are suggesting will cause you personal injury “good advice”.

As far as the other advice I offered…

1. Titanium rings cannot be cut and sized down so take care when having your finger sized.
2. Titanium rings can be sized up by grinding a small amount of metal from the inside or stretching.
3. Be sure and check with your jeweler with regards to stretching.

All sound and accurate advice.

If you’re interested in a specific tool for safely removing titanium rings, as well as other rings, one such tool is called a “ring cutter”. There’s a small curved blade guard that slips between the inside of the ring and the finger, completely protecting the hand and finger. A small circular saw blade cuts through the ring. As I mentioned in my original post, the ring (especially the heavy ones) will need to be cut on opposite sides so that it will come off in 2 pieces. Cutting it through in one spot and then bending it open is not an option for heavy titanium rings and most any heavy ring.

For thin or lighter weight titanium rings, and other rings for that matter, a good pair of diagonal cutters will work just fine and safely, provided there’s enough room between the ring and finger.

If any ring ever becomes uncomfortably tight or gets bent and is causing discoloration, tingling, etc. do not contact a jeweler as the merchant is suggesting, seek medical attention. Now this may seem rather obvious to some, but since I personally have had consumers come to me with purple fingers from having bent or smashed their wedding bands on their fingers it’s worth repeating because it’s good advice.

Dave