[Jewelry making - Article 00500] - Re: [Orchid] Resizing a tungsten steel wedding band

[Chris Ploof]

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    Tungsten Carbide is an inherently brittle material. As for safely
    removing, if you visit: 

    http://www.trewtungsten.com/remove 

    You can see one manufacturer's suggestion for emergency removal.
    They actually offer free replacement with the pieces and a doctor's
    note. 

    Frankly, I don't use tungsten carbide because of the fact that I
    find it to be quite like titanium (of which I have just one or two
    rings that feature this material), in that it is now being produced
    by more and more makers at a very low cost. I don't feel the need to
    promote an item that can be purchased from a foreign maker for $4
    per ring ($37 with gold inlay), with minimum buys of 10 per size. 

    I would rather explain why my work is special, and how important the
    wedding sacrament is to me personally, and why it is OK to spend
    good money for good work that you will have for the rest of your
    life, than to help reinforce the idea that $100 wedding bands are
    the way to go. 

    Greetings form ArtMetal Land,

Chris
Chris Ploof Studio
www.chrisploof.com
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