[Jewelry making - Article 00266] - Re: [Orchid] [Source] Custom titanium bands

[Al]

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    When cutting a ring to remove it from the finger, there is
    considerable risk of injuring the finger when bending the ring open.
    If the ring snaps shut at any time the cut ends will seriously pinch
    the skin. I made a pair of opening pliers from 'circlip pliers' as
    used by motor mechanics; the jaws open up when the handles are
    squeezed. The origional circlip pliers had flat jaws, which I
    modified to very thin flat tips with a small ridge at each tip. The
    tips can be forced into the saw cut, the ridges snap through the cut
    and prevent the tips from slipping out. Squeezing the handles will
    open the ring as wide as you like in one powerful movement. 

    Inserting a strip of metal under the cut as Leonid suggests will
    provide protection during the opening process as well as the cutting
    process. I use one with the opening pliers for extra insurance. 

Alastair
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