[Closed] Ti wedding ring. Danger or sales patter?

Those worried about getting titanium bands off their ring fingers should consider that such circlets have been successfully removed from other body parts, some a great deal more sensitive than fingers. For example, in 2005 a German medical journal described the removal of a titanium thumb ring of 2 mm thickness from a patient’s penis. Said situation (in which the ring was excised with the aid of an electric cutting tool) was described as having presented “an interdisciplinary challenge for urologists, jewelers, and locksmiths.” (While folks of more sedate tastes might not think to put wedding rings to such use, the practice is far from unheard of.

http://www.snopes.com/weddings/horrors/titanium.asp

I got told that too when I was looking - no idea if its true or not.

The wife wasn't keen on one as it wasn't a precious metal and a wedding ring should be made of one.

I eventually went for palladium as it is meant to be stronger and more scratchproof than white gold, but cheaper than platinum (I wanted a silver coloured ring not a gold one).

Bit disappointed with how easily it scratched tbh - I'd got a big scratch on it before I even got back from honeymoon. It looks mangled now but apparently you can just get them polished back up quite easily.

Simple solution for me is.

Ring in top drawer of bed side cabinet unless it's a special occasion

Work policy says I can't wear it there and for similar reasons I won't wear it on the bike or in the garage.

I lost my platinum wedding ring and replaced it with titanium inlaid with silver about 8 years ago.

I haven’t lost a finger yet. I rarely take it off.

The horror stories do occasionally cross my mind though.

I’ve got a Ti one, I figured that it was pretty indestructible, and cheap and easy to replace when I inevitably lose it.

Apprently the kit they use to remove rings etc in A&E will go through it like a hot knife through butter.

Mine lives on the kitchen windowsill, even though it don’t wear it much it’s scratched to hell.

Total man-cow-poo.
I've got a Tungsten carbide one which are apparently a bit of a bugger to get off, but if you give them a snack in the right way or crush them they'll just shatter.
Source for the above: conversations with multiple members of healthcare staff on multiple visits to A&E 😀

I'd hate to have ended up with something that got trashed really easily based on an old fallacy.
I really like mine, looks low key, wasn't very expensive at all (although I guess that puts some people off) and in 6 years of riding, car maintenance, DIY, and general abuse, it hardly has a single mark.

What I don't understand is the trend for titanium wedding rings in the first place. titanium is very abundant. Apart from the biking thing you might as well have a wedding ring made out of copper or iron.

Sounds nice, I'd like one from weathering steel.

It sounds cool and it’s cheap. That what appealed to me and it matched my elbow and wrist.

I wanted Ti but was told that you can't resize it.
How about carbon fibre instead?

Apart from the biking thing

That's the beauty of it. Years ago, mine came in handy as an emergency shock linkage spacer, a job it still performs today.

(yes I am divorced!)

Geetee. They are stronger than most metals so don't scratch or bend easily which is good for me as I work on cars all day. They are also a lot cheaper. Ti ring cost me 70 quid. The Palladium one was 235. I'm not a jewellery person so just wanted a ring and nothing fancy. I tried a silicon one but was too small

I have a titanium one, I did consider making my own but easier to just buy one, and I didn't have any titanium laying about at work 😉

I never take it off and it's wearing really well.

They are probably getting titanium & tungsten carbide mixed up.

Tungsten is bloody hard - a horrible material to work with & very brittle. Probably one of the worst metals for making something like a wedding ring out of. Plenty of Youtube videos of them shattering when dropped.

I went for palladium. As above, it's scratched to bits, but they all get like that.
My brother spent a load on a platinum wedding ring, but side by side it looks identical to my wedding ring.

No need for stories, Googling "de-gloving" will sort you right out

 

Cutting the ring off thing.

When I crashed heavily in April and broken myself, the tools they had in A&E to cut my wedding ring off weren't up to the job. 2 hours of making a mess with multiple cuts they gave up and call the Fire Service. They truly mangled it with their bolt cutters.

This is my ring we're talking about not my "ring".

😯

Yup it’s true in the sense most ring cutters can’t cut titanium but if they’ve updagred them they can or local fire service may help.

Saying 'they all get scratched' just isn't true. As above, my Tungsten one has had a very hard life and I'm hard pressed to find a mark on it. The brushed finish probably helps though...

Think it was about 35 quid 😀

I'd the takes about removal difficulty. It directly contradicts what staff have told me. I guess it's a bit of a 'it's not an issue
If the dept have the right tools...' scenario.

I've got a titanium wedding ring its been on my finger for 9 years 2 days and 23 hours so far . looks as good as when it first went on.
Durability, simplicity of design and not spending a huge wedge of cash on essentially a metal band were the factors that informed my choice. Plus a thread on here where some medic said no worries we'll get it off easily in a+e if we need to.

What I don't understand is the trend for titanium wedding rings in the first place.

Ia it a trend ? had mine 17yrs now, seemed like an exotic material back when bought

Mine was a place keeper. Bought by my wife for £67 on the day I lost my wedding ring. Insurance paid out but I preferred staying with the one my wife bought me.

What tr says, sits next to the wifes.

The only problem with Ti is that it's cheap. Having said that if you want something bulletproof that won't be damaged by daily life e.g. bike maintenance then platinum (which we have) works well too.

I don't think it's a major issue with getting it off in the event of an accident, even if it does need specialist kit from the fire service it can be done. Degloving is just as likely with any metal (if you don't know what it is don't google it)

I just don't like the idea of having a hard to remove, inflexible ring on a vulnerable part of the body, but i like wearing a ring as a symbol of my etc. etc. (some may scoff, but t'wife and I exchanged rings 17 years ago and I've worn 'it' every day since). But for sport, manual work, etc., I have a silicone band that i use instead - symbol is the same, but it's flexible (so more comfortable), stretches if i should have an accident and swollen finger, cut it off with scissors, etc. I rarely notice now which i'm wearing and I swap when appropriate; I'm currently in the official gold band but when i go riding in the morning I'll swap and that'll stay on until I have reason to change again (prob formal work event Wednesday) at which point that'll probably stay on until the weekend again.

The only problem with Ti is that it's cheap.

Oh yeah that’s a massive issue.

My Ti ring is pre cut, there is a small gap in it. The other half has the same, except there is a small diamond held in the gap.

We went with Ti wedding rings as they are different, look good and didn't cost the earth.

For us it's about the meaning behind the ring rather than the expense.

Probably why I wear mine round my neck on a chain 😀

Degloving is just as likely with any metal (if you don't know what it is don't google it)

Indeed, but it's a good reason not to wear any ring when riding

crankboy - Member
I've got a titanium wedding ring its been on my finger for 9 years 2 days and 23 hours so far . looks as good as when it first went on.
Durability, simplicity of design and not spending a huge wedge of cash on essentially a metal band were the factors that informed my choice. Plus a thread on here where some medic said no worries we'll get it off easily in a+e if we need to.

8 years 5months for me and I've still got all my fingers...she's taken everything else as her own though!

Got a Ti ring. Cheap, light and strong. So ticks all three Bontrager criteria.
Very comfy, appears in good nick and isn't scratched. £100 when a platinum one would have been upwards of a grand. Love it.

What are you lot doing to your bikes to knacker wedding rings? I've had mine on since we married in 2005 and done all manner of bike maintenance, DIY, **** about etc and the only time it comes off is when I play cricket to avoid a) squashing it and b) swollen fingers from the ball.

thecaptain - Member

Having said that if you want something bulletproof that won't be damaged by daily life e.g. bike maintenance then platinum (which we have) works well too.

Weird. Every platinum ring that I've seen, looks just as scraped as my palladium one. Platinum is pretty soft, as far as metals are concerned.

Ti can't be resized either, but not really a problem given they're so cheap (I lost my first - both rings were under £40 each).

I like it - light, hypoallergenic, prefer the colour to gold, and while it has some fine scratches nothing deep enough to feel with a fingernail.

i keep meaning to get a chain twonks but then i never bother 😀

I've got a Ti ring too, but I was fat when I got married and now I'm not so it doesn't fit and can't be resized. We replaced it with a white gold one, but it's not as comfortable and is now also too big.

Not sure when the last time I wore a wedding ring was. Mrs P wears hers most of the time, but she doesn't mind me not wearing one, her dad never has either. I did look at getting a silicone one, but struggled getting one the right size there too and gave up.

I don't have any wedding ring. As an apprentice I worked with a 9 digit guy where even a soft gold wedding ring was enough to tear his finger off. He still had the ring - stretched into a nice teardrop shape before his finger detached!

Surely they could make the rings with a fine slit so they could be prised open? Spherical bearing outer races have a deliberate and almost invisible fracture (guess they must freeze and shock them) so they can be sprung open onto the ball.

Indeed, but it's a good reason not to wear any ring when riding

i'm pretty sure a silicone ring would give before then

Ok, for the hard of thinking, silicone and haribo rings are fine for wearing when riding

I have a gold and stainless ring.

I wanted a 'manly' metal and steel seemed about right.

It got scratched quite quickly but I like it. It looks lived in as opposed to show-room fresh.

Something I'd never considered but am happy I did is a [url= https://www.google.co.th/search?q=comfort+fit&rlz=1C1CHBF_enTH746TH746&tbm=isch&imgil=fF6cA_JDUZpChM%253A%253BhopHHNmUnqqHqM%253Bhttp%25253A%25252F%25252Fapplesofgold.com%25252Fjewelryblog%25252F2008%25252F11%25252Fcomfort-fit-wedding-bands%25252F&source=iu&pf=m&fir=fF6cA_JDUZpChM%253A%252ChopHHNmUnqqHqM%252C_&usg=__CnsfROsT6aVRUsMkv_CwybbcavM%3D&biw=1745&bih=850&ved=0ahUKEwjy2c_yrLjWAhUQR48KHfAiC2QQyjcIMQ&ei=h8bEWbL6KZCOvQTwxaygBg#imgrc=fF6cA_JDUZpChM: ]comfort fit[/url]. Makes a big difference. I never take mine off. I'm not sure I actually could after 8 years or so.

Excuse the sausage fingers.

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Agree with the comfort fit, my ti one was comfort fit but the gold one wasn't makes a huge difference.

Might start looking at silicone ones again now there seems to be a bigger market and better choice of them.

geetee1972 - Member

What I don't understand is the trend for titanium wedding rings in the first place.

It's because of The Abyss

I've got a Titanium wedding ring, not sure where it is as I never wear it.

The wife did say that I wouldn't wear it and I didn't have to bother with one, I should of listened!

I've got palladium. It's nicely scratched and has a bit of character but on the inside is still pristine. In many ways, it's a reflection of my marriage... quite cheap too, certainly compared to my wife's gold and diamond ring.

Ti ring here too.

Wore it all the time and like it a lot. Looked good and was very comfy.

But had to take it off after I developed a "Bible Bump" just where it sat and I've never gone back to wearing it.

The only problem with Ti is that it's cheap.

I have no idea why that is a "problem". 😕

It's because of The Abyss

That's why I got mine 🙂

I take mine off every night before bed as I never got on with sleeping in it...

it's a good reason not to wear any ring when riding

fairly definitive statement that, how is it 'for the hard of thinking' to suggest that some types are OK - which you then agreed with 😉

Anyway...Re getting a Si to fit- there are cheap suppliers on ebay, Amazon, etc., but t'wife and I got our 'outdoor' rings from Enso in the US. And when mine went all baggy after inadvertently soaking it in white spirit they happily replaced under their lifetime warranty. Subsequently when it dried out it then shrunk back again so now I have two (but don't tell them.....)

https://ensorings.com/

I don’t wear a ring at all so maybe I’m missing something. Why if I take my ring off would there be a need to wear a rubber ring in its place?

I got a titanium ring because we'd spunked all our money on platinum and diamonds and a dress and a church and a reception and flowers.
My wedding ring was £40.

Why if I take my ring off would there be a need to wear a rubber ring in its place?

So you don't accidentally cheat on your S/O whilst cycling obvs

I don’t wear a ring at all so maybe I’m missing something. Why if I take my ring off would there be a need to wear a rubber ring in its place?

YOU don't have to. I choose to because as i said previously

i like wearing a ring as a symbol of my etc. etc. (some may scoff, but t'wife and I exchanged rings 17 years ago and I've worn 'it' every day since).

Scoff away, it's a free country and it's what we choose to do - to wear A ring which we chose together. The fact that we now have 'dress' rings and 'work' rings is practicality, it's the symbol that is important to us.

People are asking why not being a dick.

Ah you’ve edited your post now.

I don’t get the symbolic thing at all that’s what the ceremony was for but then again I’d also not bother with that if my wife had agreed.

[quote=geetee1972 ]What I don't understand is the trend for titanium wedding rings in the first place. titanium is very abundant. Apart from the biking thing you might as well have a wedding ring made out of copper or iron.

well its a symbol so what it is made of is largely irrelevant
only tradition means we generally use precious/rare/expensive metals

Copper and iron would both rust/weather/oxidise

Yes i did edit - sometimes my thought doesn't need vocalising.

Hopefully I gave you a reason why -> I <- choose to wear a ring always. Whether you think it's good or not is your call. It's certainly not to remind me not to cheat - my capability of that doesn't depend on wearing a ring or not - and suggesting (even jokingly) that it does offends me slightly because it comes across as sneering at the purpose of our choice to wear rings we gave each other.

Ti ring with inlaid silver here. Wanted inlaid platinum but was told that it doesn't have enough of a contrasting colour the silver is a sharper silver than the slightly grey ti colour (platinum is a similair tone to the ti).

I'd forgotten all about the "can't be cut off" bollocks.

I like it as when I weight train it doesn't scratch or bend as easily as a softer metal would. It's also very light, which a similair size platinum one wouldn't be (9mm wide and about 3mm deep). I'd also have to pay about 2.5k for a platinum ring that size.

I wouldn't give it a second thought, get the one you like. I had trouble getting my head around how cheap mine was, but in the end came to the conclusion that it didn't matter, it was the event of my wife giving it me that gives it value. Because of this it is the most valuable material possession I have in my life.

it was the event of my wife giving it me {and me wearing it always} that gives it value. Because of this it is the most valuable material possession I have in my life.

^ thankyou, exactly what i mean.

Hopefully I gave you a reason why -> I <- choose to wear a ring always.

Yup each to their own I’m sure there’s a trait I have that you probably see as odd.

Whether you think it's good or not is your call. It's certainly not to remind me not to cheat - my capability of that doesn't depend on wearing a ring or not - and suggesting (even jokingly) that it does offends me slightly because it comes across as sneering at the purpose of our choice to wear rings we gave it other.

Camomile tea?

I'm pretty sure Ti rings can] be resized, just the usual suspects/sellers [i]say[/i] it can't be done because they generally don't have TIG welding gear in their shops 😆

https://www.google.co.uk/search?q=titanium+welding&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwiNnO2ru7jWAhWJbFAKHR5WBhoQ_AUICigB&biw=1366&bih=638

Camomile tea?

counselling and medication actually, but you keep poking if it makes you feel funny.

Now I look like a ****. 😥

Sorry hope you get in a better place soon.

I broke my tungsten one dropping it now just use silicone ones. Can get them for about 20 quid and are fine for work and biking. Have snapped two now but still got all my digits. I use Amrap ones.

apologies too, some things I hold very precious yet are also the things I have come close to losing as a result of the flaws displayed here.

I'm now going to edit / delete my posts while I can, not edifying to leave them out there, and if you want to too I'll say no more on it.

bugger - too late - if you want to with your privileges i wouldn't moan

Ti ring here, cost circa £20 online. Does the job perfectly well.

It is too big so it'll be replaced with a suitably sized one in due course but very much I wanted inexpensive as i had no idea if I'd actually wear it so didn't want £££ left in a draw if i didn't.

I've got a silicone one for cycling in as once (if) I'm used to wearing it leaving it off will be like forgetting my watch or belt i imagine.

No, it’s fine trust me I understand why you reacted the way you did after explaining. Hope you get sorted.

yep I got my Ti one coz you never know when you might be trapped on the wrong side of a closing pressure door a few KM under the atlantic

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^^^how big is your ring that the ensuing gap would be helpful?

I got a titanium ring because we'd spunked all our money on platinum and diamonds and a dress and a church and a reception and flowers.
My wedding ring was £40.

Plus one. I'm not marrried to prawny though. I think.

I like the way it's scuffed and scratched after 13 years, looking slightly shagged. A bit like me.

I don't like the way it scratches ceramic sinks when I forgte to take it off to wash up (every time).

dangeourbrain - Member
^^^how big is your ring that the ensuing gap would be helpful?

in the film it buys him enough time to cut a teh hydraulic hose to the door

I have a ti wedding ring, worn every day for nearly 10 years. No problems here. I have an allergy to gold and Mrs G didn't want me to have a silver one.

The inside is still shiny like it was when it was new, the surface has now got a really nice satin sheen on it.

But but but, you'd use the hydraulics to [b]lift[/b] the door

I've got a silicone one for cycling in as once (if) I'm used to wearing it leaving it off will be like forgetting my watch or belt i imagine.

You wear a watch and belt while cycling?

Simple terms:

Strong - ability to withstand load
Hard - resistance to impact/damage
Tough - ability to absorb energy
Density - mass per unit volume
Reactivity - chemical changablity

Platinum is dense, moderately tough and non reactive, but will mark easily, it's also heavy and will feel so on your fingers/hand.

Titanium (alloy - usually Ti grade 5 AKA Ti64) is similarly tough and non reactive but is also strong and will work harden when subjected to cutting forces hence why they're difficult to remove. It's not particularly hard and will easily mark and marr if, for example your fingers are regularly in contact with other, harder metals such as steel. BUT there's lots of different grades of Ti so dependent upon what you buy, you can have different properties.

Tungsten (pure/almost pure) is strong hard, tough, dense and non-reactive, and should be proof against most things, but can still be scratched by diamonds.

Tungsten carbide is essentially a metal matrix composite alloy which is to say that it's almost a ceramic in its qualities. Very very hard (almost to diamond levels) very strong, non-reactive but not particularly tough. You can shatter it with a good concentrated force.

GrahamS - Member

I've got a silicone one for cycling in as once (if) I'm used to wearing it leaving it off will be like forgetting my watch or belt i imagine.

You wear a watch and belt while cycling?

How else would i stop my jeans falling down, and like, don't you even strava, dude?

But in seriousness, yes though it's a nylon clip thingy for the belt but does help keep my shorts at a publicly decent height, and a very cheap silicone band sports thing for the watch (useful for gauging how much trouble I'll be in when if i [s]do a few more miles[/s] stay for another beer.)

Mine's, er, metal. It's a silver colour if that helps narrow it down. Maybe it's silver? No idea how much it cost, I didn't buy it.

We thought about Ti wedding rings when we got married a couple of years ago. What put us of was none of the above but the fact that according to the jewlers we spoke with Ti rings cant be resized. Given that most peoples fingers change size during their adult life as they age we didnt like the idea of not being able to wear them in the future as they no longer fitted.

Amazed how few people have mentioned the key benefit - weight, it must save, ooo, a few grams over, say, gold! 🙂

I'd have liked a Ti ring but but that's what my brothers is and I didn't want to copy. Happy with palladium - if you're a MotoGP fan, its atomic number is 46. 🙂

It looks mangled now but apparently you can just get them polished back up quite easily.

Was going to go for Ti, ended up going for Tungsten Carbide as I really dislike gold / silver and I'm more than happy with the aged / worn in look its getting. That and every time someone asks about it I slip into the Monty Python Tungsten Carbide sketch.

We didn't really think too much about this and went for cheapish gold. Budget was tight at that point. I wouldn't have wanted too much overspend in any particular area and iirc ti was more expensive then. Suffice to say, mine looks battered now. Mrs Yak's looks alright.

Copper and iron would both rust/weather/oxidise

I'm not married yet but we are planning it.

I'll probably wear a silicon ring almost exclusively unless I'm out somewhere posh and then I'll wear whatever the Mrs picks to match her wedding ring. I have the ability to injure myself anywhere so the less chance of hospital visits from a wedding ring the better.

Daffy
Tungsten carbide is essentially a metal matrix composite alloy which is to say that it's almost a ceramic in its qualities. Very very hard (almost to diamond levels) very strong, non-reactive but not particularly tough. You can shatter it with a good concentrated force.

I was tempted to get a tungsten carbide ring (at least I think it was) because I thought the black would be cool. I heard about them shattering when dropped which put me off.

I went for titanium because I didn't want to worry about losing or ruining something precious. A lot of guys who ask about it end up getting a ti ring or similar and plenty who are already married are pissed off because they just ended up with whatever was in their random high street jewellers and they would have rather had something more durable / less precious (and cheaper) than what they ended up with.

Mine has a sort of dull satin outer finish and high polish inner. It was pretty marred and battered and I've got some weddings coming up so I gave it a spin on the polishing wheel on the bench grinder. Came up like new and even gained a very subtle heat ano/damascus pattern. Tempted to go the whole hog and blow torch it but that might get old pretty quickly.