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[Jerry Frost]

I've never heard of the dental floss method, sounds a 
lot better than cutting.

Frosty
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If it ain't forged
it ain't real.
Wrought iron is.
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Meadow Lakes, AK.


From: "James Binnion" <jbin at well.com>


> Jerry,
>
> Yes that might be a good thing to do.
>
> Thanks,
>
> FWIW the only ring I am aware of that can't be cut 
> with a ring cutter  are the new tungsten carbide 
> rings. But with a pair of vise grips  carefully 
> adjusted you can cause them to fracture but again the 
> ER or  EMS will probably use dental floss or thread 
> to remove the ring as it  is less traumatic. That 
> involves wrapping the finger with the thread  and 
> sliding one end of the thread between the ring and 
> finger and then  using the thread to move the ring 
> forward as it is unwrapped from the  back side of the 
> ring. It is much less traumatic then even a ring 
> cutter.
>
> Jim
>