A man was wearing his wedding ring while doing some electrical work. PLEASE DO NOT DO THIS! Gold is an excellent conductor and you can suffer burns or loss of your finger entirely.
Thankfully I was able to get the finger back on successfully… Wait, his finger was actually just fine but I DID get to fix his ring!
More damage on top. When electricity meets gold it acts as a weld.
Step 1: Cutting out the melted section.
Using a jewelers saw, I cut out the section that was badly melted. A bench pin works great to keep the ring nice and steady. [Read more…] about Gold Ring Melted By Electricity: Full Restoration