| Choosing The Perfect Tungsten Carbide | | | | ring gauge (commonly known as a womens |
| Wedding Band Ring | | | | sizer) to accommodate for our comfort |
| When shopping for a tungsten carbide | | | | fit. We often find that people who guess |
| ring, make sure you ask your jeweler | | | | their ring sizes or base them off of |
| which metal was used in the finishing or | | | | normal jewelry (such as silver rings |
| binding process. Many manufacturers of | | | | etc.) find themselves ordering a ring |
| tungsten carbide wedding band rings use | | | | that is usually one half size too large. |
| cobalt as a binder, mostly because it is | | | | To avoid having to return and exchange |
| cheaper to produce. The problem with | | | | your ring, make sure that you take steps |
| cobalt is that it bonds with oils in the | | | | in determining what ring size your |
| skin and leeches out of the ring | | | | tungsten ring should be. In regards to |
| resulting in oxidation. The oxidation | | | | engraving a tungsten carbide ring, it is |
| appears similar to tarnished sliver, but | | | | possible to do with a laser engraver. Do |
| cannot be removed by polishing or | | | | not use a non laser engraving methods as |
| grinding. The better choice is | | | | these tend to cut too deep and at times |
| nickel-binder tungsten carbide which is | | | | have been know to damage rings. |
| chemically inert, will not oxidize and | | | | Other Online Tungsten Retailers |
| because it is hypoallergenic, there is | | | | Over the past two years the Internet has |
| no danger of irritation to the skin. Be | | | | seen a large number of new retailers |
| careful about dealing with a jeweler | | | | join the like of long established online |
| that doesn't specify that their tungsten | | | | stores. Most stores claim to have a |
| wedding bands are made with the nickel | | | | lifetime warranty like other reputable |
| binder alloy. Many jewelry stores do not | | | | stores however over the years I have |
| know which alloy they are selling, and | | | | seen stores come and go, leaving their |
| if they don't know, it is most likely | | | | customers out to dry with no lifetime |
| cobalt alloy or pure tungsten, which | | | | support. Tungsten Direct has been |
| lacks the hardness of tungsten carbide | | | | selling and producing quality tungsten |
| and are easily scratched. | | | | carbide jewelry since before it was |
| Sizing and Engraving Your Tungsten Ring | | | | popular. Whomever you select to be your |
| Because of tungsten carbide's extreme | | | | tungsten ring provider, make sure that |
| hardness, wedding bands made from this | | | | they have been in business long enough |
| metal cannot be sized like gold, silver | | | | to warrant credibility. Tungsten Direct |
| or platinum rings. When you are ready to | | | | has been in business since 2002, making |
| purchase, make sure that you take extra | | | | it one of the first tungsten carbide |
| care in determining the proper size. We | | | | specialists. |
| recommend that you use a standard narrow | | | | |