How to Cut Off a Ring

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Go to a jeweler if you can't get your ring off.. Get to the emergency room for severe swelling or pain.. Tell the jeweler or ER staff what the ring is made of.

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Go to a jeweler if you can't get your ring off.

Step 1

Go to a jeweler if you can't get your ring off.

2

Get to the emergency room for severe swelling or pain.

Step 2

Get to the emergency room for severe swelling or pain.

3

Tell the jeweler or ER staff what the ring is made of.

Step 3

Tell the jeweler or ER staff what the ring is made of.

4

Have gold, silver, or platinum rings cut off with a steel cutter.

Step 4

Have gold, silver, or platinum rings cut off with a steel cutter.

5

Get a titanium ring cut off with a diamond blade cutter.

Step 5

Get a titanium ring cut off with a diamond blade cutter.

6

Have a tungsten, ceramic, or stone ring removed with a ring cracker.

Step 6

Have a tungsten, ceramic, or stone ring removed with a ring cracker.

7

Cut off a ring at home as a last resort.

Step 7

Cut off a ring at home as a last resort.

8

Use a rotary tool with a mini saw attachment for soft metal rings.

Step 8

Use a rotary tool with a mini saw attachment for soft metal rings.

9

Cut off a tougher ring with bolt cutters.

Step 9

Cut off a tougher ring with bolt cutters.

10

Crush a tungsten, ceramic, or stone ring with a vice grip.

Step 10

Crush a tungsten, ceramic, or stone ring with a vice grip.

11

Reduce swelling with cold water.

Step 11

Reduce swelling with cold water.

12

Lubricate your finger.

Step 12

Lubricate your finger.

13

Try the string method if lubrication doesn't work.

Step 13

Try the string method if lubrication doesn't work.

14

Wrap the string around your finger.

Step 14

Wrap the string around your finger.

15

Pull the bottom end of the string to unwind it.

Step 15

Pull the bottom end of the string to unwind it.

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