FIXING a ring that was CUT OFF!

Somebody got their wedding ring stuck on their finger! It was then cut off and removed. Don't worry, the finger is just fine! The ring on the other hand needed some repairs. This video shows the step by step process to repairing a ring cut off of a finger. This process also includes the steps to size the ring larger.
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[@victoriaehenry-wismer2961]

I couldn't believe it when I saw my dad's wedding ring for the first time since he had cut it off. I legitimately thought he bought a new wedding band . It's beautiful and I really enjoyed seeing the process of it being restored. Thank you so so much for restoring his wedding band.

[@moderngoldsmith]

Thanks Victoria! I wasn't originally planning on filming this repair, but I'm so glad I did! I'm happy your father has his wedding ring back good as new.

[@notryan7399]

How much did this cost ?

[@vampiresiren2]

@@notryan7399 rude

[@tylerstewart6376]

The Adventures of Maverick and Red it can be seen as rude but if this person has the same problem and wants to know how much it could cost to get their ring fixed.

[@princesscaraful]

@@notryan7399 He replied below that it would be between 100-300 Dollars :)

[@TheStageMom]

Thank you so much Jordan, Damon couldn't stop looking at his renewed, well fitting ring all weekend. Loved seeing the process!

[@moderngoldsmith]

You're so welcome! Very happy you loved it.

[@mirandaisgross]

My dad was a machinist and had a pretty uhh... "graphic" injury to his finger which left his wedding band cut open and twisted. Once he was all healed up my parents went to a jewelry store planning to sell the gold from the old ring and buy a new one, but without skipping a beat the jeweler said "What if we melted down the old ring and used it in the new one?". My parents had never even thought of that. Very cool.

[@hxhdfjifzirstc894]

Machinists don't wear jewelry for this reason.

[@forsaken7161]

@@hxhdfjifzirstc894 true. Which her dad should know.

[@joshroberts5540]

Yep. Leave the jewellery for the ladies. Rings are an amputation waiting to happen on any worksite.

[@mirandaisgross]

@@forsaken7161 True. Note the "was a machinist" and not "is currently a machinist"

[@nogoodcops6557]

Ring avulsion? 🤢

[@wheels845]

Well done my friend. I’ve been a goldsmith for over 35 years. Your narration is excellent especially for a customers perspective. Cheers!

[@poopsiekins2732]

agree. it is an excellent video.

[@daysiaphim132]

“Metal bending pliers” *toph has entered the chat* lol

[@TheKnobGoblins]

Underrated comment! 💪👌

[@Lavender_Louis]

She doesn't need those thoXD

[@stephanieballasiotes3572]

You make this look so easy! But this comes from YEARS years of experience. Thank you for sharing this.

[@chelseagirlatheart]

Thanks for explaining everything as you go. I enjoyed learning the process and why you do things certain ways.

[@brittanyb.300]

Wish my dad's ring could of been repaired. He found a ring that he uses as a wedding band now. He keeps the pieces of the original ring in his wallet.

[@jlammetje]

If he still has the pieces, you can still ask a goldsmith for the possibilities.

[@brittanyb.300]

@@jlammetje I'll ask Dad and see if he would consider a ring repair. It's been a dream of mine to make it happen.

[@Roughislandsunrise01]

If not a repair, then maybe the gold can be used to make him a new ring

[@KyleTO7]

@@brittanyb.300 Even if you don't want another ring made can get a pendant made from the remaining pieces and keep some of it original. if the rings totalled then you could still do something with the remaining stones and melt down the gold. I hope you can get it done, you may need to ask your dad if you can steal it for a little bit and give him a surprise. Or if hes now down for that then maybe you can show him a few designs of remade vintage Jewellery? Old Jewellery is often remade into something wearable. I kept all my grandpa's cabochon rings to wear and melted down all his other pieces that I'd never wear. I've made them into a 9k gold wire spool that I can cut into individual rings then make a chain from. knowing me I'll probably remelt it down and add more gold and make something else. In the end it'll still have my grandpa's gold and memories :).

[@brittanyb.300]

@@KyleTO7 That's a fabolous idea. Thanks Kyle! That's cools you remade something good from your grandpa's rings. I too have inherited some jewelry, but from my granny Billie. Most is costume, some is some is gold, pieces are from her lover. I'll definitely talk to my dad about his ring, when I drive back home to Texas.

[@LaynieFingers]

I was lucky enough to inherit my great grandmother's wedding band. She and my great grandfather got married during the great depression, so they didn't have rings. Years later, their daughter (my grandma) married a jack of all trades, who just happened to work with gold. So, one day he made my great grandmother a wedding band. She wore that ring until right before her death- it was cut off in the hospital, and she immediately gave it to my mother to put aside for the day I got married. When my son gets married, I'll offer it to his bride either for her to wear or to put aside for their kids. It's nothing fancy- just a simple gold band. The history it carries makes me feel like a piece of so many of my family members is with me today. ❤️

[@nicholasmorgan7609]

Neat

[@keziahjose5906]

That’s beautiful

[@LaynieFingers]

@@keziahjose5906 Thank you! I'm pretty happy with it too! 💜

[@depressantdrug]

@@LaynieFingers You are so lucky to have an heirloom. I've always wanted something in my family from the past given to future generations. Just being able to tell the backstory of something like that is wonderful.

[@LaynieFingers]

@@depressantdrug It really is. It's not worth that much money, but the sentimental value is priceless.

[@ВЯЧЕСЛАВБОЛОГОВ-э8з]

Сколькотне нужной работы, можно было сделать на много быстрее и дешевле.... Вальцы наверно прикольно крутить)) не прикрученные... На простую работу))столько времени потратил.. Угар)) потери... Разориться так...

[@МарянГулик-ь1т]

This is a very interesting job, it was interesting to see how the ring is repaired. Only I'm just wondering who collects all these small chips of gold after cutting and sawing with a file ...

[@lilacwitch69]

It’s been a while, but if you still want to know: when I made my own ring at a gold smiths workshop, they have these leather „bags“ that catch all the dust you lose while sawing and filing fixed onto/under the table.

[@МарянГулик-ь1т]

@@lilacwitch69 Thank you. I was expecting to hear something like this.

[@rocketkinger2506]

4:24 For those who are interested, cold working the gold refines the grains, makes smaller grains. Which makes it brittle, since cracks can propagate through the smaller grains easier than a courser microstructure. So after rolling, it’s some X% deformed. The higher the “X% deformed” the more easily you can anneal the gold. This is due to a thermodynamically more stable state. In this case, having smaller grains equates to a larger grain boundary area, which is less stable, thermodynamically. Hence when heated it will re-crystallize (anneal) to lower the grain boundary area, making it less brittle.

[@crli4353]

Just so we are clear, and not to sound pedantic, but it must be noted that gold is NEVER brittle. There is never a time when you can drop gold on the floor and it will shatter or break. When gold is worked, it is primarily the copper or nickel alloy mixed with the gold that hardens. Take a wire hanger and bend it back and forth, eventually it breaks. This is because every time it is bent the hardness increases until it reaches a point of fracture. The same is with the alloy of gold. However, the higher the karat of gold, the longer it takes to harden because it contains less alloy and pure gold is quite a soft malleable metal which is highly resistant to hardening.

[@rebekahosgoodadventures7435]

What happens to the little bits and dust that comes off when you are grinding and such?

[@galli0]

Theres a leather pouch under the bench, kind of like an apron that catches all of that, you clean it out when you switch between different metals so you dont contaminate say gold with silver or platinum. Source: i did a year of goldsmithing school (before my chronic illness took over)

[@rebekahosgoodadventures7435]

@@galli0 Thanks for the insight :D

[@Pete-z6e]

25 years in the trade, also run a magnet through the filings to remove broken saw teeth etc,...I have to say this guy is self taught, slow.

[@rebekahosgoodadventures7435]

@@Pete-z6e thanks for the info, but I don't see any reason to rag on the maker

[@bernardblack6997]

@@Pete-z6edifferent process when you're literally making a video for youtube...safe to say hed work differently if he wasnt going for decent camera angles etc.

[@hennysworld2382]

So simple of a ring. But a masterful repair. Well done! I wish my city has ring repairers like you!

[@Dropshot64]

Awesome work as always, your videos/voice-overs get better with every upload. Watching you work is fascinating

[@moderngoldsmith]

Thank you! Hope the video tomorrow is even better....haha!

[@pipmccullars123]

Does anyone else find these videos relaxing and satisfying?

[@Hal0nic0]

I came here to have some funny comments about divorces, but the comment's section is so positive, that I'm not even disappointed Good job and I hope the best for you

[@ravissant87]

I love the detailed commentary with all the technical terms! Please do more of these

[@moderngoldsmith]

5 hours from now a new video will be released. :)

[@gorrat_7581]

Don’t do this take it into a jeweller that knows what he/she is doing. You will make it worse if you try and do this which then makes it more expensive to fix.

[@leehowell2823]

So can you educate us on how much something like this cost or how much it is to have our gold melted down to make new pieces

[@bernardblack6997]

theres a few variables. the karat of gold, how much material is required for the repair, individuals labor costs etc. melting down metal also is a tricky process. generally you only want to melt down the same karat and colour metal...you caaaan melt different things but you end up with a random karat of gold and it can be quite unstable to work with 😉

[@RichardSanchez137]

Wouldn't just forging a new ring from the same gold be faster?

[@kasuha]

Compared to (tiny) amount of gold actually used on the ring, there seems to be relatively large amount of gold lost in shavings and dust. I wonder if you use some special precautions to collect and recycle it, or you just throw it away.

[@samelewis]

In other videos, I have seen a tray below where he does the cutting. I'm sure he collects the shavings.

[@wanderider321]

5 star man, you always do great work. I appreciate the detail that you put into your videos, I know that takes time as well.

[@moderngoldsmith]

It takes a lot of time but I'm always happy I invested it. Thanks for following along!

[@ЕвгенийВедерников-я5ь]

Большего расхода золота на стружку я не видел)))

[@brookb6488]

Why did I genuinely enjoy the look of the cut ring? It would be a fun idea to make a canyon ring with a clear resin pour in the gap

[@nicanonymus2491]

I thought the same. I would wear it with the cut or like you said with resin.

[@LiterallyAllNamesAreTaken]

you've been watching too many art videos

[@Stettafire]

I don't think the crayon wild adhear very well in warmer or colder or wetter climates. Crayon is not a good adhesive and it's quite volatile.

[@LaynieFingers]

@@nicanonymus2491 I wore my great grandma's wedding ring with it cut for a while. You'd be surprised just how often the ring will flex and then pinch the bejeezus out of you!

[@nicanonymus2491]

@@LaynieFingers 🤣 You’re absolutely right. And you will rip every cardigan. But it looks cool. 😎

[@EskenRock]

Apparently they didn't know about the dental floss trick.

[@stinkymart3173]

My dad just hasn't worn his ring in decades. Had a close call once at work where it got bent a little bit but almost degloved his finger. Mom would rather he come home in one piece

[@angelwhispers2060]

In the American Military it's pretty common for people to put their wedding ring around their dog tag chain. Maybe your parents could consider getting some kind of necklace to put the ring on. Something long enough he could tuck into his shirt while working?

[@ФигВам-д2р]

Зачем спаивать, что бы потом кусок отрезать?

[@Elektronaut]

I really enjoy these well narrated videos a lot! Thanks for sharing

[@ropa1420]

Great job. Where do you learn how to work with jewelry or maybe you have some tips for people who interested in this topic and want to start doing jewelry.

[@moderngoldsmith]

I apprenticed under a few different master goldsmiths. I have a simple tutorial video coming out tomorrow. I hope to do more!

[@sajinkahnalt]

Those files look really really nice. Got me feeling some kinda way

[@debbiemcallister7093]

Like others have posted in these comments, I enjoy your format of narrating your work after you've taken the video. It seems to flow much better than when others explain AS they work. I'm a new subscriber and I'm loving your videos.

[@bfflorida2311]

Every time I watch one if your videos, I learn something new. You are awesome, great job 👍👍👍

[@williamle8300]

Awesome Jordan! The narration is adding a lot to the experience. 🙏

[@vigneshb5347]

Thanks for the video and excellent commentary, I am not a jeweller but like observing this ancient art.

[@moderngoldsmith]

Thanks for watching!

[@Dianaaaa1596]

“Aaand flip!” I love that 😂💕 and also the whole process was so satisfying

[@morgan.bullock]

I had to cut my engagement ring off and the stones are set but I actually need it to be bigger! any tips?

[@Val-mi3nx]

This was interesting to watch. Is it possible to get a necklace pendant turned into a ring (no remake but I just want it to be sticker on a band..)?

[@jewelator]

I think it's real, there would be a desire)) I will be glad if my videos are shown.

[@moviezaftermidnight6348]

They should have just used a spool of thread to get the ring off.... You wrap it around your finger and under the ring to slide it off your finger after "compressing" your finger wrapping with thread

[@maisie789]

Hi Jordan, thank you so much for the informative video. It’s helped me so much. Do you need to find where the original solder join is before adding in the new piece of gold? Would you protect the original join from the heat when you solder in the new piece? Many thanks again 😊

[@hmeoscar]

real fukn neat

[@MrTwansel]

Another great video! I appreciate you guiding us through the steps. But did you remove the inscription on the inside? I can see something written at 07:44

[@moderngoldsmith]

MrTwansel good eye! That would be the quality stamp (14kt) I made sure not to remove it. It’s generally stamped pretty deep into the gold and is hard to remove accidentally.

[@Paddington60]

So informative, gold work hardens and can be annealed and there is gold solder, who knew. I thought I did not know anything about jewellery but I do now, thank you 😊

[@ketoincontext2306]

Your manage to provide just the right amount of information to be interesting and educational without being overwhelming and your voice is so soothing.

[@Howdychirp]

Dang Your Good With Your Hands

[@jmitchell6192]

That is so cool 😎. My dad was a Jewellery repair man. I use to watch him all the time while growing up

[@reasoningtruth]

Looking for that perfect comfort zone in today's world is a nice yet rare quality. Too big, it falls off, too small, it hurts but when you hit it perfectly! AHH just right! Your work looks great also!

[@YouSeeStudio]

What kind of brand flux did you use? Greetings from Finland nice work

[@Болгарин-т5р]

зачем надо было мучиться, что бы востановить простецкое кольцо, когда можно было переплавить и лучше новое сделать?

[@mrsglobus9737]

Great work. So interesting to See the whole process

[@moderngoldsmith]

Global A thanks for your time and comment!

[@weemanling]

WHAT?! You're telling me this ring was CUT OFF? a ring? Who would ever CUT OFF a ring. INSANE.

[@Padoinky]

This was very insightful and strangely relaxing

[@hippykiller2775]

LMFAO! You put romantic music while burning the gold because it.... "Has to get really hot." 10/10 music choice!

[@RedHeadForester]

My Gran has had her ring sizes increased many times as her arthritis progresses. It's nice to see how it's done.

[@GTFBITK]

I feel for your grandma. Maybe she can wear her rings on a necklace.

[@YAHANSEN]

Такие ремонты делаются намного проще и за более короткий отрезок времени.

[@MrDutchman100]

Great job, I’m just learning how to be a jeweler I follow what you do and it works out. Thank you.

[@ПочинилкинТВ]

Вопрос ну зачем делать в одном обручальном кольце 2 шва в места одного. Пропал тугим припоем с избытком об стучал до нужного профиля обработал и шва не будет и в единую структуру встанет.

[@DeismaGames]

What do you do with the gold dust??? Kinda saddens me to see that gold dust just fly off. I've never seen your content before so I don't know this answer. Hopefully you collect it all to resmelt it

[@robdaniels78]

The 80's porn music made me keep watching.... just waited for the happy ending really

[@cathyh8139]

Would you ever consider making gold jewelry without added gems?

[@ScottSchell-f1l]

Maybe it should have went up a half a size since it was cut off to begin with but that was a very good job

[@DT-ge8gd]

Got to ask... when you are polishing the inside, what do you do about the watermark for the gold, you showed nothing about replacing this in the ring. For 14K I would expect to see a 585 stamp inside... and more importantly, what if someone had some special words or saying engraved in there for there loved one... what then...??!! You've taken that out and destroyed the meaning of the giving of the ring in the first place...😲

[@marcvanderhoek1664]

Is there a reason why you didn't re-use the piece of gold with the dent in it, that you sawed out?

[@blvdurocher3255]

I want to get some rings resized and a bagel thicker. But idk if the jewler would give me back the little cold piece they cut off. Lol or include it in price. Are you in Canada?

[@hateonskillz318]

Sorta annoying when melting and it does that with the ingot mold but gravity does that. I like using a wire ingot that is horizontal but it's a little trickier than the gravity feed ingots those are super easy when the gold is liquid and mold is heated up just right its super simple but the mold often spatters like that

[@poopsiekins2732]

beautiful! so much skill involved. tks 4 posting.

[@Doom_State]

Not a number

[@dylancarter6386]

Thank you for the great tips and for sharing your knowledge. I hope your rolling mill is bolted fast by now. :)

[@nickhermes1557]

You should never melt down your own stock with rings 99.9percent of the time it will have solder in it. making it crack later but for video sake nice job

[@emilmckellar4932]

The idea of a wedding ring is there is no beginning and on end. Soldering it takes away its only meaning. A gold ring to my mind should be melted down and recast then reworked. So there is one continuous ring of gold. Yhe I hear you already 99,999% of wedding rings are soldered. I melted mine down for use in and experiment because it had no meaning, I love my wife with or without it. But I love science just that bit more, and she knows, and yes there always is disbelieve in her for this. But that is it, take it or leave me

[@TheTferrer]

Learned a lot - this process is very detailed oriented and lots of patience. Thank you for sharing!

[@captainironbat8193]

I'm pretty sure %100 of all metal used anywhere is "recycled" considering it's an element and can't be created nor destroyed.

[@mygreatlord]

nothing modern. modern is just weld ring with TIG without so many operations

[@moderngoldsmith]

Hahaha yea that’s true, send me a laser to I can be even more modern. Thanks friend

[@mygreatlord]

@@moderngoldsmith seriously, I bought a Chinese TIG welding machine for 150$, another 150$ for a tank of gas and a mask. this is of course a machine for welding structures, but it has adjustments for very low current, which is suitable for welding very small things, like two 0.1 mm razor blades

[@daniel51404]

One of my silver rings shank got scratches from using it while working how can I fix it?

[@Sabi1234567890Asdf]

Flux is not to help set flow... it is to help prevent a oxide layer from forming and helping solder stick to the base metal

[@ronald1751]

Since the ring did not have inscriptions on the inside of the band, why not just melt the ring and remake it? Seems like less work and less expensive for the customer as well as only having one solder joint.

[@thixiemattel]

My moms ring had to be cut off when she died because she had been wearing it for like decades. We had it fixed and gave it to the youngest sibling (there are 6 of us)

[@Dixler683]

You have a very practiced robotic tone to your voice. The speech pattern is one I have noticed in many millennials.

[@blacknoir2404]

I would have probably scrapped this one and made a new one from scratch and then lied to the customer.

[@asvarien]

Technically it's brazing, not soldering.

[@toogee1850]

I saw the thumbnail and video name and just thought damn that must've been a messy divorce lol

[@Wings_of_foam]

Imagine you couldn't get the ring off your finger, so you had to cut it. Again.

[@ghiblinerd6196]

Was I the only one obsessing about the gold filings falling all over the place?

[@lauradarnall227]

I have my dad's wedding ring that was cut off of his finger and I am trying to find someone to fix it ...

[@flipflopsguy8868]

my dad had to have his wedding band off his hand swolle up from a industrial accident and wore after until his passing when I inherited it not fixed and I will never need it nor repair it.

[@juliacarolina5623]

I've noticed that is more common to use 14k gold, why tho? Here in Brazil we use 18k

[@Stettafire]

The lower the karat gold the more durable the material. Pure gold is very soft so it wears down over tile very easily. So if you want lots of fancy details, as is the fashion, then it might be advisable to go to a lower k. Plus less karat is cheaper, which is a bigger reason

[@KiranPatel-dx2kf]

Jordan can you please make video for how to fix puzzle ring please 🙏

[@Skupik1]

What happens with all that golden sawdust flying around?

[@juanpalma919]

Like if you went to check out his other videos to see how he polishes! I did and now I’m addicted to goldsmith videos lol

[@miskosadibol5665]

what kind of flux do you use please? it is the same as used with tin soldering?

[@douglasbell1701]

I was just wondering do you teach goldsmith?

[@joachimsingh2929]

Why bring it back to it's original size if it was to small and got stuck

[@HalleyRai]

dont know much about jewellery butlooks like a lot of valuable waste

[@kismetlady61]

Wow. Thanks for the great video. Now I know what will happen to mine. ☺️

[@Nose_kandy]

People whom eat tako belle can too turn their solids to liquids.

[@ricaropie260]

so nice of you to recycle and not be like those awful goldsmith who trow old gold back into the ocean

[@headdragondavidaustinsimmo4025]

God said i named every thing i think gold should be mine Adam

[@efanclublolsmaforlife2501]

I would of never added or shine it should stay worn n just stretch it

[@hiya_how_areya6436]

Is there a reason you didn't use the piece you cut out of the ring?

[@MayorMcheese12]

Plot twist: gets the ring stuck on his finger too after fixing it