My late uncle had a permanent burn mark around hist wrist from something similar. He was in the air force (RAF being English) and had a new wrist watch on when he wasn't used to wearing one, he forgot to take it off while working on an airframe and shorted himeslf out destroying the watch and leaving himself scared. I'm not 100% sure of the details as it happeened in the mid 60's before I was born.
I wear a titanium wedding ring. Last summer I tripped in the garage while carrying something heavy and stubbed that finger something fierce - Initially I thought I'd broken it. Despite the pain, the instant I got up I ran to grab the nearest lubricant - an open quart of cheap Coastal 80-90 gear lube IIRC - gave it a squirt and twisted the ring off the rapidly swelling finger.
It was a couple months before it could go back on, and I'm back to removal before any high-risk activities.
poopshovel wrote:wlkelley3 wrote: One of the reasons I don't wear any jewelry. Broke SWMBO of wanting to get me a ring when I asked a friend of my dads to hold out his hand. She saw the stub of the ring finger and never bothered me about rings or jewelry since. And I have a daughter that is a jeweler too.I am failing to make the connection here.
Working at a jewelry store gives big discounts to employees and I can get quality jewelry cheap through my daughter. Just replaced my wifes wedding ring w/one that listed for $658 without diamond, had the diamond transferred over and paid ~$85 for it. Everyone else in the family has taken advantage of this and got jewelry and watches for about 18% of list price except me. I don't wear any jewelry, not even a watch. Used to carry a pocket watch but no need anymore w/cellphones with their built in clocks.
SWMBO and I have had alot of talks about this with our wedding approaching this year. While I will be getting a wedding band it is not likely it will see much wear as I work with my hands. I have contimplated a tattoo on my ring finger as a symbol when I cannot wear the real thing.
LopRacer wrote: I have contimplated a tattoo on my ring finger as a symbol when I cannot wear the real thing.
I know more divorced people with ring tattoos than people still married to the person they got their ring tattoo for...
Osterkraut wrote:LopRacer wrote: I have contimplated a tattoo on my ring finger as a symbol when I cannot wear the real thing.I know more divorced people with ring tattoos than people still married to the person they got their ring tattoo for...
I have a wedding ring tattoo because I don't wear jewelry.
Even on the off chance we split up, shes still going to have played a MAJOR part in my life.
AND it's a "C" on my ring finger. I've always wanted to do an Elvis "TCB" ring style tattoo, this could be the perfect opportunity!
While welding with a stick welder on a table I managed to touch my engineer's ring to the table and the end of the electrode. That got my attention. There's a small dimple in the stainless ring where it arced. No scar on my pinky though.
When I was instructing on aircraft maintenance in the Air Force, the first rule before we went to work on the plane was, "Remove all jewlery"
I always wonder when I see a guy wearing jewelery especially bracelets and necklaces. If you have a wedding ring that is one thing, if you are bejeweled with earrings, cross necklaces, silver bracelet, etc I start wonder what type of guy you are. I think jewelery turns you into a metrosexual or something.
I think the same thing of people wearing white, I can't even put a pair of white pants on with getting them dirty. What prissy guy can wear white pants/shoes without getting dirty.
My wife was present to hear the no jewelry talk at my Skip Barber school and the fact that the ring would burn me before the actual fire would. My ring always was on a necklace around her neck on my race events. I never wore it in the garage.
What prissy guy can wear white pants/shoes without getting dirty.
The same kind of guy you apparently spend a lot of time thinking about?
I did the same thing the OP did about 10 years ago.
Had a Camaro that had some "wiring issues" to put it bluntly. I got home from work one day and decided to pull the starter out thinking that was part of the problem. I reached down with the wrench in hand, saw a bright spark and I don't think the wrench has landed yet.
After that, I always disconnect the battery.
Oh and on the subject of wearing white shirts. I did an oil change the other day with a white shirt on. Ended up with one spot only because my I had an itch on my shoulder and forgot to wipe my hand first. Other than that - spotless.
spitfirebill wrote: BTDT. Hurt like a mofo. What's odd is I didn't feel a shock, just the burning.
You wouldn't, there is not much amperage behind it. Do you remember those old movies where the bad guy has a battery, some cables and two wet sponges going after the heroes chest? He was actually just rubbing him with two wet sponges for all intents and purposes (Intensive purposes? In tents and porpoises? :) ) Now if he went after hi with the battery charger the same way... well he had some business taken care of.
The battery does do a good job of adding electricity to the wire (ring) and your finger is pretty good at grounding the wire (ring) and just like a toaster, that wire will get hot with electricity.
Welp, my wedding ring is carbon fiber and it's non-conductive, guess I'm safe!
Ha. No, really, when the Haynes manual says disconnect the battery, occasionally you actually should.
Twin_Cam wrote: Welp, my wedding ring is carbon fiber and it's non-conductive, guess I'm safe!
Are you sure about that?
In reply to Twin_Cam:
Carbon fiber itself is electrically conductive, The resin is not. That means under the right conditions yes it can short out electrical equipment. Saw it happen with an R/C 'pan' car; the edges of the battery cutout were sharp and cut through the shrink wrap on one of the cells, the metal case is the - terminal of the battery. The + terminal touched a metal bracket which was screwed to the chassis, made a nice looking spark. 
Why are you disconnecting MY battery?
No kidding. I had no idea carbon fiber conducted. Have to take that into consideration in the future...although I almost always wear gloves when doing anything on the car.
It might have something to do with the "carbon" part 
Yea yea, I figured that the resin/glue/whatever that coated the stuff and kept it from delaminating would insulate it.
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