From Russia With Love.

[ps_bond]

As an alternative, there are hammered ring stretchers for non-stone rings - similar in principle to the lever action, but a little less controllable (although a lot, lot cheaper). Now I'll need to put my money where my mouth is and get one to try, I suppose...

[Dennis]

Myosotis, sorry I do tend to rant a bit, but I don't mean to berate anyone. For a long time I was in a class where I was the only one to use the ring stretcher. Truly all the others preferred bashing. Of course it's their choice.
Peter, I have one of those hammering ring stretchers in the back of a cupboard, but it needed so much whacking with a hefty hammer and the expansion happened in fits and starts, that I gave up using it. As you say, not very controllable.
Kind regards, Dennis.

[Myosotis]

Myosotis, sorry I do tend to rant a bit, but I don't mean to berate anyone. For a long time I was in a class where I was the only one to use the ring stretcher. Truly all the others preferred bashing. Of course it's their choice.

That's all right Dennis, you're speaking to the Queen of Rantsville :-) That's a completely different situation if people have got access to equipment like that but don't use it - IMO the best part about going to classes is to access equipment you can't afford yourself.

[DragonflyLynne]

I love Russian wedding rings. You have to make sure that the individual rings are aligned in a nice "flower" before you put it on, so that it rolls nicely. If one ring is flipped over the action isn't the same.