Pictures of my Wedding Band being manufactured

[Michael Hill]

I'm getting married coming up in May and me being who I am, I can't have a normal wedding band. Wedding bands with "different" metals are all the rage, but tungsten and titanium are boring. Me? Mine is being made out of Inconel 718 with an inlay of Palladium.

For those of you who don't know, Inconel 718 is a high performance Nickel Alloy that is typically used in applications like Rocket Engines, Turbine Engine Blades, etc. Basically, anywhere that needs a high melting temperature metal. (note the thermal properties) http://www.matweb.com/search/datashe... 86134&ckck=1 However, being a nickel alloy, it is traditionally an extremely difficult material to work with. The material isn't necessarily expensive, but the processing of it is. That's why this band is special.

And palladium? Well because Iron Man is cool. And it looks pretty awesome.

Link to the album: http://imgur.com/a/I8HWe

Yes, I am fully aware that this thing cannot be cut off (which is why I can't wear it while playing sports or really anything where I can break my finger or cause it to swell). I believe it's much easier to cut the finger off and reattach it than to cut the ring. That also has the added "advantage" of being able to keep the ring unharmed! Oh the things I do for love...