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Re: Pros and cons of different materials?
Posted: Fri Aug 19, 2011 3:31 pm
by LucyFord
ViolentJayne wrote:Im ordering those to only in black but I love them both ! I wanted to get to 4 ga first and I have been there a lil over a week , Im going to wait till Ive been at 4 ga for a few more weeks before I get them cause they are so big I dont know how heavy they will be .. but I have heard they are pretty light for glass
Oh, really?? Keep me updated!
Re: Pros and cons of different materials?
Posted: Mon Feb 27, 2012 1:35 pm
by AussieGurl
I'm using acrylic atm, I can't use surgical steel or anything with metal in it as I'm allergic. Dot wanna use glass. Can I use the acrylic or is it not good for me?
Re: Pros and cons of different materials?
Posted: Mon Feb 27, 2012 11:38 pm
by corazon_de_oro
Is it a nickel allergy you have or are you also allergic to titanium? Titanium allergies are super rare so I just thought I'd ask.
Why don't you want to use glass? I've always stretched with it and I love it. Defintely my favorite jewelry material.
Acrylic isn't meant to be worn long-term or in new stretches so you'll want to find something else.
Re: Pros and cons of different materials?
Posted: Tue Feb 28, 2012 3:18 am
by AussieGurl
I'm allergic to both nickel and titanium as well. Even surgical steel titanium I can't wear (had my knees broken and realigned a few years ago, they put surgical steel titanium bolts in there, I got a allergic reaction while healing and had to wait for them to heal before I had them taken out)
I can't use glass as my knees (Have osteoarthritis) give out regularly and I fall down, so don't want to risk them getting broken.
Is there anything else you could suggest?
Thanks
Re: Pros and cons of different materials?
Posted: Wed Feb 29, 2012 2:48 am
by corazon_de_oro
Glass plugs are very unlikely to break (I've dropped many from very high up and never broken a single one, even at tiny sizes) but maybe you could try teflon/PTFE? The only trouble with that is there's not much selection but you could wear that to give your lobes a break from acrylic.
Re: Pros and cons of different materials?
Posted: Wed Feb 29, 2012 5:10 am
by AussieGurl
I brought some 2 mm glass single flared tunnel plugs, they look really nice
Just gotta wait until I'm healed and I can put them in
Re: Pros and cons of different materials?
Posted: Sat Mar 03, 2012 4:40 am
by ViolentJayne
glass is great for a new stretch .. you really shouldnt have to wait , I hope it works out
Re: Pros and cons of different materials?
Posted: Sun Mar 04, 2012 4:09 pm
by AussieGurl
I gotta wait from to arrive from the UK. I live in Australia. About 6-8 weeks to arrive. And they don't sell glass tapers or plugs or tunnels where I live. Only acrylic
