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snapping off tungsten
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nice video on braking off tungsten.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cWv3f7T ... gest-vrecs
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That is good info for people that break off their tungsten's. I myself have never broke off a tungsten ever as I read years ago that certain tungsten's, namely lanthanated, are more prone to stress fractures. And I mainly use lanthanated so I figured why risk it on any of them. :D
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His videos are all pretty good. Exactly, why risk it.
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Oscar wrote:His videos are all pretty good.
TRUTH! Funny and informative
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I only snap my tungsten when I get really pisssed.
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Ok. I used to be a tungsten snapper. I'm officially not doing that anymore. I've seen that hissing jump a couple too many times.
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