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If you put me out of business as a tig welder GOD HELP YOU.
=P "When Fascism comes to America, it will come wrapped in the flag and bearing a cross."
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Tungsten It's more-or-less pure, but sintered, so the density is slightly less than the pure element: about 18.5g/cc. - slightly less than solid gold at 19.3g/cc.
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 Originally Posted by Nolano  If you put me out of business as a tig welder GOD HELP YOU.
=P That reminds me Mr Nolano, If you're using thoriated tungsten electrodes, please wear a dust mask when sharpening or at least make sure your grinder has adequate ventilation that you're not inhaling any of that dust. I remember when I were a lad in welding school they never bothered to mention that thorium in electrodes is freakin' radioactive. You don't get a ton of radiation from sharpening a thoriated tungsten electrode, but you get enough over time to begin to care about such things. Entia non sunt multiplicanda praeter necessitatem
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Just to close out this thread, the TungstenFencing Sintered Tungsten Pommel came in at 200 grams.
It is a more effective counterweight than a 200g brass pommel would be, because 85% of the weight is in the aft 3/4". It makes a heavy épeé blade feel like a foil, and allows you to hold a couple of inches back from the guard while retaining point control.
And, according to the MSDS (Material Safety Data Sheet), the alloy is 97% Tungsten, 2.1% Nickel, and .9% Iron. No Thorium or other toxics.
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What a heavy topic ... I want one of the pistol grip ones.
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Any plans for a sabre model? I won't promise that I'd buy it, but it would be interesting to see how it would work.
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The Orthopedic Balance Weight - One, the OBWone, is due in about two weeks, if my manufacturer is to be believed.
As to a sabre model, I had planned to experiment with the tungsten part from the french-grip version, to see if it would be useful for sabre, but I got carried away when assembling them, and used all the parts for the french Sintered Tungsten Pommels. Maybe next batch.
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No, let's definitely go for some Carbon Fibre pommels. That should work, right? In Flanders fields the poppies grow - Between the crosses, row on row, - That mark our place, and in the sky, - The larks, still bravely singing, fly, - Scarce heard amid the guns below. ~John McCrae
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