Safe to Grind Tungsten on Bench Grinder?

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Re: Safe to Grind Tungsten on Bench Grinder?

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For what it's worth, the ticket was $680 plus shipping. At that price, I felt like they actually forced me to buy it.
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SteveHGraham wrote:For what it's worth, the ticket was $680 plus shipping. At that price, I felt like they actually forced me to buy it.

Oh no doubt.
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Did you see all the knobs on it? That proves it's good.
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Yeah, and you happen to bump into an 8 foot argon tank too...
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SteveHGraham wrote:Did you see all the knobs on it? That proves it's good.
The price goes up for less knobs it appears.
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Re: Safe to Grind Tungsten on Bench Grinder?

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warmstrong1955 wrote:The price goes up for less knobs it appears.
Fortunately I saw right through that scam.

As for the bottle, it made my week. Virtually new and full of delicious Airgas argon. I don't know how they sold it to me so cheap.
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