docrichardson
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I found a good source online for tungsten bucking bars. The company is called Tungsten Heavy Powder and Parts, www.tungstenheavypowder.com. Compated to other sources, their tungsten bucking bars cost less.
I found a good source online for tungsten bucking bars. The company is called Tungsten Heavy Powder and Parts, www.tungstenheavypowder.com. Compated to other sources, their tungsten bucking bars cost less.
Weight is very relevant. It's the weight that does the work, and the size (higher density = smaller size) that makes it more useful/easier to use. My little 4" long tungsten bar weighs as much as the much larger steel one that came with my rivet gun kit, and will fit in much tighter spaces. A chunk of tungsten will weigh roughly 2.4 times what a chunk of steel the same size weighs.Does weight of the backing bar is relevant in any way? Some are 400g and the more expensive can get over 1000 grams.