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Hades

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New (radioactive) finger top
« on: May 27, 2018, 05:36:07 PM »



Had this custom made. Trillium Tellurium copper over titanium with 18 tritium vials
« Last Edit: May 28, 2018, 07:51:59 AM by ta0 »
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Re: New finger top
« Reply #1 on: May 27, 2018, 06:19:05 PM »

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Wow! I think this is the first top I ever saw that has always-glow tritium vials. Heck, I don't recall another top with radioactive inclusions!  :o  >:D

For the body you probably meant Tellurium Copper alloy.

That's an over the top, top!
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Re: New finger top
« Reply #2 on: May 28, 2018, 01:58:35 AM »

Oops yeah I did mean Tellurium, how spell check came out with that I will never know. My next custom from him is going to be a top and string made from mokume. I don't know how tritium will hold up in a throwing top so I might leave them out.
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Re: New (radioactive) finger top
« Reply #3 on: May 28, 2018, 11:59:19 AM »

Those little tritium vials are expensive...your new beauty must have cost a small fortune. Very, very nice.
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Re: New (radioactive) finger top
« Reply #4 on: May 28, 2018, 05:11:37 PM »

Those little tritium vials are expensive...your new beauty must have cost a small fortune. Very, very nice.
Very cool top! Tellurium is toxic, but I assume the alloy, which generally contains <1%, is safe to handle repeatedly.
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Re: New (radioactive) finger top
« Reply #5 on: May 28, 2018, 05:58:19 PM »

Thx for the heads up being toxic. I did a little research and found as long as it's not heated or in dust form it's ok.
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