BBTO Graphite Stir Rod, 12 Inch Length, 5/16 Inch Diameter (3 Pieces) for Melting, Casting, Refining Gold, Silver, Copper

All 3 pieces came perfectly intact and had Bubble mailer and a nice solid box. Idk how others have broke, maybe mine was lucky. I did snap 1 in half to test the durability (and I needed a shorter stick), it was pretty tough. Almost like snapping a pencil. The pieces are worth it.

Product came as described. Was poorly packaged. 2 were broken in half.

graphite stir stick for a crucible in the foundry is really nice and would work very well if they were a little longer. they wont reach the crucible.

I love using these rods to check on my metals to see if they’re completely melted since I currently don’t have an industrial thermometer gun, this is an old fashioned way of checking if your metals are thoroughly melted.

These things break very easily

Gotta skim when cleaning impurities out of metals! Don’t forget borax!

I ORDERED THESE EARLY MAY, NEVER …NEVER USED THEM!!! I TAKE THEM OUT OF THE BUBBLE WRAP AND THIS IS WHAT I SEE . I HATE THAT THE RETURN WINDOW HAS CLOSED BECAUSE I CERTAINLY WOULD RETURN THEM. THEY FEEL LIKE CHALK AND APPARENTLY ARE NOT AS RIGID AS I THOUGHT WOULD I RECOMMEND THIS… NOT AT ALL!!!!*I COULD NOT SUBMIT WITHOUT THE RATING WHICH I PUT 1STAR IT DOESNT DESERVE THAT.

Just short of 12 inches but usable