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Old 04-18-18 | 07:55 AM
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Originally Posted by Marcus_Ti
Not it is titanium, with chrome steel bits...unlike lots of cheaper tools that are carbon steel and rust.
The bits are "chrome coated", i.e. chrome plated, and while S2 is a fine tool steel it is not stainless steel and can indeed rust. If the chrome plating gets scratched or nicked the bits will rust. That said, it seems like a pretty decent, if pricey, take along tool.
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