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Newbie moment: why does this keep happening? (lemmy.world)
submitted 1 year ago by MrJameGumb to c/[email protected]
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I've somehow managed to break 2 of these in the last 30 days. Are they supposed to break that quickly? Am I using it wrong somehow?

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[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

I bust them every time I forget to thread one strand at a time - two just destroys them. Pinching at the narrow end helps but I ended up buying a pack of 100 and not worrying too much.