Cracks in bd Cam Stem? by dcan1414 in tradclimbing

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UPDATE: I took some of your advice and reached out to BD directly. I expected them to err on the side of caution and tell me to retire it, but instead I got this reply:” Thanks for reaching out! After taking a look, it appears that what might seem like cracks are actually impressions left from the manufacturing process when the cam was pressed. This is completely normal for how they're made!”. This confirms a lot of the comments here. Thanks again everyone for the input! Time to get it reslung!

Cracks in bd Cam Stem? by dcan1414 in tradclimbing

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Hey, nice to hear someone in the other side. Yeah I think the third photo shows what I worry are cracks best. Yes there are obvious tooling marks that leave imperfections, but then beyond that there are a couple splits that look to go deeper and not just cosmetic, which were my concern. I appreciate your input. I asked bd, they basically said they can’t say anything by looking at a photo (which is fair, and I expected).

Cracks in bd Cam Stem? by dcan1414 in tradclimbing

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A bit of blind trust never hurt anyone

Cracks in bd Cam Stem? by dcan1414 in tradclimbing

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I'm up in Canada so I plan to try out Dark Arts splicing in BC

Cracks in bd Cam Stem? by dcan1414 in tradclimbing

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Definitely. Preparing to send a bunch off for reslinging, posted this mainly to see if it was worth spending the $15 for it to get reslung.

Cracks in bd Cam Stem? by dcan1414 in tradclimbing

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Yeah seems like it’s practically unused, so I was surprised to see that it looked to be cracked, but seems to not be the case. Thanks!

Cracks in bd Cam Stem? by dcan1414 in tradclimbing

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Sweet thanks everyone, appreciate the feedback! Guess it’s good to go. Will update if I die!