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On a branded brass nipple? Very unlikely.
Besides, on 12mm with a thread fully engaged, the spoke protrudes over the nipple.
On 14mm the spoke sits flush with the nipple end
On 16mm the spokes sits flush with the" mushroom" part of a nipple.As long as the spoke fills that portion, all is well.
With aluminium nips, it would have been an issue. With brass, not really.
broken_777
frankenbike
Is there an increased rim of the nipples breaking though?
i.e.