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Gents,
I need some expert advice. I have access to titanium pieces that started out life as jet engine compressor/fan blades. They run 12-16 inches in length, are tapered from 1/4 to 1/8 inch thick, and are wedge shaped from 2 1/2 inches wide at the base to 3 1/2 or 4 inches at the tip.
The problem is that they are also somewhat bowed, in the shape of an airfoil. They are basically just miniature propellers.
How would I have to heat or prepare them so I could take out the bow shape and make them flat. I'd like to experiment with making handle scales and bolsters out of them, but don't want to buy them if it's a lost cause from the beginning.
I can also get cobalt blades. They were jet engine turbine blades (we call them "buckets" in the aviation business)They are much smaller, maximum length being in the 6" range. Just wondering what use I could put them to. After all, they do call them "blades".
Any advice would be most appreciated.
Blackdog
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When the world is at peace, a gentleman keeps his sword by his side.......
Sun-Tzu 400 BC
I need some expert advice. I have access to titanium pieces that started out life as jet engine compressor/fan blades. They run 12-16 inches in length, are tapered from 1/4 to 1/8 inch thick, and are wedge shaped from 2 1/2 inches wide at the base to 3 1/2 or 4 inches at the tip.
The problem is that they are also somewhat bowed, in the shape of an airfoil. They are basically just miniature propellers.
How would I have to heat or prepare them so I could take out the bow shape and make them flat. I'd like to experiment with making handle scales and bolsters out of them, but don't want to buy them if it's a lost cause from the beginning.
I can also get cobalt blades. They were jet engine turbine blades (we call them "buckets" in the aviation business)They are much smaller, maximum length being in the 6" range. Just wondering what use I could put them to. After all, they do call them "blades".
Any advice would be most appreciated.
Blackdog
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When the world is at peace, a gentleman keeps his sword by his side.......
Sun-Tzu 400 BC