Titanium, if i cant work it, can someone work it for me?

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simko

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Hi teamshoptalk!!!

I want to put some Ti scales on one of my folders, and i know i can get some ti from www.titanium-man.com, but im wondering, with my shop gear can i work the titanium to make these scales? I have a fast wood cutting bandsaw, a drill press, a handheld jigsaw, a quick cut chopsaw, regular chopsaws and i think thats about it, oh, and hacksaws. I also have a disc sander that i would use to profile. If i can cut and form ti into scales, can you tell me what method is best for me? If i cant, can someone here do it for me? I would send materials and a template of the origional scales, and i can put forth some cash (depending on how much).

TIA
-aaron
 
If you have pure Ti it's no problem but the alloy Ti 6Al4V is tougher but it can be cut with a sharp hacksaw or files or or grinders.
 
Hey aaron!

Your bst bet probably would be to grind away what isn't a scale. Trace your lines, grind the profile with your disk sander, and do inside curves with a dremel-type tool, or drum sanding attachments in your press. You can polish the ti scales on the disk sander, changing the grits to as higha s you want to go (I hoep yours is modified with rubberized cork so you can quickly change the paper, using wet/dry paper).

Good luck!
 
I don't know if this wil work on the thicknesses you will be using, but for the thinner (0.040) that I use a dull, and I stress dull, bandsaw blade running fast cuts it very easily (6Al4V).

WS
 
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