Titanium pocket clip?

[Chiro75]

I was thinking about getting one of Halpern's titanium pocket clips to fancy-up my Pinnacle a bit. My question is can I grind a nice shape and drill holes with regular files, grinders, Dremel, and drill press? I know titanium finishes up easily with wet-dry sandpaper and Scotchbrite pads, but what about actually grinding the shape, maybe doing some filework, etc? Also, if anyone has a spare clip they'd like to drop in the mail for a few bucks then lemme know!

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[rocketd]

Titanium cuts and grinds with the same materials that you use to cut steel. However, it doesn't cut, drill or polish easily. You can't really burn it up, but you can't really get in a hurry. Take your time. Titanium offers great redults.

 

[yeedude]

Along similiar lines:

Can anyone recommend a bladesmith who can/will drill and tap my Mission MPF's handle so that I can then have "tip-up" carry?

Thanks!

 

[BARRY JONES]

Chiro,

You will be surprised at how easy titanium is to file. It is not as hard as most people think. Use sharp files. It grinds OK as long as you have good belts (3M Regalloy work best).

Try a wire wheel (steel) on a bench grinder as a quick finish. Looks like it has been beadblasted except for the dull gray look (its a little shiny).

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