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What's the reason why you made it form titanium? Or was it simply because "why not?".got this piece of titanium looking somewhat like a knife like object
What's the reason why you made it form titanium? Or was it simply because "why not?".got this piece of titanium looking somewhat like a knife like object
do I need a reason?What's the reason why you made it form titanium? Or was it simply because "why not?".
Not at all! I was just wondering since I am about to order some titanium just to play around with it, I would like to get into dive knives since diving is something I enjoy.do I need a reason?
that sounds like a good idea, just make sure you run your grinder nice and slow and use fresh belts- that ti gets hot fast and stays that way, and each spark is a little fire waiting to happenNot at all! I was just wondering since I am about to order some titanium just to play around with it, I would like to get into dive knives since diving is something I enjoy.
Sorry if it seemed like I was challenging you. It was never my intention. I was just curious.
Mecha can expand on the "Why Ti?" subject, but you should be aware the the piece Lorien is grinding on is NOT the commercially available 6-4 alloy that you probably ordered. The alloys Sam uses are hardenable while 6-4 is not.Not at all! I was just wondering since I am about to order some titanium just to play around with it, I would like to get into dive knives since diving is something I enjoy.
Sorry if it seemed like I was challenging you. It was never my intention. I was just curious.
You could always redesign the handle to use four pins instead of five. Reuse the first and last and drill two new holes in the correct places in between.drilling titanium is...interesting. A little trial and error today
anyway, after that happened I realized I didn't math right on one of the holes and it's off centre
this thing will be far from perfect, but that kind of imperfection annoys the shit out of me
Amazing. Fantastic use of differing handle materials.A few I finished up last week.
What's the reason why you made it form titanium? Or was it simply because "why not?".
Looking good! I've found the best way to grind zirc or ti is under a lot of coolant with slow enough belt speed to not throw sparks... It still goes pretty quickly this way though with sharp belts!
Idk why but that is pretty cool.Got a new toy and had to try it out on something... This is a 1/8" slice of railroad track cut with the new 7"x12" horizontal bandsaw.
Thanks for the kind words Forrest. Greatly appreciated!Amazing. Fantastic use of differing handle materials.
You give me something to aspire to.
How long did it take for your saw to go through that piece of track?Got a new toy and had to try it out on something... This is a 1/8" slice of railroad track cut with the new 7"x12" horizontal bandsaw.
I did not time it, but I'd say about five minutes. It goes really fast through the narrow section.How long did it take for your saw to go through that piece of track?
I am so envious of this! Which model did you get?Got a new toy and had to try it out on something... This is a 1/8" slice of railroad track cut with the new 7"x12" horizontal bandsaw.
It's a Jet 7x12. I bought it for general fabrication tasks that have so far been done with a loud, messy and inaccurate Dewalt chop saw. I think this saw will do very nicely for what I need.I am so envious of this! Which model did you get?