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bending titanium rod Laszlo Nemeth 04-12-2006
Posted by Laszlo Nemeth on April 12, 2006, 2:20 pm
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 i have 3/8's titanium rod
can i stick it in a vice heat it up with a torch
and bend it by hand? accuracy is not an issue as
it is a 'honey do' to fix a purse.

any other suggestions accepted



laz
i have 3/8's titanium rod
can i stick it in a vice heat it up with a torch
and bend it by hand? accuracy is not an issue as
it is a 'honey do' to fix a purse.

any other suggestions accepted



laz

Posted by AMW on April 12, 2006, 4:04 pm
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 what is the length of this rod, and even more curious is how
does a 3/8" diameter rod fix a purse? depending on the angle
you may be able to bend it cold

Richard


>i have 3/8's titanium rod
> can i stick it in a vice heat it up with a torch
> and bend it by hand? accuracy is not an issue as
> it is a 'honey do' to fix a purse.
>
> any other suggestions accepted
>
>
>
> laz



Posted by Laszlo Nemeth on April 12, 2006, 7:09 pm
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AMW wrote:
> what is the length of this rod, and even more curious is how
> does a 3/8" diameter rod fix a purse? depending on the angle
> you may be able to bend it cold

3/8 is what i have (local metal recycler).
the purse had a plastic 'D' ring thingy that
broke (on a 'new' ebay purchase for $30 of
a $200 purse). so i need to make a ~2" 'D' ring.
i'm thinking i might turn the rod down a bit
to make it easier to bend and have a nicer
surface finish.

i haven't worked with titanium other then to find
out: it sparks REAL nice and machines pretty good



laz

Posted by Harold and Susan Vordos on April 13, 2006, 1:02 am
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snip-------
> i haven't worked with titanium other then to find
> out: it sparks REAL nice and machines pretty good
>
> laz

Ha! Tell me that when your carbide insert tool decides it's through
cutting. Titanium is one of the more difficult materials to machine,
although it is soft. When it decides it no longer wishes to cut---it
doesn't. Even when you're in the middle of tapping a thread.

Harold



Posted by The Davenport's on April 14, 2006, 5:53 pm
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> snip-------
>> i haven't worked with titanium other then to find
>> out: it sparks REAL nice and machines pretty good
>>
>> laz
>
> Ha! Tell me that when your carbide insert tool decides it's through
> cutting. Titanium is one of the more difficult materials to machine,
> although it is soft. When it decides it no longer wishes to cut---it
> doesn't. Even when you're in the middle of tapping a thread.
>
> Harold


Especially when you're in the middle of tapping a hole, actually.

Mike



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